Cannon Hill Common is located in the South West London Borough of Merton and makes up a great deal of Wimbledon. This neighbourhood is north of the A298, situated between Worple Road and Kingston Road. Wimbledon Chase is known for its luscious green fields such as Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Common or Cannon Hill Common which are both within short distances to this area. Wimbledon Chase is the more residential part of Wimbledon, with rows of early 20th century semidetached houses close to Wimbledon Chase station, yet each achieve their distinctive traits seen through distinctive brickwork, wall paint or even door colours!

Wimbledon was not directly recorded in the 1086 Doomsday book, instead it came under the area of Mortlake. John Rocques, the famous cartographer, mapped the area of Wimbledon between 1741 and 1745. His map shows that there were small plots and villages in the vicinity of Kingston road, which is the modern day ‘Wimbledon Chase’. Wimbledon’s proximity to London attracted wealthy residents to move there in the 1600s. Wimbledon Chase station opened in 1929, transforming the accessibility of this area and making it more attractive for local residents. Wimbledon’s many open green spaces, commons and parks have contributed to its considerable sporting history with Wimbledon AFC being located in this neighbourhood.

The Leather Bottle pub on Kingston Road, has been established since 1799 and even has their own ice rink in the winter! The world’s only grass grand slam tournament takes place in Wimbledon every summer since 1877.

Wimbledon has been identified by EU standards as an ‘air quality focus area’ which means air pollution here is above recommended limits. Armed police in Wimbledon shot a suspected robber in early December 2018.

Development interest in Wimbledon, especially its town centre, has increased dramatically in recent years. YMCA St Paul’s Group has received planning consent from Merton Council to deliver a brand-new YMCA hostel in Wimbledon, consisting of 121 en-suite rooms to promote independent living, alongside an adjoining development of 135 new homes, plus an improved café, gym and fitness studio for wider community use. Another development is Wimbledon Grounds, which delivers 600 new apartments surrounding a specially built stadium for AFC Wimbledon, as well as new retail spaces. Aside for residential and commercial development, the local council and other groups have been actively enhancing the area’s public realm. Love Wimbledon, a non-profit limited company established by local businesses, has secured funding of £120,000 from Merton Council to create ‘Hartfield Walk’, which intends to transform underused space in the area between Blacks and Robert Dyas on The Broadway. A new paved front entrance to New Wimbledon Theatre was also completed by the council, coinciding with the theatre’s reopening.