Parsons Green
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| Parsons Green shown within Greater London | |
| Population | 10,813 (2011 Census. Parsons Green and Walham Ward) |
| OS grid reference | TQ251765 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SW6 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
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Parsons Green is a mainly residential district in Fulham, and part of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It straddles the King's Road, A308 road and Parsons Green Lane. It has long been considered as the most 'aristocratic' area in Fulham. It is bounded by the Harwood and Wandsworth Bridge Roads, A217 road to the East and Munster Road to the West, while the Fulham Road, A219 road may be said to define its northern boundary. Its southern boundary is less clearly defined as it melds with the Peterborough estate and Hurlingham. At its historic centre lie two open spaces, the Green itself and Eelbrook Common. The name stems from the original village green, after the former residence of the rectors of Fulham Parish. It is one of the Conservation areas in Hammersmith and Fulham, that extends from the borough boundary in the east to Fulham High Street in the west.
Timber rights attached to the Green are mentioned in court rolls dating from 1391. In 1625 there were only 6 rated residents for the area. By 1706, John Bowack opined in his Antiquities of Middlesex that it was inhabited mostly by gentry and persons of quality.
Two cricket matches with important status were held on Parsons Green in 1731 and 1733. The first was on Tuesday, 10 August 1731 between Fulham and Chelsea, Fulham winning. The second was on Tuesday, 26 June 1733 between the same two teams and played for a substantial prize of thirty guineas, although the result is unknown.
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