Barnes Common
| Barnes Common | |
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 Broom on Barnes Common | |
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| Type | Common land |
| Location | Barnes, London |
| Area | 49.55 hectares (122.4 acres) |
| Open | All year |
| Status | Local Nature Reserve[1] |
Barnes Common is common land in the south east of Barnes, London, England, adjoining Putney Lower Common to the east and bounded to the south by the Upper Richmond Road.[2] Along with Barnes Green, it is one of the largest zones of common land in London with 49.55 hectares (122.4 acres) of protected commons.[3] It is also a Local Nature Reserve.[1] Facilities include a full-size football pitch and a nature trail.[1]
The common is made up of mixed broadleaf woodland, scrubland and acid grassland and is generally flat.[2] It is owned by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, acting through the Church Commissioners,[2] and managed by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, advised and assisted by the charity Barnes Common Limited (previously known as Friends of Barnes Common).[1][2][4]
Transport
Barnes railway station is just within the common. The common is served by London Buses routes 33, 72, 265 and 485.[2]
History
Singer and rock musician Marc Bolan died on the common on 16 September 1977 when the car he was being driven in crashed into a tree,[5] at what is now Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine.
In August 1736 the common hosted a cricket match between Surrey and London. This is the only time that a reference to the common is found in surviving cricket records.[6]
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| Legal status | Not-for-profit membership organisation[4] |
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| Headquarters | Barnes Common, Barnes, London SW13 0HT |
Main organ | On the Common (newsletter)[7] |
| Affiliations | affiliated to Barnes Community Association and associated with the South West London Environment Network[4] |
Staff | none |
| Website | barnescommon |
References
- ^ a b c d "Barnes Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "4.2. General information" (PDF). Barnes Common Management Plan 2009-14. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Common Land and the Commons Act 2006". Defra. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Home". Friends of Barnes Common. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ Beaumont, Mark (14 November 2017). "Marc Bolan's last days: how glam rock's teenage dream became a nightmare". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
- ^ "Threats to Barnes Common". Friends of Barnes Common. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
External links
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: Barnes Common Management Plan 2009-14
- Barnes Common Limited
- "Map of Barnes Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
- 1736 establishments in England
- Barnes, London
- Common land in London
- Cricket grounds in Surrey
- Cricket in Surrey
- Defunct cricket grounds in England
- Defunct sports venues in Surrey
- English cricket venues in the 18th century
- History of Surrey
- Local nature reserves in Greater London
- Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Sport in Surrey
- Sports venues completed in 1736