It's got croquet, tennis and wombles.
Home to the UK's first Children's Theatre
Wimbledon was given to Thomas Cromwell by Henry VIII. He reclaimed it after the execution of Cromwell.
In HG Wells’ The War Of The Worlds, the sixth Martian invasion cylinder landed in Wimbledon.
Wimbledon Village Stables is the oldest recorded riding stables in England.
Oliver Reed was born in Wimbledon, as were James Hunt, and Annette 'Mrs Meldrew' Crosbie and the designer of the London sewers, Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
The hill fort on Wimbledon Common is the second largest in London.
The Buddhapadipa temple is the first Thai temple to have been built in the UK.
Originally, the local favourite sport of Wimbledon was croquet.
The original name on the Charter signed by King Edgar the Peaceful was Wimbedounyng, which morphed into "Wynnman's hill", with the final element of the name being the Old English "dun" (hill).
The
National Rifle Association held its first competition on Wimbledon Common.
For many years
Wimbledon Stadium hosted to
Greyhound racing, as well as
Stock car racing and
Speedway. The local team, the
"Dons", was successful over the decades. The track was home to two World Champions: Ronnie Moore and Barry Briggs.
The Harris Academy in Wimbledon has one of its houses named in honour of William Wilberforce, who spent a period of his childhood there. Another house is named after Lord Nelson, who also lived there for a while.
