Battersea

area of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England

Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is an inner-city district. It is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) southwest of Charing Cross. In April 2001, it had 75,651 people.[1] In Battersea there is a home for dogs and cats called Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

Battersea
Battsea freight.jpg
Containers are towed upstream towards Wandsworth Bridge under the gaze of cormorants at Plantation Wharf
OS grid referenceTQ285765
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSW11
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly
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UK
England
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ReferencesEdit

  1. Battersea Profile Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine, from Wandsworth Primary Care Trust, citing Census 2001