Wimbledon is a suburban district of southwest London, England, in the
London Borough of Merton, located south of Wandsworth, east of Kingston upon
Thames, west of Mitcham and north of Sutton. It is situated within Greater
London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon
Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas of common land
in London. The residential area is split into two sections known as the
"village" and the "town", with the High Street being part
of the original medieval village, and the "town" being part of the
modern development since the building of
