Welcome to Wandsworth

The London Borough of Wandsworth is located south of the River Thames and approximately five miles to the south-west of the city. It comprises the towns of Balham, Battersea, Clapham Junction, Earlsfield, Nine Elms, Putney, Roehampton, Southfields, and Tooting.

The Borough covers an area of approximately 34.26 sq.km.

Wandsworth has undergone major redevelopment within the last 20 years and has some of the most expensive and desirable housing in south London, although there is still some light industry and warehouse sites. It is also home to Wandsworth prison, the second largest prison in Britain, and Young & Co's Ram Brewery, where traditional draught beer has been produced since 1581. It is the oldest site in the country on which beer has been brewed continuously.

The service industry is the largest sector of the local economy, employing around 82% of all workers.

The name Wandsworth comes from the Old English peron's name 'Wændel' and 'worth' meaning 'enclosure of a person named 'Wændel'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Wandelesorde'.