Wimbledon Common

Wimbledon Common, an open, breezy heath of 628 acres, 7 miles SW. of London. Here from 1860 till 1889 in July was held the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, since transferred to Bisley near Woking. Linnaeus here first saw the gorse in bloom; and here many duels were fought. Wimbledon now is practically a suburb of London, with a number of magnificent houses. Pop. (1871) 9087; (1891) 25,758.