Barnes Common


Barnes Common is common land in the south east of Barnes, London, England, adjoining Putney Lower Common to the east and bounded to the south by the Upper Richmond Road. Along with Barnes Green, it is one of the largest areas of common land in London with of protected commons. It is also a Local Nature Reserve. Its facilities include a full-size football pitch and a nature trail.
The Common is made up of mixed broadleaf woodland, scrubland and acid grassland and is generally flat. It is owned by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral, acting through the Church Commissioners, and managed by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, advised and assisted by the Friends of Barnes Common.

Transport

is on the edge of Barnes Common. The Common is also served by London Buses routes 33, 72, 265 and 485.

History

The singer Marc Bolan died on Barnes Common on 16 September 1977 when the car he was being driven in crashed into a tree.
In August 1736 the common was the venue for a cricket match between Surrey and London. This is the only time that a reference to the common is found in surviving cricket records.