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Clapham Common is a triangular area of grassland of about 200 acres (0.8 km²) in size, situated between Clapham , Battersea and Balham in south London , England . Although most of it lies in the London Borough Of Wandsworth it is wholly managed and maintained by the London Borough Of Lambeth . It has 3 ponds and a paddling pool. Also on the common in the Clapham bandstand which is the oldest bandstand in Europe and is currently having work done on it after fundraising being done for and a nation heratige lottery grant. Holy Trinity Church is on the common. It was founded by William Wilberforce , who abolished slavery in England. It is Church of England and hosts its fete on the common every summer. Part of it has a reputation as a gay meeting place, and was featured in a Heterosexual capacity in the Squeeze song ''Up the Junction'', and was also connected with the famous Ron Davies "moment of madness" incident in 1998 . It has also been the venue for a number of annual Gay Pride festivals. The bushy regions of the common are used by Homosexual men in what the local population affectionately call '' Cottaging '' (slang) activities. There have recently been attacks on gay people in the wooded area of the common, one of them being the murder of Jody Dobrowski. It has also been the site of one of the Colourscape Music Festival structures since 1995 . In 2005 it had quite a few big events on it including the Sprite Urban Games, Ben And Jerry's Sundae on the Common and the Metro festaval, most of which will return this summer. Clapham Common Tube Station and Clapham South Tube Station are on the edge of the park. EXTERNAL LINK Lambeth borough notes |
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