Figges Marsh

The A217, London Road, passing Figges Marsh
Figges Marsh, looking north
Figges Marsh, looking south

Figges Marsh is a 25-acre[1] public park in the London Borough of Merton. It is in Mitcham, close to Tooting railway station.[2]

Originally, the park was next to a toll road into London,[3] which was turnpiked in 1745;[4] now known as London Road.

  1. ^ "Figges Marsh". www.merton.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ "Figges Marsh". Merton Town Council. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. ^ Wade (2015-05-24). "Figges Marsh Toll Gate". Mitcham History Notes. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. ^ "Restoration and Early Georgian Mitcham". MERTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2021-07-31.