Wormwood Scrubs

Wormwood Scrubs is an open space of 67 hectares in Old Oak Common located in the north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Funfair on Wormwood Scrubs (1957)
Credit: Alisdair Macdonald

The area is first mentioned in 1189 as Wormhold Scrubs, the area was cleared woodland used for pasture for the cattle and pigs of the local manor.

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NEARBY STREETS

Braybrook Street, W12 Braybrook Street runs along the west side of Wormwood Scrubs (East Acton)

Braybrook Street, W12

Erconwald Street, W12 Erconwald Street is the main road running through the Old Oak Estate (East Acton)

Erconwald Street, W12

Henchman Street, W12 Henchman Street is a crescent in the Old Oak Estate (East Acton)

Henchman Street, W12

Mellitus Street, W12 Mellitus Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

Mellitus Street, W12

Osmund Street, W12 Osmund Street is named after a medieval Bishop of London (East Acton)

Osmund Street, W12

Scrubs Lane, NW10 Scrubs Lane is the road on the very western boundary of the London W10 and the southernmost of the NW10 postal area (Old Oak Common)

Scrubs Lane, NW10

Stokesley Street, W12 Stokesley Street is named after John Stokesley who was Catholic Bishop of London during the reign of Henry VIII (East Acton)

Stokesley Street, W12

Wulfstan Street, W12 Wulfstan Street, like all streets in the Wormholt and Old Oak Estate, was named after a Bishop of London (East Acton)

Wulfstan Street, W12

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