The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in England, and forms part of Inner London. The borough was established in 1965 from the former part of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but excluding Clapham and most of Streatham, which were transferred towards the London Borough of Lambeth.
The local authority is Wandsworth London Borough Council. In accordance with population estimates made during 2014, the borough has a permanent population of about 312145 individuals. There are a lot of new or refurbished buildings along the borough's prosperous riverside like the large Chelsea Bridge Wharf.
The Peace Pagoda, one of several such international Pagodas is in Battersea Park, a sprawling rectangle typically hosting circuses beside the Thames. The London Heliport, London's primary and busiest heliport is just beyond Battersea Park and south of this is New Covent Garden Market. In Old Battersea two masonry mansions survived The Blitz, Old Battersea House and Downshire House, both of which hold the uncommon Grade II* status.