Editing Clapham Common (section)

== Governance ==
Half of the common is within the [[London Borough of Wandsworth]] and half within the [[London Borough of Lambeth]]. It is wholly managed and maintained by [[Lambeth London Borough Council|Lambeth Council]].<ref name="CC">{{cite web |title=Clapham Common |url=https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parks/clapham-common |website=lambeth.gov.uk |publisher=Lambeth Council |language=en}}</ref> Policing of the open space is divided between the Wandsworth and Lambeth borough "commands" of the [[Metropolitan Police]], which follow the local government boundaries.<ref>[https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/lambeth/ Metropolitan Police - Lambeth]</ref><ref>[https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/wandsworth/ Metropolitan Police - Wandsworth]</ref> The roads surrounding the common fall within the [[SW postcode area|SW4, SW11 and SW12]] postcodes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Postcode Map - Greater London Authority |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/gla_postcode_map_a3_map1.pdf}}</ref>[[File:Clapham Common War Memorial (West Face - 02).jpg|thumb|right|160px|Clapham Common war memorial, located outside the Holy Trinity Church]]