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7
General.
PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER OF
THE DISTRICT.
The Urban District of Barnes extends from Hammersmith
Bridge to the Richmond Boundary at Manor Grove, and Upper
Richmond Road, East Sheen. It covers 1,583 acres, and is 3i
miles long by 1J miles broad.
The Urban District includes the Ranelagh Club, reservoirs of
the Metropolitan Water Board at Barnes Elms and Lonsdale
Road, 600 acres of Richmond Park, 126 acres of Barnes Common,
52 acres of East Sheen Common, and 15 acres of Palewell
Common. There are some 50 acres in use as Allotments, including
6 acres of Barnes Common.
The District is situated in the N.W. corner of Surrey, and is
within the Metropolitan Police and the London Postal area.
Contiguous to the District are parts of Putney, Roehampton,
Richmond, and the River Thames.
The District lies on gravel over London clay, and rises
gradually towards the Park to 64 feet above sea level.
The Atmosphere is humid, especially along the river valley and
in the more wooded parts of the District, severe cold is seldom
experienced, the effects of heavy rains quickly disappear except in
the waterlogged area drained (sic) by the Beverley Brook.
The Industries of the District are (a) Brewing; (b) Driving,
Conducting and Repairing Omnibuses (London General); (c)
Motor Engineering; (d) Chocolate Manufacturing; (e) Market
Gardening; (f) Building.
The Census population of 1901 was 17,900, that of 1911 was
30,377 The pre-war population was 34,745, and the estimated
present population 37,193; the number of dwelling-houses is 7737,
but the separate tenements are computed to be 8,000.
Table I. at the end of the Report, sets out the estimated
population over the past five years.