Tag: Wimbledon

  • The Highwayman of Wimbledon Common

    The Highwayman of Wimbledon Common

    On the edge of Wimbledon Common where the Kingston Road passes, are some trees on the side of a small rise of ground. This part of the common is called Jerry’s Hill and is named after the 18th-century highwayman called Jerry Abershawe, who frequented those parts and held up carriages on their way between Kingston…