What is Battersea?
{{infobox UK place| |country = England |region= London |official_name= Battersea |static_image = Battsea freight.jpg |static_image_caption =Containers are towed upstream towards Wandsworth Bridge under the gaze of cormorants at Plantation Wharf |latitude= 51.4733 |longitude= -0.1504 |os_grid_reference= TQ285765 |post_town= LONDON |postcode_area= SW |postcode_district= SW11 |london_borough= Wandsworth |dial_code= 020 |constituency_westminster= [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]] }} '''Battersea''' is a large district in [[southwest]] [[London]], part of the [[London Borough of Wandsworth]], [[England]]. It is centred 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of [[Charing Cross]] and extends along the south bank of the [[Tideway|Thames Tideway]]. It includes the 200-acre (0.81 km<sup>2</sup>) [[Battersea Park]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{LB Wandsworth}} {{London Districts}} {{Commonscat}} {{UK-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Battersea]]