What is Roehampton?
[[File:Map-Roehampton.png|thumb|right|200px|{{Center|Map of Roehampton}}]] '''Roehampton''' is a small suburban village in [[Southwest]] [[London]]. Historically Roehampton was a [[wealth]]y town. Some of the great [[mansion]]s of the 1700s are now used by colleges of the [[University of Roehampton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.information-britain.co.uk/county16/townguideRoehampton/ |title=A guide to Roehampton |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=n.d. |website= |publisher=Information Britain |accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref> The university was founded in 2004. In 2007 the [[National Tennis Centre (United Kingdom|National Tennis Centre]] was set up in Roehampton. It has 22 courts and is a [[training]] facility for some of Britain's top [[tennis player]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lta.org.uk/Footer/about-us/National-tennis-centre/ |title=National Tennis Centre |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= |publisher=LTA British Tennis |accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref> It also hosts the [[Qualifying tournament|qualifying rounds]] for [[Wimbledon Championships|the Wimbledon championships]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Roehampton qualifiers provide the final route to Wimbledon 2013 |author=James Riach |newspaper=The Guardian |date=18 June 2013 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jun/18/roehampton-qualifiers-wimbledon-2013 |accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref> The [[Priory Hospital]] at Roehampton is a [[mental health]] [[hospital]]. It is [[international]]ly known for the [[treatment]] of [[celebrity|celebrities]] with various [[addiction]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ricky Hatton books into the Priory after cocaine binge |author=Niall Hickman; David Pilditch |newspaper=The Express |date=13 September 2010 |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/199159/Ricky-Hatton-books-into-the-Priory-after-cocaine-binge |accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{commons}} {{LB Wandsworth}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Areas of London]] [[Category:London Borough of Wandswo