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The River Wandle is a river in south west London.  Drawing on rainfall from the [[North Downs]], it rises in [[Croydon]] and [[Carshalton]] and flows approximately 10 miles before joining the [[River Thames]] at [[Wandsworth]].

The River Wandle is a river in south west [[London]].  Drawing on rainfall from the [[North Downs]], it rises in [[Croydon]] and [[Carshalton]] and flows approximately 10 miles before joining the [[River Thames]] at [[Wandsworth]].

It has historically been a significant waterway.  In the neolithic age, settlements sprang up in what is now [[Mitcham Common]].  In [[Saxon]] times, it formed part of the border between the kingdoms of [[Kent]] and [[Wessex]].  At the start of the twentieth century, a significant Saxon burial ground was excavated on the borders of [[Mitcham]] and [[Morden]]; some of the treasure, known as the [[Mitcham hoard]] can be seen at the [[Museum of London]].

It has historically been a significant waterway.  In the neolithic age, settlements sprang up in what is now [[Mitcham Common]].  In [[Saxon]] times, it formed part of the border between the kingdoms of [[Kent]] and [[Wessex]].  At the start of the twentieth century, a significant Saxon burial ground was excavated on the borders of [[Mitcham]] and [[Morden]]; some of the treasure, known as the [[Mitcham hoard]] can be seen at the [[Museum of London]].