Wandsworth Common Act, 1871
WHEREAS there is in the county of Surrey and in the parishes of Battersea and Wandsworth an open space of large extent uninclosed and unbuilt on, known as Wandsworth Common (in this Act referred to as the common):

And whereas it would be of great local and public advantage if the common were always kept uninclosed and unbuilt on, its natural aspect and state being as far as may be preserved:

And whereas the common is situate within and is or is alleged to be part of the wastes of the manor ...