WIMBLETON, (Surrey) 3 m. S. of Putney Ch. first gave title of Visc. to Sir Edw. Cecil, Baron of Putney, grandson to Ld.
treasurer Burleigh. Wimbleton-House, a noble seat facing to the N. was bought of Ld. Wimbleton by the Q. mother, wife to
K. Charles I. It was afterwards general Lambert's, who had the finest flower-garden here in England. Then it was sold to
the Earl of Bristol, who sold it to the D. of Leeds. This house stands about 1-half m. S. from the road on Wimbleton-
Common. It was built in the remarkable year 1588, by Sir Tho. Cecil, son of Ld. treasurer Burleigh, and has a fine park
and garden bel. to it; but the former is low swampy ground. The manor of Wimbledon, which the D. of Leeds left by will to
his grandson, the Marquis of Caermarthen, was purchased, in 1717, by the late Sir Theodore Janssen, from whom it went the
same way to Sarah Churchill, Dss.-dowager of Marlborough, who left it by will to the late John Spencer, Esq; brother to
his Grace the present D. of Marlborough, together with the fine seat she built here, which is adorned with a grand
terrace-walk, that reaches from the house to the seat of Sir Abr. Janssen, and has a most beautiful S. prospect of the Co.
Wimbleton-Heath, or Common, which is as high as Hampsted-Heath, is about a m. each way, joins on the N. to Putney-Common,
from whose p. 'tis parted by posts, has a round camp on it, made by the Danes, and is graced on the S. side with several
pretty seats, particularly the late Mr. Bisse's, now Richards, Mr. Fellowes's, Mr. auditor Benson's, and the late Tho.
Walker's. Here are 2 ch. scs. for 50 boys. Ethelbert K. of Kent was defeated here, in a battle, by Ceaulin the West-Saxon,
anno 568.