St. John's Wood Church Grounds

[1] St. John's Wood was part of the Great Forest of Middlesex in the medieval period.

From 1323 the land was owned by the Knights of the Order of St. John, after whom the area is named, but at the Dissolution of the Monasteries it passed to the Crown.

The area began to be developed in the 19th century, and St John's Wood Church and burial ground were consecrated in 1814.

There are thought to be around 50,000 graves, including those of the artist John Sell Cotman and the prophetess Joanna Southcott.

It is located opposite Lord's between St John's Wood High Street and Wellington Road.