Lillie Rec (proper name Lillie Road Recreational Ground), is a park located in

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham () is a London boroughs, London borough in West London and which also forms part of Inner London. The borough was formed in 1965 as the London Borough of Hammersmith from the merger of the former Metr ...

, 0.8 mile (1.25 km) south of Hammersmith tube station, and at the junction of

Lillie Road Lillie Road is a major street in the north of Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Named for the Peninsular War veteran, John Scott Lillie, it is a mixed residential and commercial thoroughfare, and is the westerly continuat ...

and Fulham Palace Road.

Sports events

Lille Rec regularly holds amateur

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matches, and longer ago hosted

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. The amateur football league is a big success in the Hammersmith and Fulham borough. It is a mixed league.

References

https://www.goparks.london/park/lillie-road-recreation-ground/

External links

Lillie Road Recreation Ground
London Gardens Online History of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Fulham F.C. home grounds Fulham {{London-geo-stub