1939 and 1981. Geography The River Wandle flows roughly parallel to Garratt Lane through the area, and has been the subject of a major, council-funded clean-up operation, though it has been subjected to several pollution incidents in the past few years. There is some light industry located between the high street and the river. High Street The main shopping street - Garratt Lane - includes estate agents, cafes and restaurants, pubs, bars and hairdressers. The stretch of Earlsfield just to the south of the station includes chains such as Costa Coffee, KFC, Starbucks, and a Sainsbury's Local situated next to the library in Magdalen Road. There's a Tesco's local just to the north of the station but an increasing number of independent cafes, delicatessen, butchers and public houses including The Earlsfield situated in the old railway station house have opened in recent years. Garratt Lane is home to cross-cultural theatre company Tara Arts and its venue Tara Theatre. Opened in 2007 (and refurbished in 2016), the space plays host to local and national companies as well as staging its own productions. Several businesses are based in Smiths Yard off Summerley Street including Michael Jones Properties - Keller Williams Earlsfield who are a bespoke Estate Agency. There are two churches in the centre - Earlsfield Baptist church (opened in 1900) on Magdalen Road and St Andrew's, Earlsfield (Church of England, built in two stages between 1888 and 1902 ) on the corner of Garratt Lane and Waynflete Street, with St Gregory's (Catholic) and St John the Divine (CoE) further down Garratt Lane towards Wandsworth. Notable residents Louis de Bernières – He lived in Earlsfield while writing Captain Corelli's Mandolin. His book and play Sunday Morning At the Centre of the World "is a homage to the diverse community of Earlsfield." Sadiq Khan – Former MP for Tooting (which includes Earlsfield within its constituency boundaries) and Mayor of London since May 2016. He lived as a child in the Henry Prince Estate on Garratt Lane. The unnamed detective sergeant narrator of the Factory Novels by Derek Raymond lives in a police flat in Earlsfield. Neighbours Wandsworth Common SW17 Clapham SW12 Battersea SW11 Wandsworth SW18 Tooting SW17 Southfields SW19 Putney SW15 Next stop neighbouring travel connections Inbound: Clapham Junction Outbound: Wimbledon References External links Earlsfield Community Edith's Streets - history by street Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Wandsworth District