page_title: Wallington, London
section_title: Famous residents and inhabitants.
hierarchical_section_title: Wallington, London / Famous residents and inhabitants.
caption_attribution_description: Jeff Beck performing in 1973
context_page_description: Wallington is a town in Greater London, England, 9.7 miles south south-west of Charing Cross. Before the Municipal Borough of Beddington and Wallington merged into the London Borough of Sutton in Greater London in 1965, it was part of the county of Surrey. Wallington is a post town in the SM postcode area.
  The town is home to three of the borough's five grammar schools. The London Borough of Sutton is a top performing borough for education in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: Neil Ardley, jazz pianist and composer, was born in Wallington.
  Jeff Beck of the Yardbirds was born in Wallington and lived on Demesne Road.
  Mark Bridger child murderer who kill 4-year-old April Jones.
  Gary Mason, former British Heavyweight Champion Boxer, who lived in Wallington before his untimely death on Sandy Lane South whilst riding his bicycle, on 6 January 2011.
  Linsey Dawn McKenzie, English glamour model and pornographic actress
  Phyllis Mudford King (1906–2006), Wimbledon ladies doubles winner 1931.
  Mervyn Peake lived here for five years when he inherited his father's house in 1953, but sold the house for development when he moved to Chelsea.
  Wilfrid Reay, cricketer
  Nick Ross, television presenter.
  Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet, lived with her family in Blenheim Gardens.
  David Walliams (actor) had his primary education at Collingwood Boys' School in Wallington, London, (Surrey), (now Collingwood School).
  David Weir, Paralympic gold medalist lives on the Roundshaw estate.
  Elsie Widdowson, dietitian and nutritionist, born in Wallington.
  David Williams, General Secretary of COHSE from 1983/87, lived in Onslow Gardens with his family, moving briefly to Hendfield Court when he retired and splitting his time between there and Wales, before finally moving to Wales full time.
caption: Jeff Beck in 1973
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