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Wormwood Scrubs en · PROPN

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  1. An open space in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2281).
    • Of course, not all the Railway Members were men of such talent. One member was "chiefly eminent as a whist player," and another was known for his duel with a fellow M.P. fought at Wormwood Scrubs in 1840. 1960 March 14, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 209:
  2. A prison (HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs) on the south side of the open space.