Battersea Church Road is named for St Mary’s, the original parish church of Battersea.
Church Road was renamed Battersea Church Road in 1937. Before that, it had been Spencer Street until 1869.
St Mary’s Church was rebuilt in 1775-7 to the designs of local architect Joseph Dixon.
The Earls Spencer purchased Battersea & Wandsworth manor from the St John family in 1763. They are commemorated throughout the area in street and pub names.
