In the metropolitan sector of the City of Buenos Aires there is a diesel commuter branch that operates from the Retiro railway terminus in the city-centre northwest to Palomar, Hurlingham and Pilar.
The word "ham" in Old English meant "house" may have been related to the name referring to "The House of Hurling", an ancient Irish sport.
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The city has been the birthplace of some of the main rock bands of the country such as Sumo, Divididos, Las Pelotas and Gangrena.
It allowed the creation of the partidos of Hurlingham Partido and ltuzaingó from the division of the former partido of Morón Partido.
Javier Grbec (born March 24, 1986 in Hurlingham (Buenos Aires), Argentina) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Ñublense of the Primera División in Chile.
After some time at the farm in the Traslasierra valley, he settled in Hurlingham (a suburb of Buenos Aires), where he founded and led Sumo and the Hurlingham Reggae Band.
Rodrigo Alonso (born February 11, 1982 in Hurlingham (Buenos Aires), Argentina) is an Argentine Association football Defender currently playing for Deportes Concepción of the Primera División B in Chile.
Born in Cali, Colombia, Balanta moved to England and grew up in Fulham as a youth where he attended Hurlingham & Chelsea Secondary school.
On 1 January 1902, the station was renamed Putney Bridge & Hurlingham referring to its proximity to Hurlingham Park and the Hurlingham Club.
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In addition to the Hurlingham club and Hurlingham Park, Fulham Palace, the former home of the Bishops of London is nearby.