Forest Hill, London
suburb of South East London, England
Forest Hill is an area of the London Borough of Lewisham in south London.
Forest Hill | |
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![]() Forest Hill library | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 14,854 (2011 Census. Ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ354736 |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | SE23 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
History
changeLike much of London, Forest Hill was only sparsely populated until the mid-19th century. The name Forest Hill, originally simply "The Forest",[2] referred to the woodland which once covered the area[3] and which was a part of the Great North Wood.
References
change- ↑ "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ Hibbert, C. The London Encyclopedia, Macmillan, p. 304
- ↑ Field, J. Place names of Greater London, Batsford, 1980, p.49