Forest Hill, London

Forest Hill
Forest Hill library
Forest Hill
Location within Greater London
Population14,854 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
OS grid reference[TQ354736 TQ354736]
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSE23
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
  • Lewisham West and Penge
London Assembly
  • Greenwich and Lewisham

Forest Hill is an area of the London Borough of Lewisham in south London.

History

Like 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

  1. ↑ "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Hibbert, C. The London Encyclopedia, Macmillan, p. 304
  3. ↑ Field, J. Place names of Greater London, Batsford, 1980, p.49
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