Sydenham
OS grid reference	TQ352714
London borough	Lewisham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE26
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Lewisham West
London Assembly	Greenwich and Lewisham
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°25′31″N 0°03′16″W / 51.4254, -0.0544 Places called Sydenham Sydenham refers to a number of places: In Australia Sydenham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia Sydenham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia Sydenham railway line, Melbourne Sydenham railway station, Melbourne In Canada In Ontario, Canada, there are: two towns named Sydenham, Ontario a Sydenham... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south east London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... The London postal districts are divisions of the London post town in England and are primarily used for the direction of mail. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The SE (South Eastern) postcode area, also known as the London SE postcode area[2], is the part of the London postal district covering much of south east London, England. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... 020 is the dial code for Greater London in the United Kingdom. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the name currently used by the territorial police force which is responsible for Greater London other than the City of London (the responsibility of the City of London Police). ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Lewisham West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Greenwich and Lewisham is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a partial list of places in London, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Sydenham is a place, for the most part, in the London Borough of Lewisham; though some streets towards Crystal Palace Park and Penge are in the London Borough of Bromley, and some streets off Sydenham Hill are in the London Borough of Southwark. The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south east London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... Penge is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London, England. ... The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in London, England. ...

Sydenham is most famous as the location where the Crystal Palace from the Great Exhibition was relocated. Famous people who have lived here include Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer; George Grove of musical dictionary fame; John Logie Baird, the television inventor; Jason Statham, a mockney gangster actor; and Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement. For other uses, see Crystal Palace. ... The Great Exhibition: Paxtons Crystal Palace enclosed full-grown trees in Hyde Park. ... Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO, OBE (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Irish explorer who was knighted for the success of the 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition under his command. ... Sir George Grove (August 13, 1820 - May 28, 1900) was an English writer on music, immortalised in the title of Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians. ... Bust of John Logie Baird in Helensburgh. ... Jason Statham (born on 12 September 1972, in Sydenham, Lewisham, London) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Revolver and Snatch. ... In British English, the term mockney (a Portmanteau of mock and Cockney) has come to be used, predominantly in the media, to describe those who present themselves as Cockneys (or, by extension, other working-class groups) with the intention of gaining popular credibility. ... For other uses, see Gangster (disambiguation). ... Dame Cicely Mary Saunders, OM, DBE (June 22, 1918 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England – July 14, 2005 at St Christophers Hospice, South London, England) was a prominent English nurse, physician and writer, involved with many international universities. ...

Beast of Sydenham

The Beast of Sydenham, as of 25 March 2005, is a large, panther-like black animal which has been spotted around the area, and attacked a man.^[1][2] is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education

Sydenham contains two secondary schools, Sydenham High School and Sydenham School. Sydenham High School is an Independent school for 4-18 year old girls. ... Sydenham School is a comprehensive girls school located in Sydenham, London. ...

Famous Residents

• John Logie Baird, the television inventor
• Thomas Campbell poet
• Wilfrid de Glehn (1871-1951), painter, was born in Sydenham
• W G Grace, England's greatest cricketer
• George Grove of musical dictionary fame
• Rolf Harris was a key figure in the Sydenham Society
• Linda Ludgrove Commonwealth gold medallist swimmer
• Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl Marx
• John Scott Russell, naval architect who built the Great Eastern
• Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement
• Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer
• Jason Statham, famous actor
• Connie Fisher singer and winner of the BBC TV program "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?"
• Norman Hunter writer, creator of Professor Branestawm

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Nearest places

• Penge
• Crystal Palace
• Dulwich Wood
• Bellingham
• Forest Hill
• Brockley

Penge is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... For other uses, see Crystal Palace. ... Dulwich Wood is an area in South London, England. ... Bellingham is a place in the London Borough of Lewisham. ... View from the top of Forest Hill. ... For other uses, see Brockley (disambiguation). ...

Nearest railway stations

• Penge East railway station
• Sydenham railway station
• Sydenham Hill railway station
• Lower Sydenham railway station
• Upper Sydenham railway station (closed in 1958)
• Penge West railway station

Penge East railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. ... Sydenham railway station serves the suburb of that name in the London Borough of Lewisham. ... Sydenham Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Southwark in south London. ... Lower Sydenham railway station is on the boundary of the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Bromley in south east London, in Travelcard Zone 4. ... The Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway was authorised to build a line from Peckham Rye railway station to a terminus at Crystal Palace in 1862, in order to serve the attraction of the Crystal Palace. ... The white building on the left is the original 1839 station building and level-crossing gatekeepers cottage, now a private house. ...

References

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External links

• Sydenham.org.uk Community website and forum.
• Sydenham Society Local community group.
• Virtual Sydenham

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