Forest Hill, London

Forest Hill
Forest Hill
	; Forest Hill library
	Forest Hill
	Location within Greater London
Population	14,854 (2011 Census. Ward)
OS grid reference	TQ354736
London borough	Lewisham;
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE23
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Lewisham West and Penge;
London Assembly	Greenwich and Lewisham;
	List of places UK England London 51°26′45″N 0°03′11″W / 51.4457°N 0.053°W

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

↑ "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

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[1] "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[le304-2] Hibbert, C. The London Encyclopedia, Macmillan, p. 304

[field-3] Field, J. Place names of Greater London, Batsford, 1980, p.49

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