Perry Vale

Not to be confused with Perivale.
"Perry Hill" redirects here. For the Major League Baseball coach, see Perry Hill (baseball).
Perry Vale
Perry Vale
 Perry Vale shown within Greater London
Population 15,618 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ36017254
London borough Lewisham
Ceremonial county Greater London
RegionLondon
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district SE23
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK ParliamentLewisham West
London Assembly Greenwich and Lewisham
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Coordinates: 51°26′06″N 0°02′35″W / 51.435°N 0.043°W / 51.435; -0.043

Perry Vale is a neighbourhood and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is 10.5 km (6.5 mi) southeast of Charing Cross and located near Forest Hill to the east of Forest Hill railway station, where the railway line forms the western boundary. The ward is named after the main road Perry Vale which passes through, this road is part of the B227 road which is called Perry Rise further to the south. The electoral has existed since the London Borough of Lewisham revised its wards and ward boundaries in 1998.

The ward of Perry Vale (red) within the London Borough of Lewisham (orange)

From 1978 to 1998 a similarly named ward Perry Hill existed. It was smaller and covered some of the same area, but was slightly more to the east. This ward was named after the A212 road which is called Perry Hill as it passes through running from Catford to Sydenham.

References

  1. "Lambeth Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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