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Peckham, London, United Kingdom |
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Peckham, London, United Kingdom |
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51.474191, -0.069137
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http://www.peckhams.co.uk/
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Peckham ( /ˈpɛkəm/) is a district in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is situated 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[1] The 2001 Census recorded a population of 11,381 in the Peckham ward of Southwark[2] and the Office for National Statistics estimated 19,500 residents in the Peckham Community Council area in 2005. Before Peckham Rye railway station was opened in 1865 the area had developed around two centres: north and south. In the north, housing spread out to the south of the Old Kent Road including Peckham New Town built on land owned by the Hill family (from whom the name Peckham Hill Street derives). In the south, large houses were built to the west of the common land called Peckham Rye and the lane that led to it. The southern end of Peckham was the location for the railway line that once served The Crystal Palace in Sydenham. Though the line was eventually dismantled due to the collapse of the embankment into the gardens of Marmora Road it is still possible to see large sections of it. The flats on Wood Vale and the full length of Brenchley Gardens trace its route.
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