Catford
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| Catford | |
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| Administration | |
| Borough: | Lewisham |
| County: | Greater London |
| Region: | Greater London |
| Nation: | England |
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| Ceremonial County: | Greater London |
| Traditional County: | Kent |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postcode: | SE6 |
| Dialling Code: | 020 |
Catford is an area in the London Borough of Lewisham, England. Located 6.5 statute miles south-east of Trafalgar Square, Catford is covered by postcode district SE6.
The name is said to derive from wildcats at a crossing of the River Ravensbourne. Catford's most prominent landmark is the Catford Cat, a giant fibreglass sculpture of a black cat above the entrance to the Catford Centre. This is a small shopping centre, housing Tesco and Iceland supermarkets as well as independent shops in the punningly-named Catford Mews. There is a street market on Catford Broadway. Catford has several pubs and a variety of non-chain restaurants and cafes.
Lewisham Council's town hall and local government offices are located in Catford, near a crossroads of the Catford Gyratory road system. The art deco Broadway theatre adjoins the town hall. The only cinema in the borough stood opposite the theatre until its closure in 2002, while Catford's public library is on another corner.
Catford is well connected for public transport, with two adjacent stations where railway lines cross (but do not interchange). Catford railway station is on the route between Blackfriars station and Sevenoaks via Bromley South, while Catford Bridge railway station is on the Mid-Kent line to Hayes from Charing Cross and Cannon Street stations.
Bus routes:
- 47 Catford Garage-Shoreditch
- 54 Elmer's End-Woolwich via Beckenham
- 75 West Croydon-Lewisham via Sydenham
- 124 Eltham-Catford via Mottingham, Grove Park and Torridon Road
- 136 Grove Park-Peckham via Goldsmith's College
- 138 Coney Hall-Catford via Bromley South and Downham
- 160 Catford Garage-Sidcup via Brownhill Road and Eltham.
- 171 Catford Garage-Aldwych via Brockley, Peckham and Waterloo
- 181 Downham-Lewisham via Bell Green and Hither Green
- 185 Lewisham-Victoria via Peckham
- 199 Catford Garage-Canada Water/Surrey Quays via Greenwich
- 202 Crystal Palace-Blackheath
- 208 Lewisham-Orpington
- 284 Lewisham-Grove park via Crofton Park and Verdant Lane
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