South Norwood, London
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| South Norwood | |
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| OS Grid Reference: | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
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| Borough: | Croydon |
| County: | Greater London |
| Region: | Greater London |
| Nation: | England |
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| Ceremonial County: | Greater London |
| Traditional County: | Surrey |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postcode: | SE25 |
| Dialling Code: | 020 |
South Norwood is an area of South London, in the London Borough of Croydon. In common with West Norwood and Upper Norwood it is named after a contraction of Great North Wood. South Norwood is 7.8 miles (12.5 km) south south-east of Charing Cross.
Crystal Palace F.C. play at Selhurst Park which is between South Norwood and Selhurst.
Arthur Conan Doyle lived at Tennison Road, South Norwood, from 1891 to 1894, and used the area as the setting for a Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder".
South Norwood is also home to a "Nature reserve" called 'South Norwood Country Park'.
The area additionally houses Croydon Sports Arena, Which consists of a Football club as well as a full size running track.
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External links
- Arthur Conan Doyle's house in South Norwood (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/8556/)