West Norwood

tipo de documento Artigo de Wikipedia Settlement

Equipo Didactalia

Gústame 0
Visitas 3
Comentarios 0
Gardar en
Accións
- Enviar enlace

Sobre este recurso...

West Norwood

Settlement

Artículo WikipediaFuente Dbpedia

West Norwood is a largely residential area of South London within the London Borough of Lambeth. It borders the London Boroughs of Croydon and Southwark. It is located is 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south south-east of Charing Cross.The centre of West Norwood sits in a bowl surrounded by hillsides on its east, west and south sides. From many places in the area, distant views can be seen, including glimpses of the City, Canary Wharf, Crystal Palace, Dulwich and the ridge at Leigham Court Road.The main shopping area is in Norwood Road which is characterised by the high percentage of independent shops with a modest number of major retailers. A new facility, Norwood Hall, is due to open in 2014. It will offer leisure facilities including swimming, gym, dance studio and community space as well as health resources, both GP and dental.At the focus of the shopping parades on Norwood Road and Knights Hill is St Luke’s church and gardens. Consecrated in 1825, St Luke's is one of the so-called "Waterloo" churches. To its eastern side is West Norwood Cemetery, one of the “Magnificent Seven” which has the greatest number of Listed cemetery monuments of any in England, attracting many visitors.The area is well served by public transport with London National Rail stations at each end of the main shopping area: West Norwood and Tulse Hill from which there are frequent services to Victoria and London Bridge, as well as surrounding locations. There are eight daytime bus routes and two nighttime. The South Circular A205 passes close-by at Tulse Hill with A23 Streatham High Road to the west.West Norwood includes some or all of three Wards of the London Borough of Lambeth - Gipsy Hill, Knights Hill and Thurlow Park. Each of these wards is represented on Lambeth Council by three councillors.

Wikipedia Inglés http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Norwood

Enlaces externos relacionado http://www.fownc.org/ http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/lambeth/lambeth-assets/galleries/norwood http://www.norwood.org.uk http://www.norwoodsociety.co.uk/ http://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk http://www.virtualnorwood.com/