Knight's Hill (West Norwood)

Knights Hill is part of the A215 in West Norwood, London and an area of the London Borough of Lambeth.

Not to be confused with Knight's Hill (Tulse Hill).

Knight's Hill

View of the City of London from Knight's Hill
Knight's Hill
Location within Greater London
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSE27
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
London Assembly

History

Former Lord Chancellor Lord Thurlow lived in the area in the 1780s.[1]

Geography

The road itself starts in the north at West Norwood in the Norwood Triangle. It ends in the south at a junction with the A214 at Crown Lane and Crown Dale. Knights Hill Road becomes Beulah Hill at this point. The area around Crown point or crown hill was known as knights common as the knight family owned land in the area, the dropping of the word road has led to the confusion with the original knights hill in tulse hill. In the north, Knights Hill is home to a large parade of shops. See A215 road for more information.

References
  1. Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p 282.


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