Sidcup
Sign in to saveSidcup is an area of south-east London, England, primarily in the London Borough of Bexley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, bordering the London Boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965.
Key facts
- UK place.post_town
- SIDCUP
- UK place.official_name
- Sidcup
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:Sidcup High Street - geograph.org.uk - 657079.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Sidcup High Street
- UK place.map_type
- Greater London
- UK place.population
- 15,400
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ461718
- UK place.london_borough
- Bexley
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.postcode_area
- DA
- UK place.postcode_district
- DA14, DA15
- UK place.post_town2
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area2
- SE
- UK place.postcode_district2
- SE9
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Recent
- Area
- Geography
- Demographics
- Education
- Healthcare
- Sport and leisure
- Culture, identity and community
- Politics and government
- Transport
- National Rail
- Roads
- Buses
- Notable residents
- Fictional residents
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Sidcup is an area of south-east London, England, primarily in the London Borough of Bexley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, bordering the London Boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965.
The name is thought to be derived from meaning "seat-shaped or flat-topped hill"; it had its earliest recorded use in 1254.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sidcup” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
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