Hither Green
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| Hither Green | |
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| Location | |
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| OS grid reference: | TQ395745 |
| Latitude: | 51.452223° |
| Longitude: | 0.008622° |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Lewisham |
| County level: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Historic county: | Kent (1889) |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Fire brigade: | London Fire Brigade |
| Ambulance service: | London Ambulance |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postal district: | SE13 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Lewisham East |
| London Assembly: | Greenwich and Lewisham |
| European Parliament: | London |
| London | List of places in London | |
Hither Green is an area of London, United Kingdom. It is a suburban development which forms part of the London Borough of Lewisham and is located 6.6 miles (10.6 km) south east of Charing Cross.
Hither Green has two main clusters: Hither Green village and Hither Green Lane. In Hither Green, there are shops, churches and pubs. Hither Green is known for being the site of a the Hither Green rail crash, in which 49 people were killed in 1967.
The area is relatively quiet but is situated between the shopping facilities in Lewisham and Catford and has direct transport links to central London.
[edit] Transport
The area is served by Hither Green railway station with exits to Fernbrook Road and Springbank Road. Hither Green is served by the following Transport for London contracted London Bus routes: 181, 225 and 273.
