West Norwood

West Norwood est un endroit à Londres dans le borough de Lambeth, Royaume-Uni situé au sud de Tulse Hill et Brixton, au nord de Upper Norwood, South Norwood et Crystal Palace, à l'ouest de Dulwich et à l'est de Streatham. Le cimetière de West Norwood est au centre de l'endroit. Originellement, l'endroit était appelé Lower Norwood en référence de son terrain étant plus bas qu'Upper Norwood au sud.

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West Norwood

West Norwood is a largely residential area of south London within the London Borough of Lambeth, located 5.4 miles 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 parts of the area, distant views can be seen, of places such as the City of London, Canary Wharf and Crystal Palace. West Norwood includes some or all of three wards of the London Borough of Lambeth – Gipsy Hill, Knights Hill and West Dulwich. On Lambeth Council, Gipsy Hill and West Dulwich are represented by two councillors each, whilst Knights Hill is represented by three councillors.

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Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The ward has existed since 1978 and was first used in the 1978 elections. Since 2022 it has returned two councillors to Lambeth London Borough Council and from 1978 to 2022 returned three councillors.

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Norwood Park

Norwood Park is a 13.3-hectare park located in West Norwood. The park is bordered by Elder Road, Central Hill and Salter's Hill in South East London. The park is managed by Lambeth Council and the community group known as “Friends of Norwood Park”. It sits on one of the highest points in Lambeth. For a number of years, the concrete sports pitch has been used by Flatland BMX riders who refer to it as 'The Green Mile' or 'TGM' for short.

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The Cedars School

The Cedars School was an 11–18 boys, Roman Catholic, private school and sixth form. It was located in the Upper Norwood area of the London Borough of Croydon in England. In 2025 it merged with its sister school The Laurels School to form Fidelis College. The current site is the former location of Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School, a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school for girls. Prior to the merger, the school site was also shared with The Laurels School for girls. Until September 2021 the school was located in the Lloyd Park area of Croydon. It was established in September 2013 by the PACT Educational Trust in a Grade II listed building dating back to the 18th century. It was the first senior school in the country to be based on the ethos of Opus Dei and was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark.

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Norwood School, London

The Norwood School is a co-educational community school at the south end of the London Borough of Lambeth, for girls and boys aged 11–18. The school is a specialist Performing and Visual Arts College. From September 2007, the school admitted boys for the first time as it changed its status from a single sex girls' school to a co-educational community school. Its pupils travel from across the local education authority mainly from Brixton, Streatham and Vauxhall and a small proportion from neighbouring boroughs.

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Néanmoins, dans une manière similaire à la dénomination « bas » pour les départements français (Lower signifie « bas » en anglais), dans les années 1880 les habitants de l'endroit trouvaient le nom de Lower Norwood péjoratif par rapport à celui d'Upper Norwood et en 1885 l'endroit change son nom à West Norwood. L'ancien nom survit dans la version originale anglaise de la nouvelle de Sherlock Holmes L'Entrepreneur de Norwood par Arthur Conan Doyle.