South Norwood
OS Grid Reference:	TQ337687 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ337687)
Administration
Borough:	Croydon
County:	Greater London
Region:	Greater London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial County:	Greater London
Traditional County:	Surrey
Post Office and Telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postcode:	SE25
Dialling Code:	020

South Norwood is an area of South London, in the London Borough of Croydon. In common with West Norwood and Upper Norwood it is named after a contraction of Great North Wood.

Crystal Palace F.C. play at Selhurst Park which is between South Norwood and Selhurst.

Arthur Conan Doyle lived at Tennison Road, South Norwood, from 1891 to 1894, and used the area as the setting for a Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder".

Nearest places

• Anerley
• Upper Norwood
• Penge
• Selhurst
• Sydenham
• Thornton Heath

Nearest stations

• Norwood Junction railway station (expected to have London Underground services in future)
• Harrington Road tram station
• Arena tram station
• Woodside station

External links

• Arthur Conan Doyle's house in South Norwood (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/8556/)