Local Area Guide: Sydenham
Introduction to Sydenham:
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Sydenham is an area and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. Less than 200 years ago Sydenham was a sleepy hamlet in the Kent countryside. The building of the railway and Crystal Palace transformed Sydenham into a fashionable Victorian town for Londoners to visit. Inevitably both grew and merged to now make Sydenham an integral multi-ethnic part of South East London. The FA Cup was played here, Colour TV was invented here, the first pneumatic railway ran through Sydenham and many famous people have made it their home.
Sydenham has a bustling town centre with an active and engaged community, excellent public transport, schools, parks, shops and restaurants. The town centre is home to 185 small and medium-sized businesses, many independently owned and offering a wide range of goods. The town centre has a very community and “villagey” feel, making Sydenham a well-connected location where there are many independent run businesses as opposed to a more vast and informal environment with branded chain stores that neighbouring Croydon, Bromley and Lewisham home.
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