Herne Hill
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | TQ325745 | ||
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| Residents | 14,269 | ||
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| Post town | LONDON | ||
| ZIP code section | SE24 | ||
| prefix | 020 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| London Borough |
Southwark Lambeth |
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| British Parliament | Dulwich and West Norwood | ||
Herne Hill is part of the London boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth . It is located southeast of Brixton . Its northern tip is bordered by Denmark Hill , while Loughborough Junction is to the west and Dulwich is to the east.
history
Today's city Herne Hills was part of the manor Manor of Milkwell . In 1783 the timber merchant Samuel Sanders bought the land and divided it up into large plots, which he then leased to wealthy families. The name Herne Hill did not appear in the documents until 1789. There are several speculations about its origin. It is speculated, for example, that the name goes back to the brothers George and Benjamin Herne, who lived in this area in the 17th century. It is also assumed that the name derives from the herons ( heron in English ) that nested on the nearby River Effra . The development continued and by the middle of the 19th century the area between Herne Hill Junction and Denmark Hill had become one of the most popular and expensive residential areas in London. Over time, the settlement structure changed to a bourgeois quarter.
On the morning of August 7, 2013, a water pipe burst in Half Moon Lane and large parts of the city area were flooded. The water pipe burst was the fault of the water utility Thames Water and caused approximately £ 4 million damage.
traffic
The district is connected to London's public transport via Herne Hill station. From there you can take the Thameslink to Blackfriars , Farringdon and St Pancras stations . There is also a connection to Luton and Gatwick airports . You can take Southeastern trains to London Victoria Station and Orpington Station . The district is connected to the London Buses network with seven bus and two night bus routes . The closest London Underground station is Brixton Station .
Attractions
Brockwell Park is just under 51 hectares in size in the city . This is where Brockwell Hall was built in 1831 and is a listed building . The park serves as the venue for the annual Lambeth Country Show and offers an open-air swimming pool with Brockwell Lido .
The Herne Hill railway station building has also been a listed building since 1998. In the same year, the Half Moon Public House in Half Moon Lane was also listed as a historical monument. The building now used as a pub housed a boxing hall for over 50 years.
Another listed building is St Paul's Church , built by G. Alexander in 1843 and rebuilt in Gothic style from George Edmund Street after a fire in 1858 .
With the Herne Hill cycling track, built in 1891 , Herne Hill was one of the venues for the track cycling events during the 1948 Summer Olympics .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- JR Ackerley (1896-1967), author
- Allan Frewin Jones (* 1954), author
Famous residents
Herne Hill gradually developed into a residential area for members of the show business . For example, comedian Andy Hamilton , actors Roddy McDowall and James Nesbitt live here. The politician Harriet Harman , who has been a member of the House of Commons since 1982 , also lives in Herne Hill.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Core data on Herne Hill at bealondoner.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014 .
- ↑ Herne Hill properties flooded after burst water main . In: BBC News Online , August 7, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ Jonathan Prynn: Thames Water's £ 4m bill for Herne Hill flood after burst water main . In: London Evening Standard , August 9, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ List entry Number: 1385599, CHURCH OF ST PAUL, HERNE HILL English Heritage. Retrieved May 12, 2014