Norbury
 
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Location in Greater London
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Norbury is a district of London , in the Borough of Croydon , and is located in south London on the border with Merton and Lambeth . Neighboring districts are Thornton Heath in the south and Streatham in the north. Norbury shares zip code SW16 with neighboring Streatham. Norbury has 16,476 inhabitants (2011 census).
Significant residents
- The singer Rox studied in the secondary school "Norbury Manor".
- The actor Deryck Guyler
- The boys' choir Libera
- The actor Will Hay
- The writer Michael Moorcock
- The writer Kingsley Amis
- The writer Victor Gunn
Nearest places
- Brixton
- Streatham
- Streatham Common
- Crystal Palace / Upper Norwood
- Mitcham
- Pollards Hill
- Thornton Heath
- Croydon
Fictional
Norbury appeared, among other things, in a short story by Sherlock Holmes ( The Adventure of the Yellow Face ) as one of the few places where the detective was wrong.
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ N , 0 ° 7 ′ W