Editing Sydenham, London (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Pool River and National Cycle Route 21 - geograph.org.uk - 96626.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The River Pool at [[Lower Sydenham]]]]
Sydenham is approximately {{convert|7|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} to the south east of [[Charing Cross]]. It is also at the centre of many of south London's major shopping districts being {{convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} south of Lewisham, {{convert|3.2|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} north west of Bromley and {{convert|3+1/2|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} north of Croydon.

Upper Sydenham and Sydenham Hill is located on the large [[Norwood Ridge]] formed of [[London Clay|London Claygate beds]] deposits; Sydenham Hill is one of the highest points in London at 367 feet (112 m). [[Sydenham Hill Wood]] is a nine-hectare<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1800721.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125191213/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1800721.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 January 2013 | title=Secret London: Sydenham Hill – The view from the bridge | last=Evans | first=Humphrey | newspaper=The Independent on Sunday | date=28 December 2003 |access-date = 19 July 2012}}</ref> nature reserve located west of Sydenham Hill Road, along with Dulwich and Sydenham Hill Golf course. The hill was once covered by the [[Great North Wood]] which covered all of Sydenham, Norwood, [[Woodside, London|Woodside]], [[Gipsy Hill]] etc. In the 19th Century it was home to the spa and health resort of [[Sydenham Wells Park|Sydenham Wells]].

The western parts of Sydenham, from Upper Sydenham and Forest Hill towards Crystal Palace Park is a more leafy, suburban area with some parts like the ''Lawrie Park'' and ''Thorpes'' areas being more affluent than others. Lower Sydenham at the bottom of more gentle slopes being east of Upper Sydenham, south of Forest Hill and west of Bellingham. The [[River Pool (London)|River Pool]], a {{convert|5.1|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} tributary of the [[River Ravensbourne]] straddles the east of Lower Sydenham along the [[Hayes Line|Hayes railway line]].

===Climate===
The nearest Met Office climate station is based in [[Greenwich Park]]:

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===Location===
{{Geographic location
|title     = '''Districts close to Sydenham'''
|Centre    = Sydenham
|North     = [[Forest Hill, London|Forest Hill]], [[Perry Vale]]
|Northeast = [[Catford]], [[Lewisham]]
|East      = [[Bellingham, London|Bellingham]], [[Southend, London|Southend Village]]
|Southeast = [[Beckenham]], [[Bromley]]
|South     = [[Penge]], [[Croydon]]
|Southwest = [[Upper Norwood]], [[Anerley]]
|West      = [[Crystal Palace, London|Crystal Palace]],  [[Dulwich Wood]]
}}