Hither Green is a district in south-east London, England, in the London Borough of Lewisham. It forms the southern part of Lewisham, 6.6 miles (10.6 km) south-east of Charing Cross, and on the Prime Meridian.
Growing extensively with the arrival of the railways, Hither Green is characterised by late 19th and early 20th century Victorian and Edwardian domestic architecture, most notably the Corbett Estate.[1] The railway runs through the centre of the area, which divides Hither Green into an "east side" focused on Staplehurst Road, and a "west side" focused on Hither Green Lane and Springbank Road. The lane dates back to Roman times and runs between the Quaggy and Ravensbourne rivers.
From 1978 to 1998 Hither Green was the name of the electoral ward that covered the area[2] – then since 2002 the local ward that covered most of Hither Green was Lewisham Central.[3] In 2020 a new Hither Green ward was created.[4] The parliamentary constituency is Lewisham East.
The area is known for the 1967 Hither Green rail crash, in which 49 people were killed.
^"Local history and heritage | The Archibald Corbett Society". thecorbettsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^The London Borough of Lewisham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
^legislation.gov.uk – The London Borough of Lewisham (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 2 March 2015.
^Cuffe, Grainne (30 June 2020). "Proposed Lewisham boundary changes finalised". News Shopper. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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