Gipsy Hill railway station

Gipsy Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London. It is situated on the Crystal Palace line, 7 miles 77 chains measured from London Victoria.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Gipsy Hill, London Borough of Lambeth, England, UK
Also known as: “GIP”, “Gipsy Hill Railway Station”, and “Gipsy Hill Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church and Upper Norwood Library.

Christ Church

Church

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Christ Church in Gipsy Hill is an Anglican Church in the London Borough of Lambeth. The remaining part of the original Victorian church building, the tower, which is now a private dwelling is a Grade II Listed Building and occupies a prominent position, the tower being a notable landmark in the area. Christ Church is situated 1,100 feet south of Gipsy Hill railway station.

Upper Norwood Library

Library

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Upper Norwood Library is a community managed library in Upper Norwood, South London. It stands on Westow Hill, in Crystal Palace town centre, within the London Borough of Lambeth, but on the edge of the boundary with the London Borough of Croydon. Upper Norwood Library is situated 1,800 feet south of Gipsy Hill railway station.

Dulwich Upper Wood

Deciduous forest

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Dulwich Upper Wood is a 2.4 hectare local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Crystal Palace in the London Borough of Southwark. It is owned by Southwark Council and managed by the Trust for Urban Ecology.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood.

Crystal Palace

Suburb

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Crystal Palace is an area in South London, named after the Crystal Palace Exhibition building which stood in the area from 1854, until it was destroyed by a fire in 1936.

Upper Norwood

Suburb

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Upper Norwood is an area of south London, England, within the London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark. It is north of Croydon. The eastern part of it is better known as the Crystal Palace area.