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boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
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ladywotlunches


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06-07-2010 09:28 AM

Until Mr Beeching got his way in the 50s, there used to be a railway station where the flats are on FH road, opposite Brenchley Gardens. This was called 'Honor Oak' station and was on the Crystal Palace to Blackfriars line (now, how handy would that have been!)

The no. 63 buses say "Honor Oak" on the front of them, and they terminate further down the hill on FH road, opposite the Turkish supermarket.

Honor Oak Park station is closest to me, and I love the village feel of HOP (with all the nice local shops opening) so I consider that I live in Honor Oak, and that's where I say I live to locals. But to those further afield, I say I live in Forest Hill as they get that (or failing that for North Londoners, 'near Dulwich' seems to work!)

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RE: boundary between honor oak and forest hill? - ladywotlunches - 06-07-2010 09:28 AM

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