Skip to content
Sidcup
EntityQ146705· pop 17· linked from 792 articles

Sidcup is an area of south-east London, England, primarily in the London Borough of Bexley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, bordering the London Boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965.

Key facts

UK place.post_town
SIDCUP
UK place.official_name
Sidcup
UK place.static_image_name
File:Sidcup High Street - geograph.org.uk - 657079.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Sidcup High Street
UK place.map_type
Greater London
UK place.population
15,400
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ461718
UK place.london_borough
Bexley
UK place.region
London
UK place.country
England
UK place.postcode_area
DA
UK place.postcode_district
DA14, DA15
UK place.post_town2
LONDON
UK place.postcode_area2
SE
UK place.postcode_district2
SE9
UK place.dial_code
020
UK place.constituency_westminster
Old Bexley and Sidcup

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population
15400
Image
The Alma, Sidcup - geograph.org.uk - 1629819.jpg
Show 4 more facts
OS grid reference
TQ461718
Commons category
Sidcup
Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~14 min read

Article

20 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Origins
  • Recent
  • Area
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Sport and leisure
  • Culture, identity and community
  • Politics and government
  • Transport
  • National Rail
  • Roads
  • Buses
  • Notable residents
  • Fictional residents
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Sidcup is an area of south-east London, England, primarily in the London Borough of Bexley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, bordering the London Boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965.

The name is thought to be derived from meaning "seat-shaped or flat-topped hill"; it had its earliest recorded use in 1254.

Gallery (14)

On the map

3 mapped locations

Connections

Categories