Westcombe Park

Westcombe Park
Westcombe Park Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ402780
London borough	Greenwich
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE3
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
London Assembly	Greenwich and Lewisham
List of places UK England London 51°29′02″N 0°01′06″E / 51.484020°N 0.018458°E / 51.484020; 0.018458

Westcombe Park is a largely residential area in Blackheath in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London, England. It is bounded by the main London-Dartford railway line to the north, the Blackwall Tunnel southern approach to the east, the Blackheath common to the south and a road, Vanbrugh Hill, to the west (named after the architect and playwright Sir John Vanbrugh who built his house Vanbrugh Castle nearby in Maze Hill).

Westcombe Park largely comprises the northern half of the Blackheath Westcombe ward of the Royal Borough of Greenwich,^[1] which in 2011 had a population of 26,914.^[2]

Westcombe is a topographical place name, derived from Combe, a common old English word for 'valley', often formed into a compound name - in this case with the adjective 'West'.^[3]