Catford

Catford
Street with row of shops one of which has a black cat sculpture above its entrance
The Catford Cat, a giant fibreglass sculpture of a black cat above the entrance to the Catford Centre, with the Village Green and Water Pump shown in the foreground
Catford is located in Greater London
Catford
Catford
Location within Greater London
Population44,905 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ385735
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSE6
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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UK Parliament
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UK
England
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51°26′43″N 0°01′15″W / 51.4452°N 0.0207°W / 51.4452; -0.0207
The Broadway Theatre.
The town centre, with the 'village green' including water pump just visible to the left

Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green and Catford South wards. The population of Catford, including Bellingham, was 44,905 in 2011.

Catford covers most of SE6 postcode district. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[2]

  1. ^ Catford is made up of 3 wards in the London Borough of Lewisham: Bellingham, Catford South, and Rushey Green. "2011 Census Ward Population Estimates | London DataStore". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ Mayor of London (February 2008). "London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004)" (PDF). Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010.

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