# Great North Wood, London

[Parks](https://geography.me/london/parks) · Norwood New Town

## At a glance

- Toilets: 500 m
- Water: 740 m

## Common questions

- Is there a toilet and water nearby? The nearest mapped toilet is 500 m away. Drinking water is 740 m away.

## Close by

- [Playground](https://geography.me/london/playground-crystal-court), 150 m
- [Select](https://geography.me/london/select-3): Grocery shop, 160 m
- [Parcel locker](https://geography.me/london/parcel-locker-uk00175783), 180 m
- [Dulwich Upper Wood](https://geography.me/london/dulwich-upper-wood): Park, 280 m
- [Pitch](https://geography.me/london/pitch-the-gradient), 310 m
- [Kingswood Library](https://geography.me/london/kingswood-library): Toilet, 500 m
- [Basketball court](https://geography.me/london/basketball-court-seeley-drive), 550 m
- [Day Lewis Pharmacy](https://geography.me/london/day-lewis-pharmacy-21): Pharmacy, 660 m

Directions: https://maps.apple.com/directions?destination=51.4265,-0.077161

Source: https://geography.me/london/great-north-wood

## The story here

The Great North Wood was a natural oak woodland that started three miles (4.8 km) south-east of central London and scaled the Norwood Ridge. At its full extent, the wood's boundaries stretched almost as far as Croydon and as far north as Camberwell. It had occasional landownings as large clearings, well-established by the Middle Ages such as the hamlets of Penge and Dulwich.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_North_Wood

Photo: Gapfall, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_North_Wood_map.png