Beddington

Beddington
Beddington Park in the London Borough of Sutton
Beddington is located in Greater London
Beddington
Beddington
Location within Greater London
Population21,004 
OS grid referenceTQ305655
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWallington
Postcode districtSM6
Post townCroydon
Postcode districtCR0
Dialling code020
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51°22′16″N 0°07′55″W / 51.371°N 0.132°W / 51.371; -0.132

Beddington is a suburban settlement in the London Borough of Sutton on the boundary with the London Borough of Croydon. Beddington is formed from a village of the same name which until early the 20th century still included land which became termed entirely as Wallington. By the 13th century, the latter was also partially known as Hakebrug, and named after a bridge on the River Wandle. The locality has a landscaped wooded park at Beddington Park – also known as Carew Manor; and a nature reserve and sewage treatment works in the centre and to the north of its area respectively. The population of Beddington according to the 2011 census is 21,044.

Beddington forms part of the Carshalton and Wallington constituency, which is represented in Westminster by Conservative Elliot Colburn. Of the six councillors that Beddington elects to Sutton Council (from the wards Beddington North and Beddington South), three are Liberal Democrats and three are Independents.