Sidcup

Sidcup
Sidcup High Street
Sidcup is located in Greater London
Sidcup
Sidcup
Location within Greater London
Population15,400 
OS grid referenceTQ461718
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSIDCUP
Postcode districtDA14, DA15
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSE9
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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UK Parliament
London Assembly
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51°25′35″N 0°06′09″E / 51.4263°N 0.1024°E / 51.4263; 0.1024

Sidcup is an area of south-east London, England, primarily in the London Borough of Bexley. It is 11.3 miles (18.2 km) 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 Cetecopp meaning "seat-shaped or flat-topped hill"; it had its earliest recorded use in 1254.[1]

According to the ONS, as of 2021, the population of Sidcup is 15,400 (rounded to the nearest 100).[2]

  1. ^ Mills, Anthony David (2001). Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280106-6.
  2. ^ "Build a custom area profile - Census 2021, ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.