West Norwood is a residential neighborhood of South London, located in the London Borough of Lambeth, 5.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross. The area was named for the former "Great North Wood", the hilly and wooded area to the north of Croydon before the urbanization of Greater London. In 1856, the opening of the railway line from London to the Crystal Palace led to the demolition of West Norwood's larger houses and gardens and their replacement by more modest housing. World War II saw much of the neighborhood be damaged by The Blitz, with the area around the railway station suffering badly. After the war, a considerable amount of council housing was constructed in West Norwood. Mayor Ken Livingstone and singer Adele Adkins were raised in West Norwood; by the 21st century, West Norwood was a Labour stronghold.
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