Perry Vale

Perry Vale
Perry Vale  Perry Vale shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ36017254
London borough	Lewisham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE23
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Lewisham West
London Assembly	Greenwich and Lewisham
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Coordinates: 51°26′06″N 0°02′35″W / 51.435°N 0.043°W

Perry Vale is a neighbourhood and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is 10.5 km (6.5 mi) southeast of Charing Cross and located near Forest Hill to the east of Forest Hill railway station, where the railway line forms the western boundary. The ward is named after the main road Perry Vale which passes through, this road is part of the B227 road which is called Perry Rise further to the south. The electoral has existed since the London Borough of Lewisham revised its wards and ward boundaries in 1998.

The ward of Perry Vale (red) within the London Borough of Lewisham (orange)

From 1978 to 1998 a similarly named ward Perry Hill existed. It was smaller and covered some of the same area, but was slightly more to the east. This ward was named after the A212 road which is called Perry Hill as it passes through running from Catford to Sydenham.