Penge (London)

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Yes, this is the fabled Penge, it does exist. Local people have a quiet affection for the place, although its name is said to come from the old word "pannage", meaning a common place inhabited by pigs.
Fun though this is, it's a bit unfair of me. The origin of the name is just a bit of local folklore. The wikipedia link says it all much better. Penge was once a remote tything of Battersea, the furthest of all such tythings from the main village in London, a remote exclave. It thus had smaller than sustainable borders to have supported from its own lands or rivers a church congregation, until, that is, the 19th century when railway transport links arrived.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penge
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Coordinates:   51°24'57"N   -0°3'44"E

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  • According to Wikipedia, it comes from Penceat, meaning "edge of wood".
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