was named Penge, apparently because one of the British directors thought the two areas were similar in appearance.

History

Penge was once a small hamlet attached to the manor of Battersea and became independent from the manor in 1888.

Pensgreene and the Crooked Billet

Penge was an inconspicuous area with few residents before the arrival of the railways. A traveller passing through Penge would have noticed the large common with

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