Herne Hill
The road continues southwest into Herne Hill, a short stretch of road running through the area of the same name. The origin of the name is disputed but possibly derives from herons nesting on the (now buried) River Effra. The earliest known usage of the name "Herne Hill" dates from 1798.
St Paul's church was rebuilt in dramatic style by the gothic architect George Edmund Street in 1858.
Herne Hill railway station is at the southern end of Herne Hill, on a busy six-road junction. It opened in 1862 and was initially the southern terminus of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway
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