road sign at ed roundabout

[Atticus]

would have us believe Peckham is 1.25 miles away. I'm no Roger Bannister/ Zola Budd (delete as age appropriate) but surely not!

[Loz]

According to Google, Goose Green roundabout to Peckham Rye station = 1.1 miles, so not too far out.

[the-e-dealer]

Where do you think Peckham starts?

[Loz]

Sign posts usually give the distance to a central point, rather than where an area starts. So 200 miles to London would be 200 miles to Charing Cross (the traditional 'central point' for such measures), not 200 miles to the edge of the M25.

So a better question is: where is the centre of Peckham?

[the-e-dealer]

I think a better Question would be Where is the end of the Rainbow.

[the-e-dealer]

and why would anyone want to go to the centre of Peckham?

The White Horse is in Peckham -at the end of Nigel Road.

but maybe Peckham starts at Peckham Rye? I expect John Weasley Beasly has a view!

[jimmyraj]

Seeing as there is constantly people saying that if you're in SE15 then you're in Peckham - you could rightly say that the end of Ondine Road is in Peckham (SE15) in which case it's only a matter of metres. Where does Peckham stop and ED begin - you could debate the world away on this topic. I live on Choumert Road (the top end near Copleston), which is in Peckham. If I walk approx 400m along the road I am in East Dulwich. I rarely pass a border patrol, but sometimes wish that I did.

In terms of the centre of Peckham, I think the actual proper Peckham centre is the north of Rye Lane, essentially where it intersects with Peckham High Road? Although I will wait to be corrected.

[the-e-dealer]

Maybe Peckham Square - by the Library?