Perry Vale

The area was once part of ancient wooded commons known as the Great North Wood and was not much settled before the 18th century. Running through the area was a lane that today forms the modern roads known as Perry Vale and Perry Rise. It branched off what is now called Woolstone Road to give routes to what was originally known as Perry Street but is now called Perry Hill, and also to what was originally known as Sydenham Green but is now called Bell Green. These routes are visible on maps from 1741 onward. The 18th century 118 and 118A Perry Vale date from 1778 and give evidence of a historic hamlet located just before the junctions of Perry Vale, Perry Rise and Woolstone Road. On 18th…