New Cross Gate

infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Greater London
region= London
official_name= New Cross Gate
london_borough= Lewisham
post_town= LONDON
postcode_area= SE
postcode_district= SE14
dial_code= 020
os_grid_reference= TQ355765
latitude= 51.47125
longitude= -0.05050
constituency_westminster= Lewisham Deptford

New Cross Gate is an area of south east London, England. It is immediately west of New Cross and forms part of the London Borough of Lewisham.

The area is named after the New Cross tollgate, established in 1718 by the New Cross Turnpike Trust. It is the location of New Cross Gate station. New Cross Gate corresponds to the manor and district formerly known as Hatcham.Mills, A., "Dictionary of London Place Names", (2001), Oxford]

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* [http://www.southlondonguide.co.uk/newcross/history.htm New Cross history, inc. references to New Cross Gate]