Beddington

Beddington
Beddington Park in the London Borough of Sutton
Beddington Location within Greater London
Population	21,004
OS grid reference	TQ305655
London borough	Sutton
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wallington
Postcode district	SM6
Post town	Croydon
Postcode district	CR0
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Carshalton and Wallington
London Assembly	Croydon and Sutton
List of places UK England London 51°22′16″N 0°07′55″W / 51.371°N 0.132°W / 51.371; -0.132

Beddington is a suburban settlement in the London Borough of Sutton on the boundary with the London Borough of Croydon. Beddington is formed from a village of the same name which until early the 20th century still included land which became termed entirely as Wallington. The latter was in the 13th century shown on local maps as Hakebrug, and named after a bridge on the River Wandle. The locality has a landscaped wooded park at Beddington Park – also known as Carew Manor; and a nature reserve and sewage treatment works in the centre and to the north of its area respectively. The population of Beddington according to the 2011 census is 21,044.

Beddington forms part of the Carshalton and Wallington constituency, which is represented in Westminster by Conservative Elliot Colburn. Of the six councillors that Beddington elects to Sutton Council (from the wards Beddington North and Beddington South), three are Liberal Democrats and three are Independents.