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Norbury, London — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Norbury is a suburban district of London, marked by the church of St Oswald and the monument to Vice Admiral Robert Fitzroy in All Saints' Churchyard.
About Norbury
Where to stay in Norbury
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Norbury suits travellers who want a plain residential base in the streets of London, away from the centre. Beds sit among terraced houses near St Oswald and St Paul's Church. The scale stays small.
If you would rather wake on ordinary suburban roads, within reach of the Parish Church of St Philip, than in a busy central hotel, Norbury keeps the nights quiet and the streets residential.
About Norbury
What are the main landmarks in Norbury?
Norbury turns on its churches and a cricket ground. St Oswald and St Paul's Church stand among the streets, with the Parish Church of St Philip and the Church of St Stephen a short way off. Cricket is played at the JW Hobbs Ground.
Faith and sport mark it. In All Saints' Churchyard lies the monument to Vice Admiral Robert Fitzroy, a trace of naval history among the ordinary suburban streets of London.
What is the history of Norbury?
Norbury began as farmland at the edge of London, open ground crossed by lanes. As the suburbs spread outward, parish churches were built to serve the new streets, among them St Oswald and St Paul's Church. Farmland turned to terraces.
The Parish Church of St Philip and the Church of St Stephen followed, and in All Saints' Churchyard the monument to Vice Admiral Robert Fitzroy tied Norbury to a longer history within London.
Where is Norbury?
Norbury lies within London, its streets ranged around the churches of St Oswald and St Paul's Church, near the JW Hobbs Ground.
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Updated July 2026