# A212 road

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{{Short description|Road in London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}

{{Infobox road
|country=ENG
|type=A
|route=212
|header_type=minor
|length_mi=
|image=Church Road, looking towards junction with South norwood Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1095554.jpg
|image_notes=The A212 at [South Norwood](/source/South_Norwood), near [Crystal Palace](/source/Crystal_Palace%2C_London)
|direction_a= South East
|terminus_a = [Catford](/source/Catford)
|direction_b= North West
|terminus_b = [Forestdale](/source/Forestdale%2C_London)
|junction   = {{jct|country=GBR|A|205|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|2218|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|213|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|2216|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|234|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|2199|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|214|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|215|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|213|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|222|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|232|name1= }}<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|2022|name1= }}
|destinations= [Croydon](/source/Croydon)
|previous_type = A
|next_type = A
|previous_route = 211
|next_route = 213 
}}

The '''A212''' is an [A road](/source/A_roads_in_Great_Britain) in South [London](/source/London), linking Lewisham to [Croydon](/source/Croydon).

==Route==
It runs southwest from the [South Circular](/source/South_Circular_Road%2C_London) at [Catford](/source/Catford), going through [Sydenham](/source/Sydenham%2C_London), Norwood and [Crystal Palace](/source/Crystal_Palace%2C_London) before heading south to [Croydon](/source/Croydon). It then turns east to terminate at the [A2022 road](/source/A2022_road) in [Forestdale](/source/Forestdale%2C_London).{{cn|date=May 2026}}

==Vicar's Oak==
The junction with the [A214](/source/A214_road) at Crystal Palace is the meeting point of four [London Borough](/source/London_Borough)s &ndash; [London Borough of Bromley](/source/London_Borough_of_Bromley), [London Borough of Croydon](/source/London_Borough_of_Croydon), [London Borough of Lambeth](/source/London_Borough_of_Lambeth) and [London Borough of Southwark](/source/London_Borough_of_Southwark).  The ''Vicar's Oak'', a tree which stood here from the 16th century was once the traditional marker of this boundary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norwoodsociety.co.uk/review/thevicarsoak.shtml |title=Norwood and the Vicar's Oak |last1=Galer |first1=Allan M. |date=27 February 2008 |work=Norwood and Dulwich, Past and Present |publisher=The Norwood Society |accessdate=23 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416044653/http://www.norwoodsociety.co.uk/review/thevicarsoak.shtml |archivedate=16 April 2012 }}</ref>

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==References==
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{{UK primary routes 2}}

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Category:Roads in England
Category:Streets in the London Borough of Croydon
Category:Streets in the London Borough of Lewisham
Category:Streets in the London Borough of Southwark

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