Sydenham may refer to:

Places

Australia

Sydenham, New South Wales Sydenham is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydenham is located 8 kilometres south of Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Inner West Council. S ...

, a suburb of Sydney **

Sydenham railway station, Sydney Sydenham railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sydenham in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown, T4 Illawarra and T8 South services. ...

Sydenham, Victoria Sydenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Sydenham recorded a population of 10,578 at the . History Sydenham Pos ...

, a suburb of Melbourne ** Sydenham railway line, the name of the Sunbury railway line, Melbourne until 2012 ** Watergardens railway station, formerly called Sydenham

Canada

* Sydenham, Frontenac County, Ontario *

Sydenham Ward Sydenham (commonly referred to as ''Sydenham Ward'') is a central business district located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The Sydenham district for census purposes is bounded by Lake Ontario to the south and east, by Princess Street to the north ...

, a district within the city of Kingston, Ontario *

Sydenham, Grey County, Ontario Sydenham was a township community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, named in part for Lord Sydenham, governor of Canada from 1839 to 1841. The area is bounded on the north side by Owen Sound, a large inlet of Georgian Bay. Sydenham Township was ...

, a former township within Meaford * Owen Sound, Ontario, formerly called Sydenham *

Sydenham River (Lake Huron) The Sydenham River is a river in Grey County in southern Ontario. The river flows north from a source near Williamsford, drops over the Niagara Escarpment at Inglis Falls and empties into Owen Sound harbour on Georgian Bay. It was named after Lo ...

, which empties into Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, Ontario * Sydenham River (Lake Saint Clair), which empties into Lake Saint Clair, Ontario

India

* Sydenham College, Mumbai

New Zealand

* Sydenham, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch **

Sydenham (New Zealand electorate) Sydenham was a New Zealand parliamentary New Zealand electorates, electorate, from 1881 to 1890 and again from 1946 to 1996. It had notable politicians representing it like Mabel Howard (the first female cabinet minister in New Zealand), Norman K ...

, a former Christchurch electorate

South Africa

Sydenham, Durban Sydenham is a suburb west of central Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA an ...

, an inner city suburb of Durban, South Africa *

Sydenham, Gauteng Sydenham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The suburb is surrounded by the area of Orchards, Orange Grove and other smaller suburbs. History The suburb was ...

, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa * Sydenham, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on route R75

United Kingdom

London

* Sydenham, London **

Sydenham railway station (London) Sydenham (London) is a railway station in Sydenham in the London Borough of Lewisham, South London. Originally opened in 1839, the station is located on the former Croydon Canal, which is now a branch of the Brighton Main Line, often known as t ...

** Sydenham Hill **

Sydenham Hill railway station Sydenham Hill railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving Sydenham Hill, the Kingswood Estate, and Upper Sydenham, in south London. It is down the line from and is situated between and . The station and all trains that cal ...

Lower Sydenham railway station Lower Sydenham railway station is located on the boundary of the London Borough of Bromley and the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. It is measured from . The station serves the localities of Lower Sydenham and Southend. Served ...

Sydenham High School Sydenham High School is an independent school for 4- to 18-year-old girls located in London, England. Sydenham High School was founded by the Girls’ Public Day School Trust in 1887. Since then, the original school roll of 20 pupils has grown ...

, a private school for girls **

Sydenham School Sydenham School (known as Sydenham Girls by locals) is a comprehensive girls' school located on Dartmouth Road ( A2216) in Sydenham, London. History The school was founded in 1917 as a girls' grammar school, known as Sydenham County Grammar Sch ...

, a state school for girls

Belfast

Sydenham, Belfast Victoria was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from 1985 to 2014, when it was mostly replaced by the Ormiston district. Located in the east of the city, the district elected seven members to Belfast C ...

, a suburb and electoral ward of East Belfast *

Sydenham railway station (Belfast) Sydenham railway station is located in the townland of Ballymisert in east Belfast, and is within walking distance of Belfast City Airport and Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a prot ...

Other places in UK

Sydenham, Oxfordshire Sydenham is a village and civil parish about southeast of Thame in Oxfordshire. To the south the parish is bounded by the ancient Lower Icknield Way, and on its other sides largely by brooks that merge as Cuttle Brook, a tributary of the River ...

, near Thame *

Sydenham, Somerset Sydenham House, the manor house of the ancient manor of Sydenham in the parish of Wembdon, Somerset, England, is a grade II listed building, constructed in the early 16th century and refronted and rebuilt after 1613. In 1937, British Cellophan ...

, an area of Bridgwater, Somerset *

Sydenham, Leamington Spa Sydenham is an eastern suburb of the town of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. Prior to the 1960s the area was rural, with only agricultural buildings and a small water mill existing. Sydenham as a name is a corruption of ''side'' meaning "w ...

, a suburb of Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire *

Sydenham Damerel Sydenham Damerel, previously South Sydenham, is a village, parish and former manor in Devon, situated 4 miles north-west of Tavistock. The village lies 1 mile east of the River Tamar which forms the border of Devon with Cornwall, and which als ...

, Devon *

Sydenham House, Devon Sydenham House (anciently Sidelham, Sidraham, etc.) in the parish of Marystow in Devon, England, is a seventeenth-century manor house. The Grade I listed building is situated about thirteen miles south-west of Okehampton, on a estate. It was b ...

, the seat built by Sir Thomas Wise in Marystow parish, Devon

United States

* Sydenham Hospital for Communicable Diseases, Baltimore * The former

Sydenham Hospital Sydenham Hospital was a healthcare facility in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, which operated between 1892 and 1980. It was located at 124 Street and Manhattan Avenue. History Sydenham opened in 1892, occupying nine houses on 116th Street near 2nd ...

, Harlem, New York City

People

* Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham *

John Sydenham (disambiguation) John Sydenham is a footballer. John Sydenham may also refer to: * John Sydenham (antiquary) English antiquarian (1807–1846) *John Sydenham (14th-century MP), for Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency) *Sir John Sydenham, 2nd Baronet Sir Joh ...

* Thomas Sydenham, English physician *

Colonel William Sydenham William Sydenham (1615–1661) was a Cromwellian soldier; and the eldest brother of Thomas Sydenham. He fought for Parliament and defeated the Royalists in various skirmishes in Dorset. He was member of the various parliaments of the Commonwealth, ...

, Cromwellian soldier and brother of Thomas * Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (1824–1913), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from

Medicine

Sydenham's chorea Sydenham's chorea, also known as rheumatic chorea, is a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily affecting the face, hands and feet. Sydenham's chorea is an autoimmune disease that results from childhood infecti ...

, an infectious disease involving the central nervous system