Search Results for: bexley

Crayford, Bexley The principal indus­trial zone in the borough, strad­dling the River Cray and the former Roman road of Watling Street, between Bexleyheath and Dartford,…

Barne­hurst, Bexley Comfort­able commuter belt territory situated north-east of Bexleyheath The May Place estate had been in existence since the 15th century and in the…

Falcon­wood, Bexley/Greenwich A privately developed, (orig­i­nally) low-cost estate, separated from Eltham Park by Oxleas Wood and Shep­herdleas Wood Falcon Wood was part of Eltham Palace’s…

East Wickham, Bexley A former medieval manor that became part of suburban north Welling between the wars ‘Wikam’ was first mentioned in 1240 and the reference…

Blendon, Bexley A pleasant suburban locality situated midway between Bexleyheath and Sidcup This was Bladindon in 1240, probably ‘hill asso­ci­ated with a man called Blǣda’.…

Welling, Bexley A ‘major district centre’, second only within the borough to Bexleyheath, which lies to its east Welling was first mentioned in 1362 as ‘Wellyngs’…

Bostall Heath, Greenwich/Bexley An expansive area of former common land situated north of East Wickham and Bexleyheath The developed part of this locality is often…

Thames­mead, Greenwich/Bexley Once dubbed the ‘town of the twenty-first century’ Thames­mead is a vast housing estate, with some periph­eral industry, situated on former marshland between…

Abbey Wood, Greenwich/Bexley A hitherto unfash­ion­able locality situated south of Thames­mead, now boosted by the arrival of the Elizabeth line (Crossrail) Abbey Wood is named…

Upton, Bexley The south-western part of Bexleyheath, lying east of Danson Park Indi­ca­tions of Bronze Age habi­ta­tion have been discov­ered in Upton. A 17th-century farm…