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Bickley S. Reichmer
Bickley is a district and a local government electoral ward in South East London, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located 10.4 miles (16.7 km) south east of Charing Cross, bordering Elmstead, London, Elmstead to the north, Chislehurst to the north-east and east, Petts Wood to the south-east, Southborough, Bromley, Southborough to the south, Bromley to the south-west and west and Widmore, London, Widmore to the north-west. Until 1965, it was in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Kent. History The area's name is first recorded in 1279, the 'ley' or 'lea' referring to a forest clearing, and 'Bicca' either meaning a pointed ridge, or else a personal name. The area remained rural, save for a small hunting lodge belonging to the Wells family dating to 1759. The Lodge was gradually enlarged to become Bickley Hall, a classical house designed by Robert Mylne (architect), Robert Mylne, Royal Society, FRS, for John Wells, shipbuilder, in 1780 (demolished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th Census in the United Kingdom, UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Detailed results by region, council area, ward and ONS coding system, output area are available from their respective websites. Organisation Similar to previous UK censuses, the 2001 census was organised by the three statistical agencies, ONS, GROS, and NISRA, and coordinated at the national level by the Office for National Statistics. The Order in Council#Orders in Council as Statutory Instruments, Orders in Council to conduct the census, specifying the people and information to be included in the census, were made under the authority of the Census Act 1920 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bickley Railway Station
Bickley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, serving the town of Bickley in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London, England; it is down the line from . Southeastern (train operating company), Southeastern trains branch from the main line south of Bickley and run to via . Govia Thameslink Railway, Thameslink services run either via Petts Wood or St Mary Cray on the main line. Bickley is in Travelcard Zone 5. History The station was opened as Southborough Road by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR), on the Chatham Main Line, firstly from the west (London-bound) from Bromley on 5 July 1858. On 3 December 1860, the line from the east completed the link between Victoria and ; later, in 1861, in was extended to Dover Priory railway station, Dover and . In 1860, the station was renamed ''Bickley''. To the east of the station are what are known as the Chislehurst Junction, ''Bickley Loops'', which connect the Chatham Main Line with the South Eastern Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanley Railway Station
Swanley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Swanley, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and on the main line. The Maidstone Line branches from the main line east of Swanley and the next station on that route is . The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern. The station has four platforms. Since March 2016, Oyster cards have been accepted at Swanley, with the station being placed into London's fare zone 8. History The original location of the station was at at the junction with separate platforms for the main line and the Sevenoaks branch. It was first named Sevenoaks Junction and 1871 was changed to Swanley Junction. On 27 June 1937, there was a collision between two trains near the station, resulting in the deaths of four people and with 37 injured. In 1939 a new station called Swanley was constructed approximately further west and the original station was closed. In May 2021, a new t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevenoaks Railway Station
Sevenoaks railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the town of Sevenoaks, in Kent, England. It is down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between and stations. Trains calling at the station are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. Trains from the station run northbound to London Bridge, Cannon Street, Waterloo East and Charing Cross via Orpington, or to Blackfriars via Swanley and Catford; southbound trains run to Ashford International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory, or Tunbridge Wells and Hastings. History Sevenoaks railway station was opened on 2 March 1868. It was formerly known as Tubs Hill, after the adjacent area. There is a second station to the north end of the town, on the branch to Swanley Junction, which opened on 2 June 1862; is named after a local inn which is now closed. The two lines to Sevenoaks were electrified in January 1935. When the station was reconstructed in the 1970s, a new ticket office was built replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orpington Railway Station
Orpington railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the town of Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London. It is down the line from Charing Cross railway station, London Charing Cross and is situated between and stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. History The station was opened on 2 March 1868 by the South Eastern Railway (England), South Eastern Railway (SER), when the SER opened its cut-off line between Chislehurst railway station, Chislehurst and Sevenoaks. Previously, trains between London and Tunbridge Wells had taken a circuitous route via Redhill railway station, Redhill. The line was widened and the station rebuilt in 1904, expanding to six platforms. Railway electrification in Great Britain, Third rail electrification reached Orpington in 1925, and extended to Sevenoaks in 1935. About this time the Southern Heights Light Railway was proposed, which would have diverged from the main line south of Orpington and finished at . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentish Town Railway Station
Kentish Town is an interchange station located in Kentish Town in the London Borough of Camden for London Underground and National Rail services. It is at the junction of Kentish Town Road (A400 road, A400) and Leighton Road. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. The London Underground station is on the High Barnet tube station, High Barnet branch of the Northern line. The National Rail station is served by Govia Thameslink Railway, Thameslink on the Midland Main Line. It is the only station on the High Barnet branch with a direct interchange with a National Rail line; furthermore an Oyster card#Out-of-station interchange, Out of Station Interchange (OSI) with on the North London line is not charged as two separate journeys in electronic journey charging. History The first station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 October 1868 on the extension to its new London terminal at . Prior to that, Midland Railway trains used the London and North Western Railway lines to or the Great Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Victoria Railway Station
Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail. Named after the nearby Victoria Street, the mainline station is a terminus of the Brighton Main Line to and and the Chatham Main Line to and Dover via . From the main lines, trains can connect to the Catford Loop Line, the Dartford Loop Line, the Sutton & Mole Valley lines to and the Oxted line to and . Southern operates most commuter and regional services to south London, Sussex and parts of east Surrey and south-east Hampshire while Southeastern operates trains to south-east London and Kent, alongside limited services operated by Thameslink. Gatwick Express trains run direct to Gatwick. The London Underground station is served by three lines: Circle, District and Victoria. On the Circle and District lines, the station is between Sloane Square and St James's Park statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullers Wood School For Boys
Bullers Wood School for Boys is comprehensive boys’ free school which accepts pupils from ages 11 to 16. It is located on Chislehurst Road, in Bickley, part of the London Borough of Bromley. It is a member of the Bullers Wood Multi Academy Trust, along with Bullers Wood School. History Bullers Wood School for Boys opened in 2018, with the capacity for up to 900 new school places for boys to meet the growing demand in the area. Initial proposals for the school were rejected in January 2017, and although planning permission was granted that October, the council reversed their decision in January 2018 due to concerns on traffic. For the first few months after the school's opening, students were learning in a temporary facility nearby. Eventually the council's decision was overturned and permission for the school's construction was granted by a government inspector in December 2018. Governance Bullers Wood School for Boys and Bullers Wood School are both members of the Bulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromley High School
Bromley High School is a girls' private day school located in Bickley, Greater London, part of the Girls' Day School Trust. Originally located in the middle of Bromley, in 1981 it relocated to occupy new buildings set in of grounds and playing fields. The '' Good Schools Guide'' describes the school: "Cool calm atmosphere pervades the corridors which are lined with notice boards announcing forthcoming events and successes. General impression is of a busy and active school." History Bromley High School was opened on 18 January 1883 and was the second school founded by the Girls' Public Day School Trust (now Girls' Day School Trust). At that time, Bromley was "a small country town, surrounded by pleasant woods and meadows". The establishment of the school marked the first public recognition in Bromley of the importance of higher education for girls. The school celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2008. A special concert was held at the Royal Albert Hall to mark the occasion. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaside Preparatory School
Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, chartered in 1158. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of a railway station in 1858 were key to its development and the shift from an agrarian village to an urban town. As part of the growth of London's conurbation in the 20th century, Bromley Town significantly increased in population and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903 and became part of the London Borough of Bromley in 1965. Bromley today forms a major retail and commercial centre. It is identified in the London Plan as one of the 13 metropolitan centres of Greater London. History Bromley is first recorded in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 862 as ''Bromleag'' and means 'woodland clearing where broom grows'. It shares this Old English etymology with Great Bromley in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scadbury Park
Scadbury Park is a Local Nature Reserve in Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley. It is also a Site of Nature Conservation Interest, Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. It is over , and is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and the Jubilee Country Park. It has large areas of ancient woodland, especially oaks, and flowers include lily of the valley, which is rare in London. Ponds have London's largest population of protected great crested newts. Much of it is undisturbed grassland, and it also includes a working farm. The main entrance is in Old Perry Street. The entrance piers still exist. Also a West Lodge to the estate still exists, also on Old Perry Street. The London Loop passes through it from Sidcup By-Pass Road near its junction with Perry Street to St Paul's Cray Road. History The Manorialism, manor is first recorded in the thirteenth century, when it was held by the ''de Scathebury'' family. In 1424 it was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London LOOP
The London Outer Orbital Path—more usually the "London LOOP"—is a 150-mile (242 km) signed walk along public footpaths, and through parks, woods and fields around the edge of Outer London, England, described as "the M25 for walkers". The walk begins at Erith on the south bank of the River Thames and passes clockwise through Crayford, Petts Wood, Coulsdon, Banstead, Ewell, Kingston upon Thames, Uxbridge, Elstree, Cockfosters, Chingford, Chigwell, Grange Hill and Upminster Bridge before ending at Purfleet, almost directly across the Thames from its starting point. Between these settlements the route passes through green buffers and some of the highest points in Greater London. History The walk was first proposed at a meeting between The Ramblers and the Countryside Commission in 1990. It was given an official launch at the House of Lords in 1993. The first section was opened on 3 May 1996, with a ceremony on Farthing Downs, Coulsdon. Other sections followed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
