Bickley

For other uses, see Bickley (disambiguation).
Bickley
Bickley
 Bickley shown within Greater London
Population 13,904 
(ward, 2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ423688
London borough Bromley
Ceremonial county Greater London
RegionLondon
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BROMLEY
Postcode district BR1,BR2
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK ParliamentBromley & Chislehurst
London Assembly Bexley and Bromley
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Coordinates: 51°24′01″N 0°02′48″E / 51.4003°N 0.0466°E / 51.4003; 0.0466

The ward of Bickley (red) shown within the London Borough of Bromley (orange)

Bickley is a town located in South East London, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located east of Bromley and is situated 10.4 miles (16.7 km) south east of Charing Cross. Well known for its large and expensive houses, Bickley boasts being one of the richest areas within England.

Properties

Bickley has large and expensive houses on roads such as Highfield Road, Oldfield Road, Southborough Road, Page Heath Lane and Blackbrook Lane. Bickley Park contains a range of large houses, making it one of the most expensive areas within the Capital to live, it is the area between Chislehurst Road and Bickley Park Road extending to the railway at Chislehurst station. This area was the estate of Bickley Hall, a classical house designed by Robert Mylne, FRS, for John Wells, shipbuilder, in 1780 (demolished 1963). His brother William,[2] shipbuilder and a director of Greenwich Hospital, inherited the estate, and his son John commissioned additions by Robert Smirke in 1810. Residential development started in the 1860s and was completed in the 1960s.

Notable residents

Parks in Bickley

Jubilee Country Park

With entrances in Thornet Wood Road and Blackbrook lane, there are 62 acres (25 hectares) of wildflower meadows, hedgerows and semi-natural ancient woodland. There is a cycle route through this park to Petts Wood. The London LOOP footpath also goes through Jubilee Park and it is linked to National Trust countryside at Petts Wood and beyond that to Scadbury Park Nature Reserve.[3]

Whitehall Recreation Ground

A large play area on Southlands Road with children's playground.

Widmore Recreation Ground

A small local park with a children's playground which has entrances in Pembroke Road, Lewes Road and Tylney Road.

Education

Schools in Bickley

Transport

Bickley station serves the area with services to London Victoria, Kentish Town, Orpington and Sevenoaks . Bickley is served by several Transport for London buses, connecting it with areas including Beckenham, Bexleyheath, Bromley, Catford, Chislehurst, Eltham, Locksbottom, Orpington, Petts Wood and Sidcup.

Nearby Areas

Places of Worship

References

  1. Bromley.org 2001 Census information for the Bickley ward "Bickley ward population - 13904"
  2. MacDougall, Philip (2004). "Wells, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64870. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. Archived 8 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Wythes, George. "George Wythes". Grace's Guide.

External links

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