East Wickham

East Wickham
East Wickham East Wickham shown within Greater London
Area	0.83 sq mi (2.1 km²)
Population	10,858 (2011 Census)^[1]
– density	13,082/sq mi (5,051/km²)
OS grid reference	TQ455765
– Charing Cross	10.5 mi (16.9 km) WNW
London borough	Bexley
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WELLING
Postcode district	DA16
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Old Bexley and Sidcup
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley
List of places UK England London

Coordinates: 51°28′08″N 0°05′46″E / 51.469°N 0.096°E / 51.469; 0.096

East Wickham is an urban village in London within the London Borough of Bexley. It borders the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It lies north west of Bexleyheath.

History

Welling originally formed part of the ancient manor of East Wickham, which was centred on St Michael’s Church, Upper Wickham Lane, built in the 13th century. In the Domesday Book (1086) East Wickham was included as part of the return for Plumstead and the church was originally a chapel of St Nicholas’ Church in Plumstead.

East Wickham was historically a chapelry in Plumstead parish. It included part of the hamlet Welling, the rest was in Bexley.^[2] It became a civil parish in its own right in 1854 and formed part of Dartford Rural District from 1894. It ceased to be a civil parish and was absorbed by the Bexley Urban District on 1 October 1902.^[3]

East Wickham is the birthplace and childhood residence of the singer-songwriter Kate Bush.

Transport

Several Transport for London bus services connect East Wickham with areas including Welling, Eltham, Bexleyheath, Plumstead, Woolwich, Abbey Wood, North Greenwich, Thamesmead and Dartford. The nearest rail link to the area is Welling railway station.

References

↑ Neighbourhood Statistics. "Check Browser Settings". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
↑ "East Wickham | The Environs of London: volume 4 (pp. 546-549)". British-history.ac.uk. 2003-06-22. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
↑ "East Wickham CP/Ch through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". Visionofbritain.org.uk. 1902-10-01. Retrieved 2014-08-25.

London Borough of Bexley

Districts	Abbey Wood Albany Park Barnehurst Barnes Cray Belvedere Bexley Bexleyheath Blackfen Blendon Coldblow Crayford Crook Log Crossness East Wickham Erith Falconwood Foots Cray Lamorbey Lessness Heath Longlands North Cray North End Northumberland Heath Ruxley Sidcup Slade Green Thamesmead Upton Welling West Heath

Attractions	Crossness Pumping Station Danson House Erith Playhouse Erith Stadium Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre Hall Place and Gardens Lesnes Abbey Red House (NT)

Parks and open spaces	Abbeyhill Park Bexley Woods Bursted Wood Danson Park Foots Cray Meadows Frank's Park Lamorbey Park Lesnes Abbey Woods Penhill Park Stevens Park

Constituencies	Bexleyheath & Crayford Erith & Thamesmead Old Bexley & Sidcup

Rail stations	Albany Park Barnehurst Belvedere Bexley Bexleyheath Crayford Erith Falconwood Sidcup Slade Green Welling

Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools

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