Elmstead, London

Elmstead
Elmstead
 Elmstead shown within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ425705
London borough Bromley
Ceremonial county Greater London
RegionLondon
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHISLEHURST
Postcode district BR7
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′56″N 0°03′00″E / 51.4155°N 0.0501°E / 51.4155; 0.0501

Elmstead is a residential district in south east London, England within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located north east of Bromley.

History

Toponomy

The name is recorded in 1320 as Elmsted and means 'place where elm trees grow'. The name was shared with Elmstead Place mansion and the woodland of Elmstead Wood. After the local railway station opened it took the name Elmstead Woods.[1]

Geography

Elmstead Wood has public access from Elmstead Lane and other locations.[2] It lies on the Green Chain walk. It is adjacent to Sundridge Park Golf Club.

Elmstead Pit, opposite the railway station, is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which has important fossils from the Eocene epoch 50 million years ago.[3][4]

Nearby areas

Transport

Elmstead Woods railway station serves the area with services to London Charing Cross, Orpington and Sevenoaks. Transport for London bus 314 connects the area with Eltham via New Eltham and to New Addington via Bromley and Hayes.

References

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