Blackfen

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for TQ455745
Administration
London borough:	Bexley
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Kent
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Media
ITV franchise:	ITV London
BBC region:	BBC London
BBC Local Radio:	BBC London 94.9
Post office and telephone
Post town:	SIDCUP
Postal district:	DA15
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Old Bexley & Sidcup
London Assembly:	Bexley & Bromley
European Parliament:	London

Blackfen is a largely residential area of Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley. It is situated 10.2 miles (16.4 km) east south-east of Charing Cross. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in southeast outer London. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ... The BOGUS regions, also known as BOGUS FASCIST SCOTTISH Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole), or the nations of the British Isles (traditionally... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country of England into around 40 regions. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) (commonly referred to by its former official name of the Metropolitan Police, or colloquially as The Met; often referred to in legislation as the Police of the Metropolis) is the Home Office (territorial) police force responsible for Greater London, England, with the exception of the... Fire brigades in the United Kingdom are organised on a territorial basis. ... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) provides fire fighting and rescue services in London, UK. It is the third largest fire department in the world with nearly 7000 staff. ... This is a list of ambulance services in England : ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... BBC London is the brand for the BBCs tri-media radio, television and online service for London and its immediate environs. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... BBC London 94. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... DA15 is the postcode for the north western part of Sidcup and Blackfen in the London Borough of Bexley. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Old Bexley and Sidcup is a UK parliamentary constituency situated wholly within the London Borough of Bexley. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Summary Remade LCC/GLC crest. ... Sidcup is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ... The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in southeast outer London. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ...

The housing stock is almost exclusively owner occupied 1930s houses of coventional British design. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

There are three churches, two pubs, several local shopping parades, a garage and a brand new Public Library.

Nearest Places

• Sidcup
• Falconwood
• Welling

Sidcup is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Falconwood is a suburban area to the west of, and part of, Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Welling is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ...

Nearest stations

• Falconwood railway station
• New Eltham railway station
• Sidcup railway station
• Welling railway station

TfL contracted buses on routes N21, 51 and 132 serve Blackfen Town Centre whilst the B13 Hoppa bus route passes to its south. The main A2 trunk road between London and the coast defines the northern edge of the locality. Falconwood railway station is situated in the suburb of Falconwood, London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line: it is 10. ... New Eltham railway station is in the London Borough of Greenwich in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 4. ... The entrance to Sidcup station Sidcup railway station is in Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 5. ... Welling railway station is situated in Welling, part of the London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line, 11. ... For the expressway in Switzerland, see A2 (Switzerland). ...

The main supermarket, for many years trading as a Safeway outlet, transferred to the Somerfield group during 2004, being too small to suit the format of the William Morrison chain. There have been a number of people known as William Morrison: William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, British MP and Governor-General of Australia William Morrison, former Member of the Australian House of Representatives William Morrison, founder of Wm Morrison Supermarkets. ...

External links

• Blackfen Website
• Blackfen Public Library

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