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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. ...
Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ...
The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ...
Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ...
Constituent country is an official term used to describe three of the four principal component parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK): England; Scotland; Wales. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq...
This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ...
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. ...
Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ...
The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ...
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) is the Home Office police force responsible for Greater London, with the exception of the square mile of the City of London. ...
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 the United Kingdom: Ambulance services in England, after July 1, 2006 are A few deviations from the above have been made for operational reasons. ...
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ...
A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ...
UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ...
DA1 is the postcode for Dartford in Kent. ...
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. ...
The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ...
Bexleyheath and Crayford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ...
Bexley and Bromley is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ...
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London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ...
London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...
This is a partial list of places in London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ...
Crayford is a town in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Location & History
Crayford is a town in the London Borough of Bexley that was an important bridging point in Roman times across the River Cray, a tributary of the River Thames. The Roman name was Noviomagus Cantiacorum - the new market of the Cantiaci. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having a church and three mills. As a parish (pre 1920) it included Slade Green which lies to the north. For centuries it was strongly associated with brick-making, the printing of silk scarves, ties and calico cloths, and for a short period carpet-making. After 1897 the Vickers Company that built military aeroplanes and armaments became the dominant employer building homes, a theatre and a canteen close to many workshops. The latter constructed during World War One became the town hall of the Crayford Urban District Council and remains a major landmark in municipal use. The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in southeast outer London. ...
The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ...
The confluence of the River Darent (left) and the River Cray (right) on Crayford Marshes. ...
The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ...
The Cantiaci were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands, previous to the Roman invasion of Britain. ...
Doomesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ...
Slade Green is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Crayford is a town in the London Borough of Bexley that was an important bridging point in Roman times across the River Cray, a tributary of the River Thames. ...
Leisure Crayford is now well known for a different theatre, a small astronomic observatory and a greyhound racing track. The theatre was named in honour of Geoffrey Whitworth who played a key part in developing a British tradition of amateur drama and in building political support for The Royal National Theatre erected at Waterloo, London after his death. The area boasts the usual array of shops and services, albeit with a disproportionate amount of hairdressers/barbershops, with a small retail park at its Western end with a number of chain stores that has been constructed in the past decade. Crayford also has a greyhound race track known as Crayford Stadium, one of the four remaining (besides Romford Stadium, Walthamstow Stadium and Wimbeldon Stadium) of it's kind in London from an original 33. The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ...
A 1948 poster showing the main concourse. ...
Romford Greyhound Stadium is a dog track located in Romford in the London Borough of Havering in East London. ...
Walthamstow Stadium Walthamstow Stadium is a dog track located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in East London. ...
Inventor Hiram Stevens Maxim lived in Crayford. Hiram S. Maxim Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (February 4, 1840 - November 24, 1916) was the inventor of the Maxim Gun in 1884, the first portable, fully automatic machine gun, and the ubiquitous mousetrap. ...
A public house in the town centre called "The Bear and Ragged Staff" is well known as a venue for live pop/rock bands; it was briefly renamed "The Orange Kipper" in the mid-1990s, before public outcry convinced the owners to reinstate the traditional name. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ...
On its way from Erith to Old Bexley, the "London LOOP" walk follows the River Cray across the Crayford Marshes and through the town centre. This section of the LOOP is based on an earlier signed walk, the Cray Riverway, and many of the signposts along it still carry the older route's name. The London LOOPs logo, a flying kestrel, can be seen on the signs marking the route. ...
Crayford Arrows Sports Club is a local football team, established in 1881. [1]
Transport
Rail Crayford Station is located in Zone 6. Trains go to London Charing Cross via London Bridge Station to the west and to the east Dartford. Some trains go to Gillingham Station or Slade Green The back of Charing Cross railway station showing the additions designed by Terry Farrell. ...
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ...
Slade Green is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Buese The 96 contracted by Transport for London runs between Woolwich and Bluewater Shopping Centre. This bus has a frequency of 8 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes and 15-20 minutes at other times. Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ...
Woolwich is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river. ...
Bluewater Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping mall located in Greenhithe in the borough of Dartford, just outside London in north-west Kent. ...
The 428 contracted by Transport for London runs between Erith and Bluewater Shopping Centre. This bus has a frequency of 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes and 30 minutes at other times. Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ...
Erith is a place in the London Borough of Bexley, south east London, United Kingdom. ...
Bluewater Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping mall located in Greenhithe in the borough of Dartford, just outside London in north-west Kent. ...
The 492 contracted by Transport for London runs between Sidcup and Bluewater Shopping Centre. This bus has a frequency of 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes and 60 minutes at other times. Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ...
Sidcup is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Bluewater Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping mall located in Greenhithe in the borough of Dartford, just outside London in north-west Kent. ...
Nearest places Bexleyheath is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ...
Barnes Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Slade Green is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Barnehurst is a town in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Erith is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Arms of the former Bexley Borough Council Bexley is a place in south east London in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Nearest railway stations Crayford railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 6. ...
Dartford station is a railway station at Dartford in North-West Kent, on the North Kent line. ...
Barnehurst railway station serves Barnehurst, London Borough of Bexley: it is 13. ...
Slade Green railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, on the North Kent Line. ...
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