Falconwood

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TQ455755
Administration
London borough:	Bexley
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Country:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Kent
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	WELLING
Postal district:	DA16
Dialling code	020
Politics
UK Parliament:
London Assembly:	Bexley and Bromley
European Parliament:	London

Falconwood is a suburban area to the west of, and part of, Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. The estate - named Falconwood Park when first built in the late 1930s - occupied the site of former farmland. Falconwood railway station was opened in 1936 to serve this area. The Falconwood Community Centre was built for use by everyone living locally in 1954, used by the Falconwood and District Horticultural Society for the Annual Fruit Flower and Vegetable Show on the third Saturday in August. 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 in England. ... 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. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... 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 traditional counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England into around forty areas, which were used for both administrative and general geographical demarcation for several hundreds of years. ... 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 the United Kingdom: Ambulance services in England: Category: ... 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. ... DA16 is the postcode for part of Welling 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). ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Bexley and Bromley is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) 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. ... Welling is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ... The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in southeast outer London. ... Falconwood railway station is situated in the suburb of Falconwood, London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line: it is 10. ...

Originally a large council housing estate, Falconwood has 2 postcode areas. The area surrounding the train station and Mable Crout Court comes under SE9, and the area surrounding Falconwood Park comes under DA16.

Falconwood Park truly comes to life in the summer and re-lives its estate qualities as thousands of children from the nearby Westwood Infant/Junior and Westwood College finish their days. Also near to Falconwood in nearby Avery Hill (Eltham) is Crown Woods School. Many pupils form the two senior schools congregate in the two areas in Falconwood Park and around Falconwood station.

Originally named the Falconwood Park Estate, it was by far the largest estate in the area. In the 1930s, Ideal Homesteads built the estate, making it around 300acres in size, and housing around 2250 dwellings.

Falconwood is also a main part of the Green Chain Walks.

The nearest railway stations in the area are Falconwood railway station, situated just off the A2, and Welling railway station situated just off the A207 (Bellegrove Road). Falconwood railway station is situated in the suburb of Falconwood, London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line: it is 10. ... Welling railway station is situated in Welling, part of the London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line, 11. ...

Places near to Falconwood are:

Avery Hill, Bexleyheath, Blackfen, Eltham, Shooter's Hill, Welling Bexleyheath, formerly known as Bexley New Town, part of the London Borough of Bexley, consists of a suburban development located 12 miles (19. ... Blackfen is a largely residential area of Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Eltham, London, England Eltham, New Zealand, Taranaki, New Zealand Eltham, Victoria, Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Shooters Hill is a place in the London Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. ... Welling is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ...