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Encyclopedia > Foots Cray
Foots Cray
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for TQ475705
Administration
London borough: Bexley
County level: Greater London
Region: London
Nation: England
Other
Police force: Metropolitan
Ceremonial county: Greater London
Historic county: Kent
ITV franchise: ITV London
Post office and telephone
Post town: SIDCUP
Postal district: DA14
Dialling code: 020
Politics
UK Parliament:
London Assembly: Bexley & Bromley
European Parliament: London
London

Foots Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley near to the town of Sidcup. 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, 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, England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and [[Northern Ireland collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Policing in the United Kingdom is divided into a number of forces. ... Metropolitan Police redirects here. ... 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, England. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV London is the brand name used by ITV plc in London. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... 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. ... 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. ... The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in southeast outer London. ... Sidcup is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ...


It took its name from Godwin Fot, a local Saxon landowner recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and from the River Cray that passes through the village. It lay on the old Maidstone Road (now bypassed by the A20 road) leading from London to north Kent. Until the 20th Century Foots Cray dominated the nearby, less ancient hill-top hamlet of Sidcup. The combined area was designated as the Urban District of Foots Cray in 1902. Soon, however, the two settlements' fortunes were reversed, as Foots Cray's traditional industries declined after the First World War, and Sidcup grew rapidly as a commuter town after a railway was built linking it to central London. In 1921 this change was reflected in the renaming of Foots Cray Urban District to Sidcup Urban District. In 1965 both areas became part of the London Borough of Bexley. A map showing the general locations of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms circa 600CE. Anglo-Saxons is a term that refers to a collection of culturally related Germanic tribes from Angeln. ... Domesday 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. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... The confluence of the River Darent (left) and the River Cray (right) on Crayford Marshes. ... Maidstone is the county town of Kent, in southeast England, about 30 miles from London. ... The A20 is a two-digit major road in south-east England, carrying traffic from London to Dover in Kent. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...


The estate of Foots Cray Place was the site of a manor house that existed from 1754 to 1949. This was once occupied by Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer. Now only the stable block remains, but the grounds, known as Foots Cray meadows, provide a valuable, public green space in this south-eastern suburb of London. This 89 hectare park was formed in the early 19th century from two mid-18th-century landscaped parks. It is listed by English Heritage as a Grade II historic park. An impression of the surviving landscape can be obtained from the Hidden London website [1]. The "London LOOP" walk passes through Foots Cray meadows on its way from Old Bexley to Sidcup Place and Petts Wood. There is some industry in an area next to the meadows and bordering the river. Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley (29 April 1766-8 February 1851), English politician, was the fifth son of Henry Vansittart (d. ... The Rt. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... The London LOOPs logo, a flying kestrel, can be seen on the signs marking the route. ... Arms of the former Bexley Borough Council Bexley is a place in south east London in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Petts Wood is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ...



grid reference TQ470707 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...


Geographical data: 51°25′N 0°7′E


See also

  • Footscray - the Australian city named after this village

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Foots Cray (293 words)
In 1822 the house was acquired by chancellor of the exchequer Sir Nicholas Vansittart, later Lord Bexley.
The arrival of the Sidcup by-pass brought businesses here from the 1930s and central Foots Cray is now dominated by the industrial and commercial premises of the LEFA and Five Arches business parks and the Coca-Cola and Schweppes bottling plant, the source of the Dasani ‘pure water’ fiasco in 2004.
Foots Cray Meadows lie to the north of the built-up area and contain the remains of Foots Cray Place, which burned down in 1949.
Definition of Foots Cray (366 words)
Foots Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley near to the town of Sidcup.
The combined area was designated as the Urban District of Foots Cray in 1902.
In 1921 this change was reflected in the renaming of Foots Cray Urban District to Sidcup Urban District.
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