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Encyclopedia > London Borough of Bexley
London Borough of Bexley
Bexley
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status London borough
Area
— Total
Ranked 289th
60.56 km²
ONS code 00AD
Admin HQ Broadway, Bexleyheath
Demographics
Population
— Total (2006 est.)
Density
Ranked 56th (of 354)
221,600
3,659 / km²
Ethnicity 91.4% White
3.4% South Asian
2.9% African-Caribbean
Politics
Leadership Leader & Cabinet
Mayor Cllr Brian Beckwith
Executive Conservative
MPs John Austin
Derek Conway
David Evennett
London Assembly
— Member
Bexley and Bromley
Bob Neill
Coat of Arms
Arms of Bexley London Borough Council
Official website LB Bexley

The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in south east Greater London which forms, with other boroughs, part of Outer London. The head office of Bexley London Borough Council is in Bexleyheath. Bexley is twinned with Evry in France and with Arnsberg in Germany. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... Area is the measure of how much exposed area any two dimensional object has. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005, unless otherwise stated, from the Office for National Statistics [1]. See also: List of towns and cities in England by population - List of English counties by population - List of ceremonial counties of England by population - List of English districts by area - List... The term British Asian is used to denote a person of Southern Asian ancestry or origin, or sometimes Western Asian origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom. ... The Leicester Caribbean Carnival The British African-Caribbean (Afro-Caribbean) community are residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian background, and whose ancestors were indigenous to Africa. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... John Eric Austin-Walker, formerly known as John Austin-Walker, (born August 21, 1944, in Blaby, Leicestershire) is a British Member of Parliament, first elected for Woolwich 1992-7, then for Erith and Thamesmead from 1997-present after boundary changes. ... Derek Conway was also a character from The Bill played by Ben Roberts. ... David Anthony Evennett (born June 3, 1949) is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bexleyheath and Crayford. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... Bexley and Bromley is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... Robert James MacGillivray Neill (born 24th June 1952) is a Conservative Party politician. ... Arms of London Borough of Bexley . ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Outer London is the name for the group of London Boroughs that do not form part of Inner London, but form a ring around it. ... Bexleyheath, formerly known as Bexley New Town, part of the London Borough of Bexley, consists of a suburban development located 12 miles (19. ... Évry is a city in France, préfecture (capital) of the Essonne département. ... Map of Germany showing Arnsberg Arnsberg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

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Neighbours

Within London, it has common borders with the London Borough of Bromley to the south, the London Borough of Greenwich to the west and the River Thames is the northern boundary with the London Borough of Havering and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. To the east there is a boundary with the Dartford borough in Kent. The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London, England. ... The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. ... This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ... The London Borough of Havering is a London borough in east London, England and forms part of Outer London. ... The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London and forms part of Outer London. ... Dartford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. ...


History

The London Borough of Bexley was formed in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963 from the Municipal Borough of Bexley, the Municipal Borough of Erith, the Crayford Urban District half of the Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District (the other half going to the new London Borough of Bromley). The Council prefers to style itself "Bexley London Borough" to maintain the link with its predecessor, Bexley Municipal Borough [citation needed]. The London Government Act 1963 was an Act of the UK parliament which led to the official recognition of the conurbation known as Greater London. ... Arms of the former Bexley Borough Council Bexley is a place in south east London in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Arms of the former Municipal Borough of Erith Erith 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. ... Chislehurst and Sidcup was an urban district of Kent from 1934 until 1965 when, following the London Government Act of 1963, it was split between the London Borough of Bromley and the London Borough of Bexley. ... The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London, England. ...


The town of Bexley, Ohio, United States was named at the suggestion of an early resident, Mr. Kilbourne, in honour of his family's roots in Bexley, England. (Bexley, Ohio, is a suburb of the city of Columbus, the state capital of Ohio.) Bexley is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. ... Skyline of downtown Columbus, Ohio, viewed across the Scioto River. ...


A suburb of Sydney, Australia bears the name of Bexley, New South Wales. Forest Road, Bexley Corner of Forest and Harrow Roads, Bexley Forest Inn, Bexley Bexley is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...


Open spaces

Although located at the edge of the London metropolis, the London Borough of Bexley includes much open land. The ring of high ground that surrounds South London comes to an end in the Borough. The prominent Shooters Hill, on the boundary with the London Borough of Greenwich, is a part of that high ground, which then sweeps from Welling, at its eastern base, to Belvedere. The land falls away to the north of the high ground, down to the River Thames. At Belvedere, the land drops down to the old port of Erith and is constrained and bounded in the east by the River Cray. This high land was mostly heathland, lying either side of the old Roman road (Watling Street) between Crayford and Welling. To the north was the Thames and Erith, to the south the Rivers Cray and Shuttle and Bexley. The 19th Century saw this vast area covered in housing, but small pockets of green remain: Lying to the west of Erith and Lower Belvedere, there are still the ruins of Lesnes Abbey surrounded by woodland. The high ground immediately to the south-east of the old Abbey was called Lessness Heath. The area immediately to the north and west of the old Abbey is known as Abbey Wood, taking its name from the extensive woodland that once belonged to the Abbey. A small amount of public open space remains in Northumberland Heath, an area of the high ground to the south of Erith. The flanks of Shooters Hill remain heavily wooded (Oxleas Wood and Falcon Wood) and there is a working farm on the eastern and north-eastern sides. Bexley Heath (name changed to Bexleyheath by the railway company a few years after the station was opened) is completely covered in housing and now forms the main shopping centre, as well as the administrative centre, of the London Borough of Bexley. Danson Park, in Welling, and Hall Place Gardens near Bexley provide public open spaces. Renovated Danson House is now open to the public. To the south, the River Cray flows into the Borough flanked by Foots Cray Meadows, and it then continues northwards past Hall Place to Crayford, exiting the Borough to join the River Darent north of Dartford before it in turn flows into the River Thames. The London Borough of Bexley owns and maintains over 100 parks and open spaces within its boundaries, with a total of 638 acres (255ha). ... Shooters Hill is a place in the London Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. ... This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ... Belvedere is a suburban area in the northern part of the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London. ... , Erith (pronounced ) is a place in the London Borough of Bexley, south east London on the River Thames, United Kingdom. ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... For other uses, see Crayford (disambiguation). ... , Welling is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ... // Bexley is a place in south east London in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Lesnes Abbey was founded by Richard de Luci, Chief Justiciar of England, in 1178. ... Danson Park is a park located in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. ... , Welling is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Hall Place is a former stately home, today a Grade 1 listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, beside the River Cray, west of Bexleyheath and north-east of Old Bexley. ... // Bexley is a place in south east London in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Danson House is a Georgian mansion (today a Grade I listed building) at the centre of Danson Park, to the west of Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley, south-east London. ... The confluence of the River Darent (left) and the River Cray (right) on Crayford Marshes. ... Foots Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley near to the town of Sidcup. ... The confluence of the River Darent (left) and the River Cray (right) on Crayford Marshes. ... Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ...


Churches

The greater part of the population are nominal Anglicans, but a number of Roman Catholic churches and non-conformist congregations exist. Baptists, Plymouth Brethren, Methodist. There are no Jewish congregations. A small selection of churches is given here: St Paulinus, Crayford. Parts of this church date back to the 12th century with additions made in the later medieval period. St John the Baptist, Erith. A Norman church dating from the 12th century. The Wheatley Chapel was the burial place of successive Lords of the Manor. St Mary the Virgin, Bexley. The building dates from the 12th century, but much was restored in the 19th century. All Saints, Foots Cray. An ancient church, heavily restored in the 1860s St James, North Cray. An old church but rebuilt in the 19th century. Greek Orthodox Church, Welling. Probably of 13th century origin (formerly the parish church of St Michael). Christ Church, Erith. 19th century building. Grade II listed interior. Bethany Hall, Chapel Road, Bexleyheath, now a meeting house of the Plymouth Brethren though originally a Methodist chapel. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Baptist churches are part of a Christian movement often regarded as an Evangelical, Protestant denomination. ... The Brethren are a Christian Evangelical movement that began in Dublin, London, Plymouth, and the continent of Europe in the late 1820s. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... The Brethren are a Christian Evangelical movement that began in Dublin, London, Plymouth, and the continent of Europe in the late 1820s. ...


Education

Primary schools

List of primary schools (except where otherwise indicated) in LB Bexley. (N) indicates nursery facilities. Source[1]
  • Barnehurst Infant (N)
  • Barnehurst Junior Foundation
  • Barnes Cray Primary (N)
  • Barrington
  • Bedonwell Infant (N)
  • Bedonwell Junior
  • Belmont (N)
  • Belvedere Infant (N)
  • Belvedere Junior
  • Birkbeck (N)
  • Bishop Ridley CE (N)
  • Brampton
  • Burnt Oak Junior
  • Bursted Wood (N)
  • The Business Academy, Bexley (Primary Section) (N)
  • Castilion (N)
  • Chatsworth Infant (N)
  • Christ Church Erith CE (N)
  • Colyers (N)
  • Crook Log (N)
  • Danson (N)
  • Days Lane (N)
  • Dulverton (N)
  • Eastcote (N)
  • East Wickham Infant (N)
  • East Wickham Junior
  • Foster's (N)
  • Gravel Hill (N)
  • Hillsgrove (N)
  • Holy Trinity Lamorbey CE (N)
  • Hook Lane (N)
  • Hurst (N)
  • Jubilee (N)
  • Lessness Heath (N)
  • Longlands
  • Mayplace (N)
  • Normandy (N)
  • Northend (N)
  • Northumberland Heath (N)
  • Northwood
  • Old Bexley CE (N)
  • Orchard (N)
  • Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic (N)
  • Parkway (N)
  • Pelham (N)
  • Royal Park (N)
  • St Augustines of Canterbury CE VA (N)
  • St Fidelis Catholic (N)
  • St John Fisher Catholic
  • St Joseph's Catholic
  • St Michael's East Wickham CE VA
  • St Paulinus CE
  • St Peter Chanel Catholic
  • St Stephen's Catholic
  • St Thomas More Catholic
  • Sherwood Park (N)
  • Slade Green Infant (N)
  • Slade Green Junior
  • Upland (N)
  • Upton (N)

Secondary schools

List of secondary schools in LB Bexley. Source[2]
  • St Catherine's Catholic School for Girls
  • St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
  • St Luke's Sixth Form College (see notes)
  • St Mary & St Joseph Catholic School (see notes)
  • Townley Grammar School
  • Trinity School, Belvedere
  • Welling School
  • Westwood College

Beths Grammar School, commonly known as Beths, is an all-boys foundation grammar school in Bexley, south east London. ... Bexley Grammar School, is a co-educational grammar school in Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Bexleyheath School was once an all girls grammar school on one site and a boys school on the Graham Road site. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Modern History In 1996, the two sites of Erith School, the East and West buildings, merged onto one site on Avenue Road, with a new teaching block, sports hall and all weather astroturf facilities. ... Townley Grammar School For Girls, normally referred to locally as Townley is a secondary grammar school. ...

Further education

List of opportunities for 16–19 year olds in LB Bexley. A partnership for common entry, exists for Bexleyheath, Erith and Welling schools' sixth forms. Source[3]

Sidcup Art College and Rose Bruford College are also located in the borough. Beths Grammar School, commonly known as Beths, is an all-boys foundation grammar school in Bexley, south east London. ... Bexley Grammar School, is a co-educational grammar school in Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Townley Grammar School For Girls, normally referred to locally as Townley is a secondary grammar school. ... Sidcup Art College was an art college in Sidcup, London Borough of Bexley (an outer suburb of Greater London near Kent), England. ... Lamorbey House Rose Bruford College is a prestigious British drama school, offering professional vocational training for the performing arts to BA and MA level. ...


Transport

Railway stations

Albany Park railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 5. ... Barnehurst railway station serves Barnehurst, London Borough of Bexley: it is 13. ... Belvedere railway station is a railway station in South East London, between Abbey Wood and Erith. ... Bexley station at sunset Bexley railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 6. ... Bexleyheath railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. ... Crayford railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 6. ... Erith station serves Erith in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast 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. ... 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. ... Slade Green railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, on the North Kent Line. ... Welling railway station is situated in Welling, part of the London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line, 11. ...

Places

Localities

It includes the following areas:

As well as parts of Albany Park, a suburb in the London Borough of Bexley, is located between Sidcup and Old Bexley. ... Barnehurst is a town in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Barnes Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Belvedere is a suburban area in the northern part of the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London. ... // Bexley is a place in south east London in the London Borough of Bexley. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Crayford (disambiguation). ... Crook Log is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Crossness is a place in south-east London. ... East Wickham is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ... , Erith (pronounced ) is a place in the London Borough of Bexley, south east London on the River Thames, United Kingdom. ... Falconwood is a suburban area to the west of, and part of, Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Foots Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley near to the town of Sidcup. ... Lamorbey is a small district of Sidcup. ... Lessness Heath is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Longlands is a place in southeast London, England and an electoral ward in the southwest corner of the London Borough of Bexley; its main postcodes is DA15 and DA14. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Northumberland Heath is the upper part of Erith within the London Borough of Bexley. ... Bexley is a place in south east London in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Slade Green is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Belvedere is a settlement between Plumstead and Erith in southeast London. ... Upton is a hamlet engulfed when the new town of Bexleyheath developed during the early 20th century. ... , Welling is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ... West Heath is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ...

Abbey Wood is an area on the eastern edge of the London Borough of Greenwich, between Plumstead to the west and Erith to the east, Abbey Wood takes its name from the nearby Lesnes Abbey and Bostall Woods. ... The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. ... For the 8th Earl of Sidcup, a fictional character created by P. G. Wodehouse, see Roderick Spode. ... The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. ... , Thamesmead is a new town in London built on the southern bank of the River Thames, 9. ... The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. ...

Postcode areas

SE2 (part), SE9 (part), SE28 (part), DA1 (part), DA3 (all), DA5(all), DA6 (all), DA7 (all), DA8 (all), DA14 (all), DA15 (all), DA16 (all), DA17 (all), DA18 (all). SE2 is the postcode for Abbey Wood in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Map of SE postal districts SE9 is the postcode for Eltham in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... SE28 is the postcode for Thamesmead in the London Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. ...


Political composition

There are 21 wards represented on Bexley Council, as shown on this map. A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods...


All Bexley Council seats were up for re-election during the election on May 4, 2006.
Previously Labour held control of the council by a margin of one (32 Labour to 31 Conservative councillors). In the election, the Conservatives took 23 seats from Labour, giving the newly elected council's political composition as: Local government elections will take place in London, and some other parts of England on Thursday May 4, 2006. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Conservative: 54
Labour: 9
The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Ward Members elected in 2006
Barnehurst Richard Gillespie (Con)
Bill McEwen (Con)
Simon Windle (Con)
Belvedere Daniel Francis (Lab)
John Fuller (Con)
David Leaf (Con)
Blackfen & Lamorbey Brian Beckwith (Con)
Peter Craske (Con)
Katie Perrior (Con)
Blendon & Penhill Pat Cammish (Con)
Graham D'Amiral (Con)
Nick O'Hare (Con)
Brampton Ron French (Con)
Teresa O'Neill (Con)
John Wilkinson (Con)
Christchurch Roy Ashmole (Con)
Ian Clement (Con)
Leonard Newton (Con)
Colyers Chris Brockwell (Con)
David Cammish (Con)
David Hurt (Lab)
Cray Meadows Cheryl Bacon (Con)
Ross Downing (Con)
Don Massey (Con)
Crayford Geraldene Lucia-Hennis (Con)
Howard Marriner (Con)
Melvin Seymour (Con)
Danson Park Linda Bailey (Con)
Sharon Massey (Con
Andy John Waters (Con)
East Wickham Alf Catterall (Con)
James Hunt (Con)
Paul Michael Tarrant (Con)
Erith Chris Ball (Lab)
Margaret O'Neill(Lab)
Bernard Clewes (Con)
Falconwood & Welling Nigel Betts (Con)
Peter Catterall (Con)
Val Clark(Con)
Lesnes Abbey John Davey (Con)
Kirsty Duncombe (Con)
Eleanor Hurt (Con)
Longlands Gareth Bacon (Con)
Ken McAndrew (Con)
Mike Slaughter (Con)
North End Alan Deadman (Lab)
John Eastaugh (Lab)
Brenda Langstead (Lab)
Northumberland Heath Helen Fuller (Con)
Peter Reader (Con)
Alex Sawyer (Con)
Sidcup Aileen Beckwith (Con)
Jackie Evans (Con)
June Slaughter (Con)
St Mary's Colin Campbell (Con)
Alan Downing (Con)
Colin Tandy (Con)
St Michael's Joseph Pollard (Con)
Ray Sams (Con)
Matthew Scott (Con)
Thamesmead East Sandra Bauer (Lab)
Harbans Singh Buttar (Lab)
Harry Persaud (Lab)

References

  1. ^ Primary schools in LB Bexley accessed 11 May 2007
  2. ^ Secondary schools in LB Bexley accessed 11 May 2007
  3. ^ Post-16 education in LB Bexley accessed 11 May 2007

External links

Coordinates: 51°25′N, 0°08′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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