Kevington, London
- London
- Bexley and Bromley
Kevington, sometimes spelt Kevingtown,[1] is a rural hamlet in South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located north east of Orpington and south west of Swanley and is adjacent to the Greater London border with Kent, in the Metropolitan green belt.
History
Kevington was in the historic county of Kent until 1965 when Greater London was formed.
The name is thought to refer either to a 'place on a hillock', or else a Saxon-era landowner named Cyfa.[1] Some old maps show two distinct places here - Kevington and Kevingtown - however this distinction has since been lost.[1]
Lord Simon de Manning, a former Lord of the Manor for Kevington, London, (which included Single Street, Luxted, Cudham, Downe, and Berry's Green), and grandson to Rudolf de Manning, (who married Elgida, aunt to King Harold 1, Harold Harefoot), of England); he was the royal Standard Bearer to King Richard the Lionheart. He carried the royal Standard to Jerusalem, in 1190, during the First Crusade.
In the Middle Ages the area formed part of Kevington manor and was in the hands of the Manning and Onslow (surname) families.[1] In the mid 1700s the Onslows sold part of their lands to the Dutch financial merchant Herman Behrens, who employed Sir Robert Taylor to build him Kevington Hall in 1769.[1] The Hall was used to billet Canadian troops during the Second World War and was later used as a primary school; it now functions as a conference and events space.[1] Oak View School (originally Shawcroft Special School) opened nearby in 1976 to cater for young people with special needs.[1] There was once a pub in the hamlet called the Kevington Arms, however this is now a farm building.[1]
Transport
Buses
- 477 to Orpington via St Mary Cray or to Dartford via Crockenhill, Swanley, Hextable & Wilmington. Mondays to Saturdays only. Operated by Arriva Kent Thameside.
Rail
The nearest National Rail station is St Mary Cray or Swanley.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Willey, Russ (2006). The London Gazetteer. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. p. 273.
- v
- t
- e
- Anerley
- Aperfield
- Beckenham
- Berry's Green
- Bickley
- Biggin Hill
- Bromley
- Bromley Common
- Chelsfield
- Chislehurst
- Coney Hall
- Crystal Palace
- Cudham
- Downe
- Eden Park
- Elmers End (including Upper Elmers End)
- Elmstead
- Farnborough
- Foxbury
- Goddington
- Green Street Green
- Hayes
- Hazelwood
- Hockenden
- Horns Green
- Keston
- Kevington
- Leaves Green
- Locksbottom
- Longlands
- Luxted
- Mottingham
- New Beckenham
- Orpington (including: Broom Hill, Crofton, Derry Downs and Ramsden)
- Park Langley
- Penge
- Petts Wood
- Plaistow
- Poverest
- Pratt's Bottom
- Ruxley
- St Mary Cray
- St Paul's Cray
- Shortlands
- Single Street
- Southborough
- South Street
- Sundridge
- Sydenham
- Upper Norwood
- West Wickham
- Widmore
- Betts Park
- Chislehurst Common
- Crofton Wood
- Croydon Road Recreation Ground
- Crystal Palace Park
- Cuckoo Wood
- Downe Bank
- Elmstead Wood
- Hayes Common
- High Elms Country Park
- Jubilee Country Park
- Kelsey Park
- Keston Common
- Norman Park
- Ruxley Gravel Pits
- Saltbox Hill
- Scadbury Park
- Sundridge Park
- The Warren
- West Kent Golf Course nature reserve
- Beckenham
- Bromley and Chislehurst
- Lewisham West and Penge
- Orpington
tram stops
- Anerley
- Avenue Road
- Beckenham Road
- Beckenham Junction
- Bickley
- Birkbeck
- Bromley North
- Bromley South
- Chelsfield
- Chislehurst
- Clock House
- Crystal Palace
- Eden Park
- Elmers End
- Elmstead Woods
- Hayes
- Kent House
- Knockholt
- Lower Sydenham
- New Beckenham
- Orpington
- Penge East
- Penge West
- Petts Wood
- Ravensbourne
- St Mary Cray
- Shortlands
- Sundridge Park
- West Wickham
- Category
- Commons
This London location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e