Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath
Coordinates:,51°27′32N,0°08′18E,/,514589°N,01384°E,/,514589;,01384
Bexleyheath,is,a,town,in,the,London,Borough,of,Bexley,,southeast,London,,England,,approximately,12,miles,193km,east-southeast,of,Charing,Cross,The,town,is,identified,in,the,London,Plan,as,one,of,35,major,centres,in,Greater,London1
Contents
1,History
2,Geography
3,Town,centre
4,Leisure,and,culture
5,Education
6,Places,of,worship
7,Transport
71,Rail
72,Buses
8,Notable,residents
9,References
10,External,links
History
Rear,of,Red,House,,Bexleyheath
Until,the,early,19th,century,,Bexley,Heath,comprised,an,area,of,scrub-land,with,few,buildings,,although,Bexley,Heath,windmill,stood,at,the,corner,of,what,is,today,Erith,Road,and,Mayplace,Road,The,heath,bordered,Watling,Street,In,1766,Sir,John,Boyd,had,Danson,House,built,in,parkland,now,Danson,Park,between,Bexleyheath,and,Welling,In,1814,the,land,to,the,north,of,Bexley,that,would,become,Bexleyheath,became,subject,to,an,Enclosure,Act,In,1859,architect,Philip,Webb,designed,Red,House,for,the,artist,,reforming,designer,and,socialist,William,Morris,on,thbexleyheath,cineworld,,bexleyheath,marriott,hotel,,bexleyheath,academy,,bexleyheath,shopping,centre,,bexleyheath,bowling,,bexleyheath,police,station,Bexleyheath
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