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Bickley
Bickley
	Bickley Location within Greater London
Population	13,904 ; (ward, 2001 Census); 15,098 (2011 Census. Ward)
OS grid reference	TQ423688
London borough	Bromley;
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BROMLEY
Postcode district	BR1,BR2
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Bromley & Chislehurst;
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley;
	List of places UK England London 51°24′01″N 0°02′48″E / 51.4003°N 0.0466°E

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Bickley is a district and a local government electoral ward in South East London, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located east of Bromley and is situated 10.4 miles (16.7 km) south east of Charing Cross. It is known for its large and expensive houses.

Properties

Bickley Park contains a range of large houses, making it one of the most expensive areas in the Capital. It is the area between Chislehurst Road and Bickley Park Road extending to the railway at Chislehurst station. This area was the estate of Bickley Hall, a classical house designed by Robert Mylne, FRS, for John Wells, shipbuilder, in 1780 (demolished 1963). His brother William,^[3] shipbuilder and a director of Greenwich Hospital, inherited the estate, and his son John commissioned additions by Robert Smirke in 1810. Residential development started in the 1860s and was completed in the 1960s.

Notable residents

Evelyn Hellicar (1862–1929), architect.
Gertrude Hermes (1901–1983) wood engraver, print maker and sculptor.
Ethel Hurlbatt, principal of Bedford College, London.
Pixie Lott (born 1991), singer-songwriter.
Ernest Newton (1856–1921), architect.
Charles Henry Bourne Quennell (1872–1935), architect and writer.
Marjorie Quennell née Courtnay (1884–1972), artist, writer and museum curator.
Peter Quennell (1905–1993), biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic.
John Wells (1761–1846), of Bickley Hall, High Sheriff of Kent. MP for Maidstone

Parks in Bickley

Jubilee Country Park

With entrances in Thornet Wood Road and Blackbrook lane, there are 62 acres (25 hectares) of wildflower meadows, hedgerows and semi-natural ancient woodland. There is a cycle route through this park to Petts Wood. The London LOOP footpath also goes through Jubilee Park and it is linked to National Trust countryside at Petts Wood and beyond that to Scadbury Park Nature Reserve.^[4]

Whitehall Recreation Ground

A large play area on Southlands Road with children's playground.

Widmore Recreation Ground

A small local park with a children's playground which has entrances in Pembroke Road, Lewes Road and Tylney Road.

Education

Schools in Bickley

Bickley Park (Independent)
Bickley Primary School
Breaside Preparatory School (Independent)
Bromley High School (Independent)
Bullers Wood School
Scotts Park Primary
St. George's Bickley Primary

Transport

Bickley station serves the area with services to London Victoria, Kentish Town, Orpington and Sevenoaks . Bickley is served by several Transport for London buses, connecting it with areas including Beckenham, Bexleyheath, Bromley, Catford, Chislehurst, Eltham, Locksbottom, Orpington, Petts Wood and Sidcup.

Nearby areas

Bickley borders Elmstead to the north, Chislehurst to the north east and east, Petts Wood to the south east, Southborough to the south, Bromley to the south west and west and Sundridge to the north west.

Places of worship

St George's Church
St. Augustine's Church
Southborough Lane Baptist Church^[5]

References

^ Bromley.org 2001 Census information for the Bickley ward^{[permanent dead link]} "Bickley ward population – 13904"
^ "Bromley Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ MacDougall, Philip (2004). "Wells, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64870. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ [1] Archived 8 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Wythes, George. "George Wythes". Grace's Guide.

External links

[1] Bromley.org 2001 Census information for the Bickley ward^{[permanent dead link]} "Bickley ward population – 13904"

[2] "Bromley Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[3] MacDougall, Philip (2004). "Wells, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64870. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[4] [1] Archived 8 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Wythes, George. "George Wythes". Grace's Guide.

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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.chislehurstpettswoodandbickleyvillagenews.co.uk/ Chislehurst, Petts Wood & Bickley Village News]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141203054953/http://www.chislehurstpettswoodandbickleyvillagenews.co.uk/ Chislehurst, Petts Wood & Bickley Village News]
 *[http://www.bickleypark.co.uk/ Bickley Park Cricket Club]
 *[http://cds.bromley.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD Bromley Councillors]

v t e London Borough of Bromley
Districts	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
Attractions	Bethlem Gallery Bethlem Museum of the Mind Bromley Little Theatre Chislehurst Caves Churchill Theatre Crofton Roman Villa Crystal Palace Crystal Palace Bowl Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Down House St Blaise's Well
Parks and open spaces	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
Places of worship	Bromley Reform Synagogue St Botolph's Church, Ruxley St Edmund's Church, Beckenham St George's Church, Beckenham St John the Evangelist's Church, Penge St Mark's Church, Bromley St Mary's Church, Chislehurst St Mary's Church, Downe St Mary the Virgin, Hayes St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bromley
Constituencies	Beckenham and Penge Bromley and Biggin Hill Eltham and Chislehurst Orpington
Rail stations and 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
Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings Parks and open spaces People Public art Schools
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