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Bromley North

BromleyThe name means "the heath where broom grows". The manor was an extensive estate, with farms, orchards and woodland. In 1845 the Ecclesiastical Commissioners sold it to Coles Child, a wealthy...

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Bromley South

Post to the north Bromley NorthPost to the south HayesPost to the west ShortlandsThames Tributary Ravensbourne. The Ravensbourne flows north and slightly eastwards through the area and is met by other...

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Bush Hill Park

Post to the west Bush Hill ParkPost to the south Bury StreetAbbey Road64 Parr Manufacturing. Metal fancy goods – including for the military.  They seem to have been active here 1930s-1950s but may have...

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Caledonian Road

This posting is of the north east quarter of the squarePost to the quarter square to the south  BarnsburyPost to the quarter square to the south west LadykillersMain square to the westSouth east...

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Camden Town

To make this more comprehensible this is only the north east corner of its squarePost to the north (south east corner of its square) Camden MarketPost to the north (north east corner of tis square)...

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Carpenders Park and South Oxhey

Ainsdale RoadSt.Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School. The school was built to serve the London County Council estate and must date from around 1960, earlier than the church it relates to.Bridlington...

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Carshalton Beeches

Post to the north CarshaltonBanstead RoadBarrow Hedges Farm. This stood on the east side of the road.  It is said to have been named from three ancient burial mounds on the north side of Oaks Park....

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Cuckoo Estate Hanwell

Post to the south HanwellPost to the west Greenwich Elthorne HeightsPost to the north PerivaleBordars RoadSt Christopher’s Church. The church began in a tent in 1937, when the Cuckoo Estate was built....

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Caterham Valley

Caterham BypassThe road was constructed in 1939 and in the Second World War had two different coloured grits as camouflage. In 1970 it became a dual carriageway almost as far as Godstone.  For building...

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Little Chalfont

Post to the north LatimerBurtons WayLoudhams Farm. There is a record that in 1256 land here was granted to Ranulf de Ludham which may be the origins of the name. In the 18th it is sometimes recorded as...

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Camden Railway Goods Yard

Post to the southPost to the south north east quarter square Camden TownPost to the east South West Quarter square Camden RoadSouth East quarter Square Camden TownPost to the north Gospel Oak, Gospel...

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Cheam

Post to the west NonsuchThe London/Surrey/Sutton boundary goes round the edge of the playing field and to the end of Peaches Close. It then turns north west up the east side of another playing...

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Chelsfield

Abingdon WayHouses on the site of Orpington Secondary Modern School. Some trees in the area were planted at the opening of the schoolCharterhouse RoadOrpington Secondary Modern for Boys. Later it was...

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Chessington North and Hook

Post to the west HookPost to the south ChessingtonPost to the north TolworthBridge RoadChessington North Station.. This was opened in  1939 and lies between Chessington South and Tolworth on South...

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Chipstead

Post to the east skirting Cane HillCourt HillGated road!Great Soloms WoodHolly LaneCar Park. This serves the Banstead Woods Nature Reserve and an interpretation centre is included at the start of...

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Chiswick Grove Park

Post to the west Strand on the GreenPost to the south Chiswick Duke's MeadowPost to the east Old ChiswickBolton RoadSt.Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church. In 1944 Bolton Cottage here was bought by the...

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Chiswick - Turnham Green and Acton Green

Post to the south Chiswick Grove ParkPost to the east Chiswick Riverside to Bedford ParkActon GreenThis is all that remains of a traditional common and is now a simple area of open land. It continues...

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Chorleywood

Charleywood CommonThe Common consists of about 200 acres and is an important wildlife site.  It has grass and heath land with ponds and woodland. Cattle grazed here until the Great War, and now do...

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West Clandon

Station ApproachClandon Station. The Station was opened in 1885 and now lies between Horsley and London Road, Guildford Stations. It has services provided by South Western and by Southern Trains.The...

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Clapham Old Town

Aristotle Road9 School House– old caretakers houseAristotle Road School. London School Board School dating from around 1900 and seems originally to have been a secondary girls school. Later known as...

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