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| London borough | Greenwich |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE3 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| London Assembly | Greenwich and Lewisham |
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Housing
The area contains a large amount of 1920s and 1930s domestic housing, developed partly as the Kidbrooke Park Estate, between Shooters Hill and Rochester Way.
Kidbrooke is also home to the Ferrier Estate, one of the largest and most deprived council housing developments in London. The Ferrier Estate in Kidbrooke, south-east London, is a typical example of system built Social housing in the United Kingdom from the 1950s The housing estate is due to be redeveloped, and consultations with residents are on-going. [1]
Features
Immediately south of the Ferrier Estate is a park which includes a lake, acting as a flood defence, and created by partly releasing the Kyd Brook from concrete conduits underground in which it had run until 2006.
Rochester Way, a road which was built along much of the course of the old country lane Kidbrooke Lane, was intended as a bypass for Shooters Hill to the north. Rochester Way has itself now been bypassed by a dual carriageway – part of the A2 road – built in the 1980s over most of Kidbrooke Green. The A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent. A small remaining piece of this open land, alongside the road, is now Kidbrooke Green Park, and adjacent to that, a small nature reserve managed by Greenwich Council. nature reserve ( natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is a Protected area of importance for Wildlife, flora The nature reserve is visible, but not open to the public.
Some of the land encroached on by the dual carriageway, adjacent to the railway line serving Kidbrooke railway station, was formerly a Royal Air Force equipment store. Kidbrooke railway station serves Kidbrooke in the London Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. Some of the buildings remain, beyond the houses of Nelson Mandela Way, but the site is now little used. [2] The nearby Thomas Tallis School is built on the former site of an RAF aerodrome, formerly the a barrage balloon centre. Thomas Tallis School is a large mixed Comprehensive school for pupils aged 11-19 located in Kidbrooke in the Borough of Greenwich, London, A barrage balloon is a large balloon tethered with metal cables used to defend against low-level attack by aircraft by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables [3] (There are several other military facilities in the general vicinity, which is also close to a surviving base in Woolwich, long home to the Royal Artillery and now to other parts of the British Army. Woolwich (ˈwʊlɪtʃ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/ is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. )
Transport links
The A2 road gives the area rapid access to the London Inner Ring Road, the South Circular Road, London and the M25 London Orbital Motorway. The A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent. The London Inner Ring Road is the name commonly given to a route formed from a number of major Roads that encircle the centremost part of London. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.
The area falls within Transport for London's "Zone 3". Transport for London ( TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the Transport system in Greater London in England.
Nearest railway stations:
Education
- For more on education in Kidbrooke see the main London Borough of Greenwich article. Blackheath Railway station is situated in the heart of Blackheath village in London at. Eltham railway station is a Railway station in Eltham, in the London Borough of Greenwich and on the Bexleyheath Line. Kidbrooke railway station serves Kidbrooke in the London Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. The London Borough of Greenwich ( (Greenwich ˈgrɛnɪtʃ is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England.
Primary Schools
- Wingfield School
- Kidbrooke Park
Secondary Schools
- Kidbrooke School — opened in 1954; the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Britain
- Thomas Tallis School — opened in 1971
Notable inhabitants
Famous residents have included comedian Jim Davidson, who grew up in Holburne Road; radio presenter Danny Baker, who currently resides on Kidbrooke Park Road; interior designer Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen, who lived in a bungalow on Kidbrooke Park Road until 2004; and singer Sandie Shaw. Kidbrooke School opened in 1954 as the first purpose-built Comprehensive school in Britain. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic Thomas Tallis School is a large mixed Comprehensive school for pupils aged 11-19 located in Kidbrooke in the Borough of Greenwich, London, Jim Davidson may refer to Jim Davidson (comedian (born 1953 English comedian Jim Davidson (actor (born 1963 American actor Danny Baker (born June 22, 1957, Deptford, South London) is an English Comedy Writer, radio and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (born 11 March 1965 in London) is an Interior designer and Television personality best known for his appearances Sandie Shaw (born Sandra Ann Goodrich on 26 February 1947) was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s
See also
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References
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