| Ruxley | |
Map published in 1797 showing the hundred of Ruxley |
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| Geography | |
| Status | hundred |
| 1831 area | 36,320 acres (147 km²) |
| 1831 area | 36,320 acres (147 km²) |
| HQ | Ruxley |
| History | |
| Created | in antiquity |
| Abolished | 1884 - 1965, see chart |
| Succeeded by | Bromley Rural District, and Bexley Urban District, see chart |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1831 population | 12,329 [1] |
| 1831 population | 12,329 |
Ruxley was an ancient hundred, a land division in the north west of the county of Kent, England. Ruxley is a small settlement mostly within the London Borough of Bromley and on the boundary with the London Borough of Bexley, in southeast London Ruxley was an ancient hundred, a land division in the north west of the county of Kent, England. Bromley was a Rural district in north-west Kent, England from 1894 to 1934 Bexley was a local government district in north west Kent from 1879 to 1965 around the town of Old Bexley. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Its area has been mostly absorbed by the growth of London; with its name currently referring to the Ruxley district. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Ruxley is a small settlement mostly within the London Borough of Bromley and on the boundary with the London Borough of Bexley, in southeast London [2] Its former area now corresponds to a majority of the London Borough of Bromley, a large part of the London Borough of Bexley and a small part of the Kent District of Sevenoaks. The London Borough of Bromley ( is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The London Borough of Bexley ( is a London borough in south east Greater London which forms with other boroughs part of Outer London. The Council The Council consists of 54 elected councillors representing wards in the District [3][4][5] The hundred was within the Lathe of Sutton-at-Hone,[6][7][8] in the west division of Kent. A lathe ( Old English lǽð, Latin lestus) formed an administrative Country subdivision of the county of Kent, in England Sutton-at-Hone is a village south of Dartford in Kent, England. West Kent and East Kent are one-time traditional subdivisions of the English county of Kent, kept alive by the Association of the Men of Kent and Kentish
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Parishes
The parishes that were recorded as being wholly within the Ruxley hundred were Chelsfield, Cudham, Downe, Farnborough, Foots Cray, Hayes, Keston, Knockholt, North Cray, Orpington, St. Mary Cray, St. Paul's Cray, and West Wickham. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches Chelsfield is a place in the London Borough of Bromley in London, England Cudham is a village in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east England. Downe is a Village in the London Borough of Bromley, England. Farnborough is a settlement in the London Borough of Bromley. Foots Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley, near the town of Sidcup, in southeast London, England United Kingdom. Hayes is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London, England. Keston was a one-time village in Kent, now part of the London Borough of Bromley. Knockholt is a village and Civil parish in Kent, England lying approximately 5 miles south of Orpington and 3 miles northwest of North Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, England, 20km (12 Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. St Mary Cray lies on the River Cray and is part of the London Borough of Bromley. St Paul's Cray lies on the River Cray and is part of the London Borough of Bromley. West Wickham is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, England. [7][6] Also more parishes were recorded as being partly or sometimes within the hundred, they were: Bexley, Chislehurst, Chiddingstone, Hever, and Ruxley. Bexley is an area of South East London in the London Borough of Bexley, London, England. Chislehurst is a suburban settlement in south east London, England and part of the London Borough of Bromley. Chiddingstone is a village and Civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. This article is about Hever Kent For Hever Belgium see Hever Belgium. Ruxley is a small settlement mostly within the London Borough of Bromley and on the boundary with the London Borough of Bexley, in southeast London [7][8] The Parish of Chislehurst was partly within the hundred of Blackheath, and the parish of Bexley was partly in the Codsheath hundred. Some records show that Ruxley, at least for a time had an exclave to the south containing parts of two parishes, Hever and Chiddingstone, which are in the geographical area of the Somerden hundred and usually included in it. The settlement of Ruxley itself had its own parish until 1557 when it was absorbed into North Cray parish.
Boundaries and neighbours
Ruxley occupied a central northeast area within the Sutton-at-Hone lathe, its position gave it borders with all but perhaps one of the other hundreds in the lathe. Ruxley was bordered by the hundreds of Little and Lesnes to the north, Dartford and Wilmington to the northeast, Axtane to the east and northeast (sometimes the hundred of Dartford and Wilmington and the hundred of Axtane were recorded as one hundred), Codsheath to the east and southeast Westerham and Edenbridge to the south, Ruxley's southwestern border was part of the Kent border with Surrey; Bromley and Beckenham bordered to the west and finally Blackheath to the northwest. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Blackheath was an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent, England. The only hundred of the Sutton at Hone lathe that would have not shared a common border with Ruxley was Somerden, the southern most hundred of the lathe. However the exclave to the south containing parts of Hever and Chiddingstone parishes lies geographical area of Somerden and if included would give Ruxley a border with it, and thus give Ruxley borders with all other hundreds in the lathe.
When Greater London was created in 1965 what was previously Ruxley's eastern and southern border with the hundreds of Dartford and Wilmington, Axtane, Codsheath, and Westerham became roughly part of the border between the counties of Greater London and Kent being the border between the London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley with the Kent Districts of Sevenoaks and Dartford. Although Knockholt left the London Borough of Bromley and became part of the Kent district of Sevenoaks in 1969 moving part of the Border in that area. Watling Street ran past the north side of the Bexley Parish and part of it formed some of Ruxley's northern boundary with Lesnes. Watling Street is the name given to an Ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern
Geography
The hundred was approximately fourteen miles at its longest north to south and about eight miles and its widest east to west. The River Cray was the largest river in the hundred of Ruxley flowing northward through six of its parishes, four of which are named after it. The River Cray is a tributary of the River Darent in southern England. The River Cray rises in Orpington then flows through St. Mary Cray, St. Paul's Cray, North Cray, Foots Cray, and Bexley before crossing the northern border and Watling Street into the hundred of Lesnes.
As almost all the area of the Ruxley hundred is now within Greater London, and as civil parishes were abolished in Greater London, Knockholt is the only parish of the Hundred that is a civil parish today. Knockholt is also the only part of this Kent Hundred that is in Kent today, although both would not have been true whilst Knockholt was in the London Borough of Bromley between 1965 and 1969.
District replacement table
| Parish | Districts 1894-1934/35 | District 1934/35-1965 | Districts 1965-today | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockholt | Bromley Rural District (1894-1934) | Orpington Urban District (1934-1965) | London Borough of Bromley (1965-1969) Sevenoaks Rural District (1969-1974) Kent District of Sevenoaks (1974-) | Knockholt was in Greater London from 1965 to 1969 |
| Cudham | London Borough of Bromley (1965-) | |||
| Downe | ||||
| Farnborough | ||||
| Keston | ||||
| Orpington | ||||
| St. Mary Cray | ||||
| St. Paul's Cray | ||||
| West Wickham | ||||
| Hayes | Municipal Borough of Bromley (1934-1965) | |||
| North Cray | Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District (1934-1965) | London Borough of Bexley (1965-) | Ruxley was its own parish but was absorbed into North Cray parish in 1557 | |
| Ruxley | North Cray Parish (1557-1894) Bromley Rural District (1894-1934) | |||
| Foots Cray | Bromley Rural District (1894-1921) Sidcup Urban District (1921-1934) | Footscray parish was later called Sidcup parish | ||
| Chislehurst | Bromley Rural District (1894-1900) Chislehurst Urban District (1900-1934) | London Borough of Bromley (1965-) | Chislehurst parish was also recorded as being partly in the Hundred of Blackheath | |
| Bexley | Bexley Urban District (1894-1935) | Municipal Borough of Bexley (1935-1965) | London Borough of Bexley (1965-) | Bexley parish also was recorded as being partly in the Codsheath hundred |
| Chiddingstone | Sevenoaks Rural District (1894-1974) | Kent District of Sevenoaks (1974-) | Chiddingstone and Hever were within an exclave to the south and partly in the hundred of Somerden | |
| Hever | ||||
References
- ^ Hundred of Ruxley 1831 census on British History Online
- ^ Mills, A. Knockholt is a village and Civil parish in Kent, England lying approximately 5 miles south of Orpington and 3 miles northwest of Bromley was a Rural district in north-west Kent, England from 1894 to 1934 Orpington was a local government district in north west Kent from 1934 to 1965 around the town of Orpington, England. The London Borough of Bromley ( is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The Council The Council consists of 54 elected councillors representing wards in the District Cudham is a village in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east England. The London Borough of Bromley ( is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. Downe is a Village in the London Borough of Bromley, England. Farnborough is a settlement in the London Borough of Bromley. Keston was a one-time village in Kent, now part of the London Borough of Bromley. Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. St Mary Cray lies on the River Cray and is part of the London Borough of Bromley. St Paul's Cray lies on the River Cray and is part of the London Borough of Bromley. West Wickham is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, England. Hayes is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London, England. Bromley was a local government district in northwest Kent from 1867 to 1965 around the town of Bromley. North Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, England, 20km (12 Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District was a local government district and civil parish in north west Kent, England from 1934 to 1965 The London Borough of Bexley ( is a London borough in south east Greater London which forms with other boroughs part of Outer London. Ruxley is a small settlement mostly within the London Borough of Bromley and on the boundary with the London Borough of Bexley, in southeast London Ruxley is a small settlement mostly within the London Borough of Bromley and on the boundary with the London Borough of Bexley, in southeast London Foots Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley, near the town of Sidcup, in southeast London, England United Kingdom. Sidcup is a suburban development in the London Borough of Bexley, South East London Sidcup is a suburban development in the London Borough of Bexley, South East London Chislehurst is a suburban settlement in south east London, England and part of the London Borough of Bromley. Chislehurst is a suburban settlement in south east London, England and part of the London Borough of Bromley. Blackheath was an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent, England. Bexley is an area of South East London in the London Borough of Bexley, London, England. Bexley was a local government district in north west Kent from 1879 to 1965 around the town of Old Bexley. Bexley was a local government district in north west Kent from 1879 to 1965 around the town of Old Bexley. Chiddingstone is a village and Civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The Council The Council consists of 54 elected councillors representing wards in the District This article is about Hever Kent For Hever Belgium see Hever Belgium. , Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)
- ^ Vision of Britain map shows old boundaries map
- ^ Streetmap,co.uk shows present boundaries
- ^ Nicholson Greater London Street Atlas Comprehensive Edition (2003) ISBN 0-583-33291-9 shows present boundaries
- ^ a b An Historical Atlas of Kent (2004) ISBN 1-86077-255-2 - Maps front cover and back cover inlay
- ^ a b c Vision of Britain - Hundred of Ruxley - Divisions and changes
- ^ a b The Hundred of Ruxley at British History Online.
External links
- The Hundred of Ruxley at British History Online.
- The Hundred of Ruxley at Vision of Britain
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