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Human settlement in England
North Cray is an area in South East London , England , within the London Borough of Bexley . It is located east of Sidcup and south of Bexleyheath and is 12.6 miles (20.3 km ) south-east of Charing Cross , the traditional centre of London in the Metropolitan Green Belt .
History [ edit ]
Early history [ edit ]
North Cray was previously a civil parish in the Hundred of Ruxley , Sutton-at-Hone Lathe. The settlement Ruxley had its own parish but it was abolished in 1557 and the area was absorbed into North Cray parish.[1] [2]
Modern history [ edit ]
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North Cray was within Kent until the creation of Greater London in 1965. From 1894 to 1934 North Cray was within the Bromley Rural District , then it was in the Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District from 1934 to 1965; then finally the London Borough of Bexley from 1965 which remains today.
Transport [ edit ]
The Grade II listed war memorial in North Cray
The nearest National Rail stations to North Cray are Sidcup and Bexley , which both provide services to London Charing Cross , Dartford and Gravesend . The stations are connected to North Cray via the 492 London bus service.
Notable people [ edit ]
North Cray briefly became the centre of international attention in August 1822 when Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh , the Foreign Secretary , committed suicide at his country home Loring Hall .
Other notable people associated with the area include geologist Joshua Trimmer ,[3] Harry Ord ,[4] John Gosling ,[5]
Neighbouring areas [ edit ]
Neighbouring areas of North Cray
References [ edit ]
^ North Cray history at www.idealhomes.org Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ public domain : Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). "Trimmer, Joshua ". Encyclopædia Britannica
^ Boyce, Peter. "Ord, Sir Harry St George (1819–1885)" . Biography - Sir Harry St George Ord . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 26 November 2016 .
^ "John Gosling" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 26 November 2016 .
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Trimmer, Joshua". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
