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Foot's Cray
Foots Cray is an area of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bexley, Greater London. Prior to 1965 it was in the historic county of Kent. It is located south-east of Sidcup. History It took its name from Godwin Fot, a local Saxon landowner recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and from the River Cray that passes through the village. It lay on the old Maidstone Road (now bypassed by the A20 road) leading from London to north Kent. Until the 20th century, Foots Cray dominated the nearby, less ancient hill-top hamlet of Sidcup. The combined area was designated as the Urban District of Foots Cray in 1902. Soon, however, the two settlements' fortunes were reversed, as Foots Cray's traditional industries declined after the First World War, and Sidcup grew rapidly as a commuter town after a railway was built linking it to central London. In 1921 this change was reflected in the renaming of Foots Cray Urban District to Sidcup Urban District. In 1965 bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Bexley And Sidcup (UK Parliament Constituency)
Old Bexley and Sidcup is a constituency created in 1983 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament represented since 2021 by Louie French of the Conservative Party. History and profile The seat was created in 1983 by combining a small part of the abolished seat of Bexleyheath, chiefly Old Bexley, with the abolished seat of Sidcup. On 29 January 2008 the Conservative Party withdrew the whip from the MP Derek Conway following alleged misuse of funds revealed by the MPs expenses controversy, who declined to resign as MP and became an Independent. He retired from national politics in 2010. Sir Edward Heath (prime minister of the United Kingdom 1970–1974) held this area (also referring to its main predecessor seat, Sidcup) from 1950 until 2001 when he retired at the age of 84, at the time the longest-serving MP in the Commons. ;Political overview The seat has been won at general elections since creation by the Conservative Party candidate. The 1997 New Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manor Of Scadbury
Scadbury is a historic Manorialism, manor in the parish of Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley, England. Much of the estate is preserved today as Scadbury Park, a Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Nature Conservation Interest, Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. The manorial chapel, known as the ''Scadbury Chapel'', survives in the church of St Nicholas at Chislehurst, and served as a burial place for owners of the estate, including members of the Walsingham family. History The Manorialism, manor is first recorded in the thirteenth century, when it was held by the ''de Scathebury'' family. In 1424 it was purchased by Thomas Walsingham (died 1457), Thomas Walsingham (died 1457)Scadbury Manor Retrieved 15 June 2103. a wealthy wine and cloth merchant in London and a Member of parliament. He married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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