Bexley

Bexley is a place in south east London in the London Borough of Bexley. It was once an ancient parish of Kent. It is located on the banks of the River Cray south of the Roman Road Watling Street. There are two parts to the town - Old Bexley, still with the appearance of a village, and more recent suburban areas that blend into Bexleyheath where the main administrative offices of the London Borough of Bexley and council chamber are located.

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The main landmark is the church of Saint Mary's which gives its name to the electoral ward containing the village. The church's most distinctive feature is probably the unusual spire which resembles an octagonal cone balanced precariously on top of a truncated pyramid. (see below)

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Hall Place is a former stately home, beside the River Cray to the east of Bexleyheath and north-east of Old Bexley. The house is unusual in that its two halves are built in highly contrasting architectural styles, with little attempt at harmonizing them.

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The house and grounds are now owned by Bexley borough council, and are open to the public. The gardens include a topiary display of traditional heraldic figures. The "London LOOP" walk passes Hall Place on its way through Bexley, following the River Cray from Crayford to Foots Cray.

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Danson Park where Danson House is situated, are two of the main popular attractions in Bexley.

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London Borough of Bexley: The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in southeast outer London. It has common borders with the London Borough of Bromley to the south, the London Borough of Greenwich to the west, and Dartford borough in Kent to the east. The River Thames is its northernmost boundary with the London Boro...

Kent: :This article is about the English county of Kent. See also Kent (disambiguation)....

River Cray: The River Cray is a tributary of the River Darent in southern England. It rises in Priory Gardens in the London Borough of Bromley, then flows northwards past an industrial and residential area of St Mary Cray, through St Paul's Cray where there was once a paper mill, through Foots Cray, and enters...

Bexley related Images and Photos (experimental)

Design for the Red House Bexley Heath