Berry's Green
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| Berry's Green | |
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 Berry's Green Road | |
  Berry's Green Location within Greater London | |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WESTERHAM |
| Postcode district | TN16 |
| Dialling code | 01959 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Berry's Green a small hamlet in the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London, UK. It is a fairly wooded rural area with a scattering of farmland. Housing consists mainly of detached properties, mostly bungalows, with a row of local authority cottages and a static mobile home site. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was a sub-post office on the corner of Single Street and Jail Lane which sold provisions, such as bread, milk, sweets, and crisps. Mains sewerage was installed around 1973.
Lord Simon Manning, a former Lord of the Manor for Kevington and holder of the land which became Berry's Green, was said to be the royal Standard Bearer to King Richard the Lionheart. He carried the royal Standard to Jerusalem in 1190 during the First Crusade.
On the junction of Jail Lane, Berry's Hill, and Berry's Green Road is a small wood with a large World War II bomb crater. This may have been caused by a V-2 rocket as it is almost the same distance from Germany as the last known V-2, which was dropped in Kynaston Rd, Orpington. Many of the V-2s fell short of London towards the end of the war. There are also a number of smaller bomb craters scattered around the surrounding woodlands, due to its proximity to Biggin Hill airfield.
Berry's Green is home to the Cherry Lodge Golf Course, which opened in 1968. The land there is approximately 600 ft. above sea level.
On early maps, the area and Berry's Green Farm are each spelt as "Bury's Green".
Transport[]
Buses[]
- R8 to Biggin Hill or Orpington. Operated by Go Ahead London for London Buses
Rail[]
The nearest National Rail station is Chelsfield located 4.5 miles away.
- Areas of London
- Districts of the London Borough of Bromley