Leaves Green
Encyclopedia
Leaves Green is a village in the London Borough of Bromley
in London
, UK.
The village lies on the Bromley
to Westerham
road (A233), adjacent to the north-western perimeter of Biggin Hill Airport
. It is some 5 miles (8 km) south of Bromley and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Biggin Hill
.
Leaves Green village has a large (and eponymous) village green
which straddles the A233. This is the location for one of London's coal tax post
s (number 186) which formerly denoted the boundary of the area in which the City of London Corporation was empowered to collect duty on coal
and other goods. The post is also depicted on the village sign
.
The nearest rail stations to Leaves Green are:
London Borough of Bromley
The London Borough of Bromley is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in the borough is Bromley.-Geography:...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, UK.
The village lies on the Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
to Westerham
Westerham
Westerham is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, in South East England with 5,000 people. The parish is south of the North Downs, ten miles west of Sevenoaks. It covers 5800 acres . It is recorded as early as the 9th century, and was mentioned in the Domesday Book in a...
road (A233), adjacent to the north-western perimeter of Biggin Hill Airport
London Biggin Hill Airport
London Biggin Hill Airport is an airport at Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, located south southeast of Central London, United Kingdom...
. It is some 5 miles (8 km) south of Bromley and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Biggin Hill
Biggin Hill
Biggin Hill is an area and electoral ward in the outskirts of the London Borough of Bromley in southeast London, United Kingdom.-History:Historically the settlement was known as Aperfield and formed part of the parish of Cudham...
.
Leaves Green village has a large (and eponymous) village green
Village green
A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...
which straddles the A233. This is the location for one of London's coal tax post
Coal tax post
Coal-tax posts were marker posts, about 250 in number, first erected in 1851 and forming a rough circle about twenty miles from the centre of London, England, to mark the points where taxes on coal and wine due to the Corporation of London had to be paid....
s (number 186) which formerly denoted the boundary of the area in which the City of London Corporation was empowered to collect duty on coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
and other goods. The post is also depicted on the village sign
Village sign
A village sign in some areas of England is a symbol of a village's history, heritage, or culture. They differ from regular road signs in that they are decorative, with the designs usually depicting some aspect of the history of the village...
.
Transport
There are no rail links to the village, but it is served by several bus routes:- 246 Bromley – Westerham (ChartwellChartwellChartwell was the principal adult home of Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill and his wife Clementine bought the property, located two miles south of Westerham, Kent, England, in 1922...
during the summer) - 320 Bromley – Biggin Hill
- R2 Biggin Hill – Petts WoodPetts Wood-History:The name appeared first in 1577 as "the wood of the Pett family", who were shipbuilders and leased the wood as a source of timbers. William Willett, a campaigner for daylight saving time, lived in nearby Chislehurst for most of his life, and is commemorated by a memorial sundial in the...
.
The nearest rail stations to Leaves Green are:
- HayesHayes railway stationHayes railway station is a railway station located in Hayes in the London Borough of Bromley, south east London, England.The station is served by Southeastern services from Charing Cross and Cannon Street. It forms the suburban terminus for trains on the Hayes line...
(4.5 mi (7.2 km); bus 246) - OrpingtonOrpington railway stationOrpington railway station serves the town of Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. Located in Crofton Road, the station is a 500m west of the southern end of Orpington High Street....
(5 mi (8 km); bus R2) - Bromley SouthBromley South railway stationBromley South railway station is a major interchange and station in Bromley town centre within the London Borough of Bromley in southeast London. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern...
(5.5 mi (8.9 km); bus 246/320) - Bromley NorthBromley North railway stationBromley North railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is the terminus of the short Bromley North Branch Line from Grove Park....
(6 mi (9.7 km); bus 246/320)