Goddington
Template:Infobox UK place Goddington is an area in south-east London, located in the London Borough of Bromley. It is situated south of Ramsden, south-east of Orpington town centre, and north of Chelsfield. It lies directly adjacent to the London Green Belt. Until 1965 it lay in the historic county of Kent.
History
[edit | edit source]Goddington was historically a rural manor, first recorded in the 1200s as being the lands held by Simon de Godyngton, which in turn refers to his family's ancestral lands in Godinton, Kent.[1] The area only began to be developed in 1926 when housing was built along Park Avenue.[1] The area was subsequently developed further, and in 1965 it became part of the London Borough of Bromley in the newly formed ceremonial county of Greater London.[2]
Amenities
[edit | edit source]Goddington Park is 64 hectares in size, with five football pitches, two cricket squares, and three rugby pitches.[3] It includes an astro-turf football court, about 10 tennis courts and two children's play areas. The main entrance is from Goddington Lane, with footpaths from Avalon Road, Court Road and Chelsfield Lane and a further entrance from Berrylands.
St Olave's Grammar School, built 1968, is located on Goddington Lane.[1]
Sports
[edit | edit source]- Westcombe Park Rugby Club (located here since 1990).[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Willey, Russ (2006). The London Gazetteer. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. p. 193.
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- ↑ "Parks". Bromley Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2020.