Crofton Park
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- For other uses, see Crofton Park (disambiguation).
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| Location | |
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| OS grid reference: | TQ367744 |
| Latitude: | 51.452392° |
| Longitude: | -0.033328° |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Lewisham |
| County level: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Historic county: | Kent |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Fire brigade: | London Fire Brigade |
| Ambulance service: | London Ambulance |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postal district: | SE4 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Lewisham West |
| London Assembly: | Greenwich and Lewisham |
| European Parliament: | London |
| London | List of places in London | |
Crofton Park is the southern part of Brockley, SE4 which is a postal district of London, England. It is the original site of the former agricultural hamlet of Brockley. It is now a suburb and local council ward between Brockley railway station and Honor Oak. The two main points of interest are the Rivoli Ballroom and the Brockley Jack Theatre.
Before the area was built up in the late 1800's, the principal buildings in Brockley were Brockley Farm, Brockley Hall (a large private residence), and the Brockley Jack public house. The Brockley Jack was formerly a picturesque wooden building, and was said to have been a haunt of highwaymen. It was owned by the Noakes family, brewers, who lived at Brockley Hall. There is still a pub of the same name, built more substantially in brick and stone in the late nineteenth century.
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[edit] Famous Residents
Jim Connell (1852-1929), author of 'The Red Flag', lived in Stondon Park (which is on the border of Crofton Park and Honor Oak}.
The comedian Spike Milligan (1918-2002), lived at 50 Riseldine Road (which is on the cusp of Crofton Park and Honor Oak) after coming to England from India in the 1930's.
