Crofton Park
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| Crofton Park | |
  Crofton Park shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| London borough | Lewisham |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE23 & SE4 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Lewisham West |
| London Assembly | Greenwich and Lewisham |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Crofton Park is a suburb and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is the original site of the former agricultural hamlet of Brockley. It is located 8.5 km (5.3) miles southeast of Charing Cross, and is south of Brockley and north of 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 1800s, 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), writer of the anthem, "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 1930s.
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] Nearest railway stations
[edit] External links
- Brockley Central Community Site
- Crofton Park Community Link
- Crofton Park Library
- The Rivoli Ballroom
- The Brockley Jack Theatre
- SE23 Community Site
- Haymaking in Crofton Park 1910
- [http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/LocalAreas/Brockley.htm Brockley/Crofton Park History-
Lewisham Council Website]
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