Leaves Green

Leaves Green
Leaves Green

 Leaves Green shown within Greater London
OS grid reference TQ414616
London borough Bromley
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KESTON
Postcode district BR2
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
London Assembly Bexley and Bromley
List of places: UK • England • London

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 (8.0 km) south of Bromley and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Biggin Hill.[1]

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 posts (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.[2][3]

Transport

There are no rail links to the village, but it is served by several bus routes:[4]

The nearest rail stations to Leaves Green are:[5]

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2007). OS Explorer Map 147 – Sevenoaks & Tonbridge. ISBN 0-319-23927-8.
  2. ^ "Coal Posts". City of London Corporation. Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20071222090208/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/leisure_heritage/architectural_heritage/coal_posts.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-23. 
  3. ^ "List of Coal Tax Posts". City of London Corporation. http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A315371D-17EA-4CE4-AB55-840FDC6E09C7/0/coal_tax_posts.PDF. Retrieved 2008-01-23. 
  4. ^ "Buses from Biggin Hill". Transport for London. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/bigginhill-11010.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-21. 
  5. ^ "Transport Direct". Transport Direct Consortium. http://www.transportdirect.info/TransportDirect/en/. Retrieved 2008-01-23. 
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