Plaistow, Bromley

Plaistow, Bromley
Plaistow, Bromley
	Plaistow, Bromley Location within Greater London
Population	15,122 (2011 Census. Plaistow and Sundridge Ward)
London borough	Bromley;
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BR1
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley;
	List of places UK England London 51°24′48″N 0°00′56″E / 51.413369°N 0.015561°E

Plaistow (

A2212 road which runs north to south between Grove Park and Bromley

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History

The area is first mentioned in 1278, and is thought to refer to games that were played here.

railway in 1878 (later rebuilt in 1896).^[6] St Mary's Church was consecrated in 1863 and enlarged three times between 1881 and 1900.^{[citation needed]} The churchyard closed for burials in 1893 when Plaistow Cemetery opened.^[8]^[6] In 1926 a wall was built along Valeswood Road after complaints by local residents that 'vulgar' working class persons from the Downham estate were cutting through the area on their way to Bromley town centre.^[6] The wall remained in place for roughly 10 years.^[6]^[9]

Gallery

Plaistow Green
The Prince Frederick pub, Nichol Lane
King's Meadow
St Andrew's Church, Burnt Ash Lane, built in 1929 by Sir Charles Nicholson^[10]
Shops along Burnt Ash Lane

References

^ "Bromley Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ Wells, J. C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd edn, Harlow, UK: Longman
^ Daniel Jones, Peter Roach, et al. (2011). Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary, 18th edn, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
^ Martha Figueroa-Clark,"BBC - Magazine Monitor: How to Say: Plaistow", BBC, 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
^ "Plaistow Cemetery". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Willey, Russ (2006). The London Gazzetteer. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. pp. 388–9.
^ Historic England. "QUERNMORE SECONDARY SCHOOL (1055761)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "London Gardens Online, St Mary's Churchyard, Plaistow". London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
^ Nelson, Michael. "Gated Communities: Class Walls". History Today. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "St Andrew, Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley". London Church Buildings. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[1] "Bromley Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[2] Wells, J. C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd edn, Harlow, UK: Longman

[3] Daniel Jones, Peter Roach, et al. (2011). Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary, 18th edn, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

[4] Martha Figueroa-Clark,"BBC - Magazine Monitor: How to Say: Plaistow", BBC, 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-21.

[5] "Plaistow Cemetery". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[Willey-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Willey, Russ (2006). The London Gazzetteer. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. pp. 388–9.

[7] Historic England. "QUERNMORE SECONDARY SCHOOL (1055761)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[8] "London Gardens Online, St Mary's Churchyard, Plaistow". London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

[9] Nelson, Michael. "Gated Communities: Class Walls". History Today. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[10] "St Andrew, Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley". London Church Buildings. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

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