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West Wickham
Not to be confused with West Wycombe or West
Wickham, Cambridgeshire.
Coordinates:
0.0193°W
51°22′35″N 0°01′09″W / 51.3765°N
West Wickham is a town, formerly part of the southern
English county of Kent, and now part of the London Borough of Bromley. The town lies on the line of a Roman
road, the London to Lewes Way, and is east of Croydon
and south west of Bromley. It is 10.3 miles (16.6 km)
south east of Charing Cross.
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The Swan Public House, West Wickham
About the town
stocks) that once stood opposite 'The Swan' which was cut
The history of West Wickham predates the Norman con- down owing to the requirement to build a new road. The
quest of England in 1066.[1]
plaque and bark now reside at West Wickham Library,
West Wickham is mentioned in the Domesday book with on Glebe Way.
the following entry: “In lordship 2 ploughs. 24 villagers West Wickham is also home to Beccehamians RFC a
have 4 ploughs. 13 salves; a church; a mill at 20d.; a wood rugby union club founded in 1933 which plays competat 10 pigs. Value before 1066 8; later 6: now 13. Godric itive rugby at Sparrows Den at the bottom of Corkscrew
son of Karl held it from King Edward”.[1]
Hill.[5]
In Tudor times, the Manor House Wickham Court was
expanded by the Anne Boleyn family and the area was
popular for deer hunting. The Grade II listed building,[2]
was built by Sir Henry Heydon in 1469.[3] His wife was
Anne Boleyn, a daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, who
was Lord Mayor of London in 1469. She was the greataunt of Anne Boleyn. The house was later sold to the
Lennard family in 1580. In 1935, it was sold and adapted
for use as an hotel. After World War II, it was sold to
the Daughters of Mary and Joseph. An American order of nuns. Currently, it is known as Coloma College
(a teacher training college) run by the Daughters of Mary
and Joseph, a community of religious sisters.[4]
Other clubs nearby include Croydon RFC (formerly
Shirley Wanderers), a club that currently competes in
Surrey 1, that has a rugby pitch used often for county
matches.
There are several parks, West Wickham playing fields
(McAndrews), Wickham Park and Blakes Recreation
ground.
All Saints Catholic School was a secondary school located
on Layhams Road, West Wickham, London Borough of
Bromley which closed in 2007. Formerly known as 'St.
John Rigby Catholic College', its name was changed in
2004 as a rebranding because of falling pupil numbers
Until the 1900s West Wickham remained a small village. and substantial debts following the conviction in 2003
The inter-war period saw rapid development and trans- of former headmistress Colleen McCabe, who was conformation into a suburb, facilitated by the arrival of the victed of stealing around £500,000 from her school over
a five-year period.[6]
railway (which had opened in 1882).
[7]
Modern day West Wickham is a suburb of Greater Lon- The Prime Meridian passes through West Wickham.
don, after the London Government Act 1963, which
came into effect in 1965, with West Wickham absorbed
into the London Borough of Bromley. Like many suburbs 2 Education
of Greater London the area consists of local retail outlets,
pubs, restaurants and primarily 1930s housing.
West Wickham (including Coney Hall as it is a district of
It also hosted a plaque containing the original bark of West Wickham) has four schools (all primary schools).
Stock Tree (a tree so called as it was behind the village They are Oak Lodge, Wickham Common, Pickhurst and
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Hawes Down. Saint David’s and Wickham Court are private schools. In 2012, Wickham Common won a hockey
gold medal when they represented Bromley in the London Youth Games. There are no secondary schools in
West Wickham, but there are some in the neighbouring
towns. Langley School for Boys and Langley School for
Girls are located in Beckenham, Hayes School is located
in Hayes, and Ravenswood School is located in Keston.
Wickham Court serves as a nursery, primary school and
secondary school.
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Transport
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Rail
West Wickham station serves the area with services
to London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street and
Hayes.
EXTERNAL LINKS
The town appeared in the 2000 UK television series The
1940s House, with 17 Braemar Gardens taking the starring role as a family lived a World War II experience in a
typical London suburb.[9]
On Saturday 1 August 1964, Blakes Recreation Ground
hosted a concert featuring Manfred Mann (featuring Paul
Jones), The Merseybeats and the Johnny Dankworth
Orchestra.[10]
• Eden Park
• Shirley
• Hayes
• Coney Hall
• Croydon
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Buses
West Wickham is served by several Transport for London buses connecting it with areas including Beckenham,
Bromley, Croydon, Hayes, Penge, Purley, Sydenham and
New Addington/Addington.
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Sport and leisure
West Wickham has a Non-League football club Glebe
F.C. who play at Oakley Road.[8]
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Notable people from West Wickham
• Stephen Dillane, actor
• Enid Blyton, writer
• Thomas Carew, 17th-century poet
• Michael Donovan, voice actor
• Crystal Palace
• Penge
• Beckenham
8 References
[1] West Wickham Residents Association
[2] Good Stuff IT Services. “Wickham Court – Bromley –
Greater London – England”. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
[3] “Timeline”. Wickham Court. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
[4] “Background History of the West Wickham Site”. Hmtuk.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
[5] Beccehamians RFC
[6] “BBC Two – Programmes”. Bbc.co.uk. 1 January 1970.
Retrieved 4 August 2013.
[7] The longitude way to walk | Mail Online
[8] “Everything we do we always exceed in, says Glebe chairman Rocky McMillan”. Kentishfootball.co.uk. 1 July
2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
[9] Telegraph
[10] “New Musical Express” (904). July 1964. p. 2. Check
date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
• Charlie Heather, drummer in The Levellers
• Skream, DJ & producer
• Gordon Fergus-Thompson, pianist
• William Burnside, mathematician
9 External links
• For information on the history of West Wickham
• Historical images of West Wickham
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