Cudham

Cudham
Cudham Church
Cudham Cudham shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ445595
– Charing Cross	15.5 mi (24.9 km) NNW
London borough	Bromley
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SEVENOAKS
Postcode district	TN14
Dialling code	01959
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Orpington
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley
List of places UK England London

Coordinates: 51°19′09″N 0°04′16″E / 51.3193°N 0.07106°E / 51.3193; 0.07106

Cudham is a village in the London Borough of Bromley. It is located on the Greater London border with Kent bordering the Sevenoaks District. It lies south of Orpington and north west of Sevenoaks. It located 15.5 miles (24.9 km) south-southeast of Charing Cross.

History

Cudham church, dedicated to St Peter & St Paul, is mentioned in the Domesday Book.^[1] The Blacksmith's Arms, originally a 17th-century farmhouse, has memorabilia of the music hall artiste known as "Little Tich". Cudham was part of Bromley Rural District from 1894 and Orpington Urban District from 1934 to 1965. The village was therefore part of Kent (and therefore administered by Kent County Council) until the creation of Greater London on 1 April 1965. Cudham Recreation Ground, behind the church and pub, is home to Cudham Wyse Cricket Club, which was formed in 1965.

Transport

Cudham is served by Transport for London bus services R5 and R10 connecting the area with Orpington via Green Street Green and to Knockholt. The closest rail link to the area is Knockholt station.

Events

Cudham hosts one of the oldest village shows and fetes dating back to Victorian times, annually on the August Bank Holiday Monday.

Cudham also hosts the famous annual Cudham Craic music festival, a popular 2 day music event in Cudham's recreation ground promoted by KentBand.com.

References

↑ "History of the Parishes". The united benefice of Cudham & Downe.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cudham.

London Borough of Bromley

Districts	Anerley Aperfield Beckenham Berry's Green Bickley Biggin Hill Bromley Bromley Common Broom Hill Chelsfield Chislehurst Crystal Palace Cudham Downe Eden Park Elmers End Elmstead Farnborough Foxbury Goddington Green Street Green Hayes Hazelwood Hockenden Horns Green Keston Leaves Green Locksbottom Longlands Luxted Mottingham New Beckenham Orpington Park Langley Penge Petts Wood Plaistow Poverest Pratt's Bottom Ruxley St Mary Cray St Paul Cray Shortlands Single Street Southborough South Street Sundridge Sydenham Upper Norwood West Wickham Widmore

Attractions	Bromley Museum Chislehurst Caves Churchill Theatre Crofton Roman Villa Crystal Palace Museum Down House Wickham Theatre

Parks and open spaces	Petts Park Bromley Wood Chislehurst Common Covet Wood Crystal Palace Park Cuckoo Wood Cudham Frith Darrick Wood Elmstead Wood Hayes Common High Elms Country Park Jubilee Country Park Kelsey Park Norman Park Poverest Recreation Ground Scadbury Park Sundridge Park

Places of worship	St George's Church, Beckenham St John the Evangelist, Penge St Mary's Church, Downe St Mary the Virgin, Hayes St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bromley

Constituencies	Beckenham Bromley and Chislehurst Lewisham West and Penge Orpington

Rail stations and tram stops	Anerley Avenue Road Beckenham Road Beckenham Junction Bickley Birkbeck Bromley North Bromley South Chelsfield Chislehurst Clock House Crystal Palace Eden Park Elmers End Elmstead Woods Hayes Kent House Knockholt Lower Sydenham New Beckenham Orpington Penge East Penge West Petts Wood Ravensbourne St Mary Cray Shortlands Sundridge Park West Wickham

Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings Parks and open spaces People Public art Schools

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