Leaves Green

Leaves Green
Leaves Green
 Leaves Green shown within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ414616
London borough Bromley
Ceremonial county Greater London
RegionLondon
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KESTON
Postcode district BR2
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
London Assembly Bexley and Bromley
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Coordinates: 51°20′07″N 0°01′46″E / 51.335384°N 0.02952°E / 51.335384; 0.02952

Leaves Green is a village in Greater London within the London Borough of Bromley.

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.[2] [3] The post is also depicted on the village sign.

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 978-0-319-23927-8.
  2. "Coal tax posts". City of London Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  3. Nail, Martin. "The boundary marks today: List of extant marks". City posts: the coal duties of the City of London and their boundary marks. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. "Buses from Biggin Hill" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
  5. "Transport Direct". Transport Direct Consortium. Retrieved 2008-01-23.



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