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Delve into Orpington in United Kingdom
Orpington in the region of England with its 15,248 residents is a city in United Kingdom - some 13 mi or ( 21 km ) South-East of London , the country's capital .
Current time in Orpington is now 04:29 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: West Wickham, Welling, Sidcup, St Mary Cray, and Reading. While being here, make sure to check out West Wickham . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Orpington ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Iceni - Journey the Pathways Unknown (Pre-Demo Version)
Self produced Music & Video by vocalist Hroðgar. Recorded @ Petts Wood, Kent during April 2006, editing and video manipulation also done during April 2006. ..
Priory Gardens Orpington Kent UK Jan09
Priory Gardens Orpington Kent UK in January 2009, with some spring and summer stills, showing duck ponds, gardens, playground and Priory medieval hall. ..
Queensberry Albums 15x12 Duo Wedding Album: Anna and Robert
Queensberry Albums 15"x12" Duo Wedding Album at www.contemporaryweddingalbums.co.uk Anna and Robert got married in Saint Patrick's Cathedral, in New York City and decided to only have digital hi-res i ..
Petts Wood 008
My walk to the station ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Crofton Roman Villa
Crofton Roman Villa in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, is a Roman villa which was inhabited between approximately 140 and 400 AD. It was the centre of a farming estate of about 500 acres (2 km²), with farm buildings nearby, surrounded by fields, meadows and woods. The house was altered several times during its 260 years of occupation, and at its largest it probably had at least 20 rooms. The remains of ten rooms can be seen today.
Located at 51.37 0.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
River Cray
The River Cray is a tributary of the River Darent in southern England. It rises in Priory Gardens in Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley, where rainwater permeates the chalk bedrock and forms a pond at the boundary between the chalk and impermeable clay. It then flows northwards past the industrial and residential area of St Mary Cray, through St Paul's Cray where there was once a paper mill, through Foots Cray, and enters the parkland of Foots Cray Meadows.
Located at 51.38 0.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
Orpington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jo Johnson, a Conservative.
Located at 51.36 0.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Green Street Green
Green Street Green is a locality in the London Borough of Bromley at grid reference TQ455635. It forms part of the Orpington post town. The nearest railway station is Chelsfield railway station, to the north east. The name originates from La Grenestrete c.1290, meaning the green or grassy hamlet. It is recorded as Greenstreet Green in 1819, the addition of the suffix Green, referring to a village green.
Located at 51.35 0.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Bromley Rural District
Bromley was a rural district in north-west Kent, England from 1894 to 1934. Its area now forms part of the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London. It did not include the main settlement of Bromley; which constituted the Municipal Borough of Bromley. Mottingham formed an exclave of the district. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the existing Bromley rural sanitary district.
Located at 51.40 0.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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