East Wickham

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East Wickham
Kent
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Stevens Park
Location
Grid reference: TQ455765
Location: 51°28’8"N, 0°5’46"E
Data
Population: 10,858  (2011[1])
Post town: Welling
Postcode: DA16
Dialling code: 020
Local Government
Council: Bexley
Parliamentary
constituency:
Old Bexley and Sidcup

East Wickham is a village in Metropolitan Kent, lying immediately north-west of Welling in the Little and Lesnes Hundred.

History

Welling originally formed part of the ancient manor of East Wickham, which was centred on St Michael's Church, Upper Wickham Lane, built in the 13th century. In the Domesday Book (1086) East Wickham was included as part of the return for Plumstead and the church was originally a chapel of St Nicholas' Church in Plumstead.

East Wickham formed a civil parish between 1854 and 1902 when it was absorbed by Bexley.[2]

Transport

Several Transport for London bus services connect East Wickham with areas including Welling, Eltham, Bexleyheath, Plumstead, Woolwich, Abbey Wood, North Greenwich, Thamesmead and Dartford. The nearest rail link to the area is Welling railway station.

Notable residents

  • Kate Bush, singer-songwriter

References