Sidcup
| Sidcup | |
| Kent | |
|---|---|
 Frognal House | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ461718 |
| Location: | 51°25’35"N, -0°6’9"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Sidcup |
| Postcode: | DA14, DA15 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bexley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Old Bexley and Sidcup |
Sidcup is a town in Kent. It was once in a rural area and contains many large houses and manors, but today sits in the south-east of the Greater London conurbation. Sidcup has a mixture of large Victorian and Edwardian properties alongside typical 1930s suburbia. It retains many parks and open spaces hinting at the great estates and large homes which once stood in the area.
The town contains Queen Mary's Hospital, a large Leisure Centre, four colleges and three secondary schools. Sidcup High Street is the local High Street, while there are some shops and local businesses on the adjacent Station Road. Sidcup High Street was recently the subject of a £1.8 million regeneration scheme In Store For Sidcup paid for by London Borough of Bexley.[1]
History
Toponymy
The name is thought to be derived from Cetecopp meaning "seat shaped or flat topped hill"; it had its earliest recorded use in 1254.[2]
Origins
Sidcup originated as a tiny hamlet on the road from London to Maidstone. According to Edward Hasted, "Thomas de Sedcopp was owner of this estate in the 35th year of king Henry VI. [i.e. in the 1450s] as appears by his deed."[3] Hasted described Sidcup in the latter part of the 18th century as "a small street of houses, among which is an inn of much resort", referring to the former Black Horse pub on the high street.[4]
References
- ↑ "New-look Sidcup High Street after £1.8 million regeneration". Newsshopper. 15 September 2014. http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/NEWS/11474776.PICTURES__New_look_Sidcup_High_Street_after___1_8_million_regeneration/. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ Anthony David Mills (2001). Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280106-6. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DSIOAQAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Hasted, Edward (1797). The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2. pp. 135–141.
- ↑ Mercer 1994, Introduction.
The phrase of much resort means much frequented or visited.The Black Horse is now used for adult education.
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