Sundridge, Bromley
| Sundridge Park | |
| Kent | |
|---|---|
 Sundridge Park Manor | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ407702 |
| Location: | 51°24’49"N, -0°1’20"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bromley |
| Postcode: | BR1 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bromley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bromley and Chislehurst |
Sundridge Park, also known simply as Sundridge,[1] is a village in Kent which has become an urban suburb. It is found to the north of Bromley, north-west of Widmore and Bickley, south of Grove Park and south-east of Downham.
In the twentieth century Sundridge names began to overlap somewhat with neighbouring Plaistow. For example, the main Sundridge shopping parade by the station sits directly east of Plaistow Green, with business and facilities in the area using the two names interchangeably, and Plaistow Cemetery is actually on the Sundridge side of the border. However, during the early twenty first century there have been deliberate attempts to re-establish the separate identities of both villages, Sundridge has its own village sign, and representation has been made to the local council for a village sign for Plaistow; the area north of Sundridge Park station.
History
Originally known as 'Sundresse', it is first mentioned in a charter of 987.[1] In the middle ages the land was owned by the Le Blund family.[1] In the early 1700s a large house was built on the site of Sundridge Park Manor; it was purchased and demolished by Sir Claude Scott in 1795, and the current building built in its place set in parkland.[1]
Sundridge Park mansion
Sundridge Park Manor is a Grade I listed mansion that was designed by John Nash and built by Samuel Wyatt.[1] It has been used as a management and conference centre but is to be split into luxury apartments, a process that was underway as of March 2020.[2][1] Much of the mansion's former grounds now forms Sundridge Park Golf Club.[1]
Gallery
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Shops along College Road -
St Mary's Church -
Plaistow Green -
The shopping parade along Plaistow Lane, looking east -
The shopping parade looking west -
Sundridge Park Golf Club
