Some old maps and records have the name as two words "Long Lands", and show it was in the Foots Cray/Sidcup parish[2] in the Hundred of Ruxley.

These are all part of the Sidcup post town, with the exception of Dulverton Primary School which occupies the small westerly part of the ward that overlaps into the SE9 Postcode district, that is within the London post town.

They both run from northwest to southeast, the A20 being the southernmost; on both these roads Longlands sits between New Eltham and Sidcup.

An odd fact about the area is these A roads begin some distance apart, come closer together, they then run parallel for a short length at Longlands but move apart again without ever directly meeting; This makes the area recognizable on a map.

A large concrete wall stands here separating the roads as they run parallel.