Sidcup

It is 11.3 miles (18.2 km) south-east of Charing Cross, bordering the London Boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich.

The name is thought to be derived from Cetecopp meaning "seat-shaped or flat-topped hill"; it had its earliest recorded use in 1254.

According to Edward Hasted, "Thomas de Sedcopp was owner of this estate in the 35th year of king Henry VI.

They include Frognal House, the birthplace and residence of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, converted for use as residential and nursing accommodation; Lamorbey House, now used by Rose Bruford College; Sidcup Place, a bar and restaurant; and The Hollies, converted for residential use.

Sidcup borders Blackfen to the north, Albany Park to the northeast and east, Foots Cray to the south-east, Chislehurst to the south and south-west, New Eltham to the west and Avery Hill to the north-west.

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.

[8] The building was demolished and Sidcup Health Centre, now known as the Barnard Medical Practice was erected in the site.

[8] Notable staff included: Queen Mary's Hospital was opened in 1917 with 300 beds in a number of wooden huts.

The club owns the Canada Heights motorcycle sport venue in Button Street, Swanley.

[19] The murder of teenager Rob Knox at the Metro Bar on Station Road in 2008 was national headline news.

Knox was an aspiring actor who had, just before his death, filmed a small part in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

[24] These connect Sidcup with areas including Bexleyheath, Bromley, Catford, Crayford, Chislehurst, Dartford, Eltham, Greenwich, Erith, Lewisham, New Cross, Orpington, Swanley, Thamesmead, Welling & Woolwich.

Sidcup ward (dark green) in the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency (light green) within the London Borough of Bexley (yellow)
The 18th-century Sidcup Place
The war memorial on the Green at Sidcup
Buildings along Faraday Avenue, reflecting a mix of high-rise and low-rise buildings in the area around Sidcup railway station. In the background is the 14-storey Marlowe House , a Metropolitan Police administration building housing their Museum and Historic Vehicle Collection .
The Church of Saint John the Evangelist, the main Anglican congregation in Sidcup
The 19th-century mansion house of Abbeyhill in Sidcup, now a Grade II listed building
A 19th-century lodge in Sidcup, now a Grade II listed building