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| Berry's Green | |
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.jpg) Berry's Green Road | |
  Berry's Green Location withinGreater London | |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WESTERHAM |
| Postcode district | TN16 |
| Dialling code | 01959 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°18′49″N0°03′44″E / 51.3136°N 0.0621°E /51.3136; 0.0621 | |
Berry's Green a small hamlet in theLondon Borough of Bromley inGreater London, England,[1] situated outside of London's contiguous built-up area. It is a fairly wooded rural area with a scattering of farmland. Housing consists mainly of detached properties, mostly bungalows, with a row oflocal authority cottages and a staticmobile home site.It is part of the largest ward in Greater London,Darwin (ward).When the Ward was first constituted in 1965, Berry's Green, was joined withDowne,Cudham,Leaves Green,Single Street,Luxted, andWesterham Hill. The current elected political party's website (2022), states the present named other areas as Downe, Cudham, Leaves Green, Leavesden Estate, Westerham Hill, Beechwood, and Pratts Bottom
Lord Simon deManning, a former Lord of the Manor forKevington, London and holder of the land which became Berry's Green, was a Grandson of Rudolph de Manning,Count Palatine, (who married Elgida, aunt to KingHarold I of England), (Harold Harefoot); he was the royalStandard Bearer to KingRichard the Lionheart, and carried the royal Standard to Jerusalem in 1190, during theFirst Crusade.In England, the forms EarlPalatine and Palatine Earldom are preferred.
On early maps, the area and Berry's Green Farm are each spelt as "Bury's Green".
On the junction of Jail Lane and Berry's Hill is a small wood, with a largeWorld War II bomb crater. This may have been caused by aV-2 rocket as it is almost the same distance from Germany as the last known V-2, which was dropped in Kynaston Rd, Orpington. Many of the V-2s fell short of London towards the end of the war. There are also a number of smaller bomb craters scattered around the surrounding woodlands, due to its proximity toBiggin Hill airfield.
Berry's Green is home to TheOld Jail, Biggin Hill, and Cherry Lodge Golf Course, which opened in 1968. The land there is approximately 600 ft. above sea level.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was a sub-post office on the corner of Single Street and Jail Lane which sold provisions, such as bread, milk, sweets, and crisps. Mains sewerage was installed around 1973.
Biggin Hill, nearbyCudham and Berry's Green are the only places in Greater London to be part of theTunbridge Wells postcode area (TN16).
The nearestNational Rail station isChelsfield located 4.5 miles away.Orpington railway station is approximately 5.1 miles away.
