| Longlands | |
|---|---|
  Longlands Location withinGreater London | |
| Population | 10,442 (2011 Census. Ward)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ449722 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SIDCUP |
| Postcode district | DA14, DA15 |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE9 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°25′49″N0°05′07″E / 51.4302°N 0.0854°E /51.4302; 0.0854 | |
Longlands is an area of South EastLondon that straddles the boundaries of the London boroughs ofBexley,Bromley andGreenwich. It lies north west ofSidcup and south east ofEltham.
Some old maps and records have the name as two words "Long Lands", and show it was in theFoots Cray/Sidcup parish[2] in theHundred of Ruxley.[3]
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On Main Road there are a small number of shops including: anoff license/convenience store, afish and chip shop, arestaurant, alaunderette and a smallpost office. Shops here seem to be somewhat overshadowed by nearby larger towns, New Eltham and especially Sidcup. Within Longlands, the place gives it name to Longlands Recreation Ground, Longlands Primary School, Longlands Road and Longlands Park Crescent. Also found within theward of Longlands are Queen Mary's Hospital, Frognal Corner Roundabout, Sidcup Fire Station, Sidcup Place, two primary schools, Longlands primary school and Dulverton Primary School, one secondary school, St Mary and St Joseph's Catholic School, and a small college. These are all part of the Sidcuppost town, with the exception of Dulverton Primary School which occupies the small westerly part of the ward that overlaps into theSE9 Postcode district, that is within theLondon post town. The small riverWyncham Stream also flows from Chislehurst northward through Longlands towardLamorbey and finally into theRiver Shuttle.
The closestNational Rail stations to Longlands areNew Eltham andSidcup.
Longlands is served by twoTransport for London bus services.
TwoA roads pass through Longlands, theA20 "Sidcup By-Pass Road", a dual carriageway, which runs fromNew Cross until it joins the M20 inSwanley, and the A211 called "Foots Cray Road" and "Main Road". They both run from northwest to southeast, the A20 being the southernmost; on both these roads Longlands sits betweenNew Eltham and Sidcup. 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. A large concrete wall separating the roads as they run parallel.
Most of Longlands is within theLonglands ward of theLondon Borough of Bexley, with the southern part in theChislehurst ward ofBromley.
Forelections to theHouse of Commons, the area falls within theOld Bexley and Sidcup constituency, currently represented byLouie French of theConservative Party, andEltham and Chislehurst, currently represented byClive Efford of theLabour Party,
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