Everything about Sidcup totally explained
Sidcup is a suburban development and
electoral ward in the
London Borough of Bexley. It located south east of
Charing Cross.
Much of Sidcup is typical 1930s suburbia but it retains many parks and open spaces hinting at the great estates and large homes which once stood in the area.
The town contains a major hospital and two colleges. The town centre has a mix of high street stores, independent shops, a modern library, an internet café and several pubs. Sidcup is contiguous with
Blackfen,
Foots Cray,
Longlands, and
Lamorbey.
History
The name is thought to be derived from
Cetecopp meaning 'seat shaped or flat topped hill'; it has its earliest recorded use in 1254. Sidcup originated as a tiny hamlet on the road from London to Maidstone.
A number of manor houses (all now converted to other uses) remain. They include Frognal House (now converted for use as
sheltered accommodation), Lamorbey House (now used by the Rose Bruford College), Sidcup Place (now a Brewers Fayre bar and restaurant) and The Hollies (now converted for residential use).
Sidcup parish formed the Sidcup Urban District of Kent from 1908. It was initially known as Foots Cray; however, in 1921 the urban district, and in 1925 the parish, was renamed Sidcup. The parish and district were abolished in 1934 and combined with
Chislehurst to form the
Chislehurst and Sidcup civil parish and urban district. In 1965 the parish and urban district were abolished. Sidcup went on to form part of the London Borough of Bexley in Greater London and Chislehurst formed part of the
London Borough of Bromley.
Sidcup is mentioned in
Noel Coward's comedic play
Relative Values and
Harold Pinter's
The Caretaker. It was the location of the 2004
Dasani scandal, when
Coca-Cola was caught selling tap water.
It is also reputed that it was on the platform of
Sidcup railway station that
Mick Jagger and
Keith Richards first agreed to form a band, which later became the Rolling Stones. Other showbiz connections in Sidcup include the
Rose Bruford College of drama and the
Bird College of Dance & Theatre Performance.
For many years, Sidcup (or more formally
Old Bexley and Sidcup) had as its constituency
Member of Parliament, the Rt Hon. Sir
Edward Heath, who was
Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974.
Associated notable people
Education
» For education in Sidcup see the main London Borough of Bexley article
Local primary schools
Holy Trinity Lamorbey
Benedict House Primary School (Private)
Birkbeck Primary School
Burnt Oak Junior School
Days Lane Primary School
Hurst Primary School
Longlands Primary School
Merton Court Preparatory School (Private)
West Lodge Primary School (Private)
Holy Trinity Lamorbey church of England Primary school
Local secondary schools
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Cleve Park School
Hurstmere School
Local further and higher education institutes
Bird College of Dance & Theatre Performance
Rose Bruford College
Places of worship
All Saints Church, Rectory Lane
Christ Church, Main Road
Emmanuel Church, Hadlow Road
Footscray Baptist Church, Sidcup Hill
Holy Trinity Church, Hurst Road
New Community Church, Station Road New community church
New Generation Church, Acorn Centre, Birkbeck Road
St John's Church, Church Road
St Lawrence's Church, Hamilton Road
Sidcup Baptist Church, Main Road
Transport and locale
Nearby places
Nearby places often considered as part of Sidcup and having Sidcup as the "post town".
Blackfen
Lamorbey
Longlands
Foots Cray
Albany Park
Other nearby places
Chislehurst
Old Bexley
New Eltham
St Paul's Cray
Orpington
Ruxley
St Mary Cray
Nearby railway stations and buses
Albany Park railway station and Sidcup railway station are adjacent stations on the line to Charing Cross railway station, known locally as the Dartford loop line. The town is served by several London Bus routes.
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