Gray’s Wood
Gray’s Wood is a forest in Bromley, Greater London, England. Gray’s Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Horns Green, as well as near Hawley’s Corner.Places of Interest
Highlights include Betsom’s Hill and Down House.
Betsom’s Hill
Peak
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Betsom's Hill is a hill on the North Downs. Situated between Westerham and Tatsfield, at the western edge of the county of Kent, it lies close to where the A233 crosses the Downs en route to Biggin Hill.
Down House
Photo: Anthonyeatworld, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down.
St Katharine’s Church, Knockholt
Church
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Katharine's Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of Knockholt and the Sevenoaks deanery. St Katharine's and St Margaret's came together in 1983 as a United Benefice under one parish priest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westerham and Biggin Hill.
Westerham
Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westerham is a town of 4,500 people in Kent. The River Darent, which flows through the town, used to power three watermills.
Biggin Hill
Town
Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggin Hill is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, about 15.2 miles south-southeast of Charing Cross. It is separated from London's built-up area by the Metropolitan green belt and is located adjacent to the Greater London boundary with Kent and Surrey.
Downe
Village
Photo: Lunarsnowflakes, Public domain.
Downe, formerly Down, is a village in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley, which formed part of the historical county of Kent until 1965, and is beyond London's urban sprawl.
Gray’s Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.2991° or 51° 17′ 57″ northLongitude
0.0716° or 0° 4′ 18″ eastOpen location code
9F3273XC+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1034586273OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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