Blacklands

Blacklands is a forest in Bromley, Greater London, England. Blacklands is situated near the hamlet Farthing Street, as well as near the suburb Green Street Green.

Places of Interest

Highlights: London Biggin Hill Airport and Down House.

London Biggin Hill Airport

Aerodrome

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London Biggin Hill Airport is a general aviation and minor commercial airport in Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, 12 NM south-southeast of Central London.

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 Mary’s Church, Downe

Church

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St Mary's Church in the village of Downe, Bromley is the Church of England Parish Church for the parish of Downe. It is a Grade II* listed building, which dates from the 13th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crofton and Farnborough.

Crofton

Suburb

Crofton is a suburb of Orpington in southeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London. Prior to 1965 it was within the historic county of Kent.

Farnborough

Suburb

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Farnborough is a large village in Greater London, England. Historically within Kent, it is situated south of Locksbottom, west of Green Street Green, north of Downe and Hazelwood, and east of Keston, it is centred 13.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross.