Betts Park

Betts Park is a public park in Anerley, London Borough of Bromley, in southeast London, England. It is approximately 13 acres and has a number of attractions, including part of the old Croydon Canal and the Heart of Anerley obelisk.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Croydon Canal and Anerley railway station.

Croydon Canal

Canal

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The Croydon Canal ran 9+1⁄4 miles from Croydon, via Forest Hill, to the Grand Surrey Canal at New Cross in south London, England. It opened in 1809 and closed in 1836, the first canal to be abandoned by an act of Parliament. Croydon Canal is situated 500 feet northwest of Betts Park.

Anerley railway station

Railway station

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Anerley is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It is 7 miles 47 chains down the line from London Bridge, in London fare zone 4. Anerley railway station is situated 1,500 feet north of Betts Park.

Selhurst Park

Stadium

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Selhurst Park is a football stadium in Selhurst, in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It serves as the home ground of Premier League club Crystal Palace. Selhurst Park is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Betts Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anerley and Penge.

Anerley

Suburb

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Anerley is suburb of south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located 7 miles south south-east of Charing Cross, to the south of Upper Norwood, west of Penge, north of Elmers End and east of South Norwood.

Penge

Suburb

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Penge is a suburb of South East London, England, now in the London Borough of Bromley, 3.5 miles west of Bromley: town centre, 3.5 miles north-east of Croydon and 6.8 miles south-east of Charing Cross.

Crystal Palace

Suburb

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Crystal Palace is a place in South London, named after the Crystal Palace Exhibition building which stood in the area from 1854, until it was destroyed by a fire in 1936.

Betts Park

Type: Park
Description: public park in Penge, London Borough of Bromley, in London, England
Categories: urban park and recreation area
Location: Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.40858° or 51° 24′ 31″ north

Longitude

-0.06455° or 0° 3′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C3XCW5P+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 15112631

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q15198760

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