Broom Wood
Broom Wood is a forest in Bromley, Greater London, England. Broom Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Hazelwood, as well as near Lett’s Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include Down House and Downe Bank.
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.
Downe Bank
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downe Bank is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust in the North Downs, close to Downe in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest together with the neighbouring High Elms Country Park.
St Mary’s Church, Downe
Church
Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Shoreham and Chelsfield.
Shoreham
Photo: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shoreham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 5.2 miles north of Sevenoaks. The probable derivation of the name is estate at the foot of a steep slope.
Chelsfield
Village
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chelsfield is an area in southeast London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley and, prior to 1965, in the historic county of Kent. It lies south of Goddington, west of Well Hill, north of Pratt's Bottom and east of Green Street Green.
Farnborough
Suburb
Photo: DavidAnstiss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Broom Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.3298° or 51° 19′ 47″ northLongitude
0.0917° or 0° 5′ 30″ eastOpen location code
9F3283HR+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 210231145OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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