Strakes Shaw
Strakes Shaw is a forest in Bromley, Greater London, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Strakes Shaw is situated nearby to the hamlet Single Street, as well as near Luxted.Places of Interest
Highlights include London Biggin Hill Airport and Down House.
London Biggin Hill Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
London Biggin Hill Airport is an operational general aviation and minor commercial airport serving Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, located 12 NM south-southeast of Central London.
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 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 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.
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.
Strakes Shaw
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Forest
- Location: Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.3178° or 51° 19′ 4″ northLongitude
0.0512° or 0° 3′ 4″ eastOpen location code
9F328392+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 5020224OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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