The Rookery
The Rookery is a forest in Bromley, Greater London, England. The Rookery is situated nearby to the suburb Green Street Green, as well as near the hamlet Hazelwood.Places of Interest
Highlights include Down House and London Biggin Hill Airport.
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.
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.
Chelsfield railway station
Railway station
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Chelsfield railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the Chelsfield and Green Street Green areas south of Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crofton and Orpington.
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.
Orpington
Town
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orpington is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 13.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross, close to the border with Kent.
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.
The Rookery
- Type: Forest
- Location: Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.3467° or 51° 20′ 48″ northLongitude
0.0748° or 0° 4′ 29″ eastOpen location code
9F3283WF+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 5059660OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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