Aperfield

Aperfield is a hamlet of Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located 16.2 miles (26 km) south-southeast of Charing Cross. It lies within the Historic County of Kent.

Aperfield

The Aperfield Cedar
Aperfield
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ425585
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWESTERHAM
Postcode districtTN16
Dialling code01959
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly

It is located near Biggin Hill and Berry's Green and forms part of the Westerham post town and the TN16 postcode area. The name has its first recorded use in 1242 as Apeldrefeld and means field where apple trees grow, from the Old English words apuldor and feld.[1]

References

  1. Mills, A.D. (2010). A Dictionary of London Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780199566785.

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