Sundridge, London

Sundridge Park, also known simply as Sundridge,[1] is an area of South East London within the London Borough of Bromley and the historic county of Kent. It is situated north of Bromley, north-west of Widmore and Bickley, south of Grove Park and south-east of Downham. Nowadays Sundridge overlaps somewhat with Plaistow, for example the main Sundridge Park shopping parade by the station sits directly east of Plaistow Green, with business and facilities in the area using the two names interchangeably. Plaistow now refers especially to the area north of Sundridge Park station along Burnt Ash Road, part of the A2212 road which runs north to south between Grove Park and Bromley.

This article is about the district of Bromley. For the village in Kent, see Sundridge, Kent. For other uses, see Sundridge.

Sundridge Park

Sundridge Park Manor
Sundridge Park
Location within Greater London
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBROMLEY
Postcode districtBR1
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly

History

Originally known as 'Sundresse', it is first mentioned in a charter of 987.[1] In the middle ages the land was owned by the Le Blund family.[1] In the early 1700s a large house was built on the site of Sundridge Park Manor; it was purchased and demolished by Sir Claude Scott in 1795, and the current building built in its place set in parkland.[1]

Sundridge Park mansion

Sundridge Park Manor is a Grade I listed mansion that was designed by John Nash and built by Samuel Wyatt.[1] It has been used as a management and conference centre but is to be split into luxury apartments, a process that was underway as of March 2020.[2][1] Much of the mansion's former grounds now forms Sundridge Park Golf Club.[1]

Transport

Rail

Sundridge Park station, opened in 1896, serves the area with National Rail services to Grove Park and to Bromley North.[1]

Buses
4 Plaistow Grove
Close-up of plaque
4 Plaistow Grove, childhood home of David Bowie

Sundridge is served by four Transport for London bus services.

Main article: List of people from Beckenham

Notable residents
  • Shops along College Road
  • St Mary's Church, built 1861-63[3]
  • Plaistow Green
  • The shopping parade along Plaistow Lane, looking east
  • The shopping parade looking west
  • Sundridge Park Golf Club

References
  1. Willey, Russ (2006). The London Gazetteer. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. pp. 482–3.
  2. Six magnificent apartments for sale in stately homes across Britain
  3. "London Gardens Online, St Mary's Churchyard, Plaistow". London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 31 August 2020.


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