Kevington, London
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| Kevington | |
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 Kevington Hall | |
  Kevington Location within Greater London | |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORPINGTON |
| Postcode district | BR5 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| London Assembly | |
Kevington, sometimes spelt Kevingtown,[1] is a hamlet in southeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Bromley and the historic county of Kent. It lies between St Mary Cray/Derry Downs and Crockenhill in the London Green Belt.
History
The name is thought to refer either to a 'place on a hillock', or else a Saxon-era landowner named Cyfa.[1] Some old maps show two distinct places here - Kevington and Kevingtown - however this distinction has since been lost.[1] In the Middle Ages the area formed part of Kevington manor and was in the hands of the Manning and Onslow families.[1] In the mid 1700s the Onslows sold part of their lands to the Dutch financial merchant Herman Behrens, who employed Sir Robert Taylor to build him Kevington Hall in 1769.[1] The Hall was used to billet Canadian troops during the Second World War and was later used as a primary school; it now functions as a conference and events space.[1] Oak View School (originally Shawcroft Special School) opened nearby in 1976 to cater for young people with special needs.[1] There was once a pub in the hamlet called the Kevington Arms, however this is now a farm building.[1]
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