Leaves Green
| Leaves Green | |
|---|---|
| The village sign incorporating the coal tax post | |
Leaves Green is located in Greater London Leaves Green Leaves Green Location within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ414616 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KESTON |
| Postcode district | BR2 |
| Dialling code | 01959 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°20′07′′N 0°01′46′′E / 51.335384°N 0.02952°E / 51.335384; 0.02952 | |
Leaves Green is a village in Greater London within the London Borough of Bromley.
The village lies on the Bromley to Westerham road (A233), adjacent to the north-western perimeter of Biggin Hill Airport. It is some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Bromley and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Biggin Hill.[1]
Leaves Green village has a large (and eponymous) village green which straddles the A233. This is the location for one of London's coal tax posts (number 186) which formerly denoted the boundary of the area in which the City of London Corporation was empowered to collect duty on coal.[2] [3] The post is also depicted on the village sign.
Local politics
[edit ]Leaves Green is in the Orpington constituency, the safest Conservative Parliamentary seat in London.
It is also part of the largest ward in Greater London, the Darwin (ward), which covers a rural area including Downe, Cudham, Leaves Green, Single Street, Berry's Green, and Westerham Hill.
One councillor is elected every four years to Bromley London Borough Council. To date, the Darwin (ward), which is Greater London's largest Ward, has only been represented by the Conservative Party.
References
[edit ]- ^ Ordnance Survey (2007). OS Explorer Map 147 – Sevenoaks & Tonbridge. ISBN 978-0-319-23927-8.
- ^ "Coal tax posts". City of London Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Nail, Martin. "The boundary marks today: List of extant marks". City posts: the coal duties of the City of London and their boundary marks. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
