Barnes Cray

Barnes Cray
Barnes Cray
	River Cray in Barnes Cray
	Barnes Cray Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ525755
London borough	Bexley ;
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARTFORD
Postcode district	DA1
Dialling code	01322
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Bexleyheath and Crayford ;
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley ;
	List of places UK England London 51°27′28″N0°11′46″E / 51.4578°N 0.1960°E

Last updated January 18, 2025

Barnes Cray is an area in south-east London within the London Borough of Bexley. It is located on the Greater London border with Kent, bordering the Dartford Borough. It is located north west of Dartford.

History

Up until the Victorian era it was a hamlet a kilometre downstream of Crayford where no more than sixteen homes were clustered. A calico-printing works drew water power from the culverted River Wansunt in early Victorian times, being later adapted for the manufacture of rubber goods, then felt and finally Brussels carpets. This carpet mill was demolished by 1890 and Barnes Cray House, the next largest building, was cleared by 1933, ending its days as a nursing home.

The remnants of the settlement became absorbed into Crayford with the building of a munition village to facilitate the expansion of Vickers' armaments factory during the 1915 to 1919 period. In 1920 the area became part of the Crayford Urban District of Kent (having previously been in Dartford Rural District). Following World War I Crayford Urban District Council erected further housing estates to the north, eventually merging with estates spreading southwards from Erith. In 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, the urban district was abolished and its area transferred to Greater London to form part of the present-day London Borough of Bexley.^[1]

The Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre is in Barnes Cray.

The site of the current Barnes Cray Primary School is the proposed site for a new Academy for ages 3–19, which was consulted upon from September - December 2008,^[2] and the primary school will convert to the Academy in September 2009, with the secondary part of the Academy due to open in September 2010.^[3]

Transport

Barnes Cray is served by the Transport for London bus service 428 to Erith via Slade Green and to Bluewater via Dartford. The nearest rail link to the area is at Crayford station.

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References

↑ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10025746&c_id=10001043 Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine visionofbritain.org.uk
↑ Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy Consultation document Archived 5 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine accessed 8 Oct 2008
↑ Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy website Archived 25 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 Aug 2009

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[1] ttp://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10025746&c_id=10001043 Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine visionofbritain.org.uk

[academy-2] Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy Consultation document Archived 5 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine accessed 8 Oct 2008

[academy2-3] Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy website Archived 25 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 Aug 2009

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Districts	Abbey Wood Albany Park Barnehurst Barnes Cray Belvedere Bexley Bexleyheath Blackfen Blendon Coldblow Crayford Crook Log Crossness East Wickham Erith Falconwood Foots Cray Lamorbey Lessness Heath Longlands North Cray North End Northumberland Heath Ruxley Sidcup Slade Green Thamesmead Upton Welling West Heath
Attractions	Crossness Pumping Station Danson House Erith Playhouse Hall Place and Gardens Lesnes Abbey Red House (NT)
Parks and open spaces	Abbey Wood SSSI Braeburn Park Crossness Nature Reserve Danson Park Erith Marshes Foots Cray Meadows Joyden's Wood Lamorbey Park Lesnes Abbey Woods Shoulder of Mutton Green
Constituencies	Bexleyheath & Crayford Erith & Thamesmead Old Bexley & Sidcup
Rail stations	Albany Park Barnehurst Belvedere Bexley Bexleyheath Crayford Erith Falconwood Sidcup Slade Green Welling
Other topics	Coat of arms Council Listed buildings Grade I and II* Grade II People Public art Schools
Category Commons

Barnes Cray
River Cray in Barnes Cray
Barnes Cray Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ525755
London borough	Bexley
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARTFORD
Postcode district	DA1
Dialling code	01322

Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London

UK Parliament	Bexleyheath and Crayford
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley
List of places UK England London 51°27′28″N0°11′46″E / 51.4578°N 0.1960°E / 51.4578; 0.1960