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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surrey</span> County of England

Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the west. The largest settlement is Woking.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blackheath, London</span> Area of south-east London, England

Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. Historically within the county of Kent, it is located 1-mile (1.6 km) northeast of Lewisham, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles (10.3 km) southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenwich</span> Town in south-east London, England

Greenwich is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-south-east of Charing Cross.

Langley may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Woolwich</span> Area of Newham in London, England

North Woolwich is an area in the London Borough of Newham in East London, England, on the northern bank of the River Thames, across the river from Woolwich. It is connected to Woolwich by the Woolwich Ferry and Woolwich foot tunnel.

Charlton may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Searles</span>

Michael Searles (1750–1813) was an English commercial architect of large houses, particularly in London. His most notable achievement is perhaps The Paragon in Blackheath.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surrey Hills National Landscape</span>

The Surrey Hills National Landscape is a 422 km2 (163 sq mi) National Landscape in Surrey, England, which principally covers parts of the North Downs and Greensand Ridge, and comprises approximately one quarter of the land area of the county. The AONB was designated in May 1958, was redesignated as a National Landscape in 2023, and adjoins the Kent Downs AONB to the east and the South Downs National Park in the south west.

Saint Andrew's School may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wonersh</span> Village and civil parish in England

Wonersh is a village and civil parish in the Waverley district of Surrey, England and Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Wonersh contains three Conservation Areas and spans an area three to six miles SSE of Guildford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hundred of Blackheath, Kent</span> Historical Hundred of Kent, England

Blackheath was an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent in England. It had become obsolete by the beginning of the 20th century in the wake of ongoing reforms to local government. The name "Blackheath" now refers to a district of SE London. In 2022, the area of the old hundred lies mainly within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hundred of Brixton</span> Historic area of London

Brixton Hundred or the Hundred of Brixton was for many centuries a group of parishes (hundred) used for meetings and taxation of their respective great estates in the north east of the county of Surrey, England. Its area has been entirely absorbed by the growth of London; with its name currently referring to the Brixton district. Its area corresponds to London Boroughs: Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth and parts of Lewisham, Merton and Richmond upon Thames.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rectory Field</span> Sports ground in London, England

Rectory Field is a sports ground in Blackheath in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. It was developed in the 1880s by Blackheath Cricket, Football and Lawn Tennis Company and became the home ground of rugby union team Blackheath F.C. between 1883 and 2016. The ground has hosted international rugby matches and at one time, along with the Richmond Athletic Ground, it was the unofficial home of the England national rugby union team before the development of Twickenham Stadium. The ground was also used for first-class and List A cricket by Kent County Cricket Club between 1887 and 1972. The field is named after the Charlton Rectory that once stood at the site. It is used today by Blackheath Sports Club for cricket, rugby, tennis and squash.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1910 British Lions tour to Argentina</span>

The 1910 British Lions tour to Argentina was a rugby tour of Argentina made by a side made up of 16 English players and 3 Scots. The organisers of the tour named the team the "English Rugby Union team", but the host country advertised the touring team as the British Combined. The 1910 team has been termed as one of the three "lost lions" tours, and is detailed on the British and Irish Lions official website. For Argentina, this tour marked the start of international rugby union and the test against the Combined British on 12 June 1910 was the first test in the Argentine national team's history.

Blackheath Hundred or the Hundred of Blackheath was a hundred in the county of Surrey, England. It corresponds to parts of the districts of Waverley and Guildford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenwich District (Metropolis)</span>

Greenwich was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England from 1855 to 1900. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 and was governed by the Greenwich District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">England Counties XV</span> Rugby team

England Counties XV is a representative rugby union team, formed in 2002, open to English players who play in the County Championship and the third tier of the English rugby union system. Players from the Premiership and RFU Championship are ineligible.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Bell-Drummond</span> English cricketer

Daniel James Bell-Drummond is an English professional cricketer, who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He has represented England at youth level and has played for the England Lions cricket team at senior level.

Brigadier General Robert O'Hara Livesay was a British Army officer and English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and later appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. Attached to the New Zealand Division during many of the major battles of World War I, he was mentioned in despatches three times and received the French Legion of Honour in recognition of that unit's successes.