Single Street

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Single Street
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Single Street, looking north from junction with Berry's Hill (to the right) and Jail Lane (to the left)
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Single Street
Location within Greater London
London borough
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WESTERHAM
Postcode district TN16
Dialling code 01959
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
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UK
England
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51°19′13″N0°03′34″E / 51.320367°N 0.059459°E / 51.320367; 0.059459

Single Street is a hamlet in the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London, located between Luxted and Berry's Green, [1] and centred around a street of the same name. [2] The first record of a settlement under the name 'Single Street' is from an Ordnance Survey map in 1871, [2] but its name is derived from sengel, an Old English word meaning 'burnt clearing'. Situated around 1 mile from both the Kent and Surrey borders, it is part of the largest ward in Greater London, Darwin (ward), covering a rural area including Downe, Cudham, Leaves Green, Berry's Green, and Westerham Hill.

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History

Lord Simon de Manning, a former Lord of the Manor for Kevington, London, (which included Single Street, Downe, Cudham, Luxted, and Berry's Green), and grandson to Rudolf de Manning, (Count Palatine), (who married Elgida, aunt to King Harold Harefoot of England), was the royal Standard Bearer to King Richard the Lionheart. He carried the Royal Standard to Jerusalem, in 1190, during the First Crusade. In England, the forms Earl Palatine, and Palatine Earldom, are preferred. [1] [2]

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p 443.
  2. 1 2 3 "Single Street". Hidden London. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. "Surrey County Council - MEP details - Nigel Farage MEP". Surrey County Council. Retrieved 23 January 2017.