Ruxley

Ruxley
Ruxley is located in Greater London
Ruxley
Ruxley
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ485704
• Charing Cross13 mi (21 km) SEbE
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSidcup
Postcode districtDA14
Post townOrpington
Postcode districtBR5
Dialling code020
01689
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
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51°24′47″N 0°08′11″E / 51.4131°N 0.1364°E / 51.4131; 0.1364

Ruxley is a rural settlement of South East London, England that straddles the boundary of the London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley. It is located 13 miles southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London, in the Metropolitan Green Belt between Sidcup and Swanley and is also adjacent to the Greater London border with the county of Kent. [1][2][3] [4]

  1. ^ Ruxley marked on Ordnance Survey map, accessed from Streetmap.co.uk
  2. ^ Nicholson Greater London Street Atlas Comprehensive Edition p.186 (2003) ISBN 0-583-33291-9 shows borough district boundaries and roads
  3. ^ Street map of Ruxley area, showing roads and administrative boundaries, Collins Bartholomew accessed from Streetmap.co.uk
  4. ^ Map of Bexley Borough: parkland, greenbelt and land usage map in Bexley Core Strategy paper, pp. 13, 88, accessed from Bexley.gov.uk Archived 7 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine