Crayford | |
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Location within Greater London | |
Population | 11,226 (2011 Census. Ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ515745 |
• Charing Cross | 13.7 mi (22.0 km) WNW |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DARTFORD |
Postcode district | DA1 |
Dialling code | 01322 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Crayford is a town and electoral ward in South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bexley. It lies east of Bexleyheath and north west of Dartford. Crayford was in the historic county of Kent until 1965. The settlement developed by the river Cray, around a ford that is no longer used.