Leaves Green

Leaves Green

infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Greater London
region= London
population=
post_town= KESTON
postcode_district= BR2
postcode_area= BR
official_name= Leaves Green
latitude= 51.336236
longitude= 0.030245
os_grid_reference= TQ414616
london_borough= Bromley

Leaves Green is a village in the London Borough of Bromley on the southern margins of the metropolitan area of London, England.

The village lies on the Bromley to Westerham road (A233), adjacent to the north-western perimeter of Biggin Hill Airport. It is some convert|5|mi|km|lk=on south of Bromley and convert|2|mi|km north of Biggin Hill.Ordnance Survey (2007). "OS Explorer Map 147 – Sevenoaks & Tonbridge". ISBN 0-319-23927-8.]

Leaves Green village has a large (and eponymous) village green which straddles the A233. This is the location for one of London's coal tax posts (number 186) which formerly denoted the boundary of the area in which the City of London Corporation was empowered to collect duty on coal and other goods. The post is also depicted on the village sign.cite web | title = Coal Posts | url = http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/leisure_heritage/architectural_heritage/coal_posts.htm | publisher = City of London Corporation | accessdate = 2008-01-23] cite web | title = List of Coal Tax Posts | url = http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A315371D-17EA-4CE4-AB55-840FDC6E09C7/0/coal_tax_posts.PDF | publisher = City of London Corporation | accessdate = 2008-01-23]

Transport

There are no rail links to the village, but it is served by several bus routes:cite web | title = Buses from Biggin Hill | publisher = Transport for London | url = http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/bigginhill-11010.pdf | accessdate = 2007-01-21]

* 246 Bromley – Westerham (Chartwell during the summer)
* 320 Bromley – Biggin Hill
* R2 Biggin Hill – Petts Wood.

The nearest rail stations to Leaves Green are:cite web | title = Transport Direct | url = http://www.transportdirect.info/TransportDirect/en/ | publisher = Transport Direct Consortium | accessdate = 2008-01-23]

* Hayes (convert|4.5|mi|km|disp=/|abbr=on; bus 246)
* Orpington (convert|5|mi|km|disp=/|abbr=on; bus R2)
* Bromley South (convert|5.5|mi|km|disp=/|abbr=on; bus 246/320)
* Bromley North (convert|6|mi|km|disp=/|abbr=on; bus 246/320)

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