Welcome to Crockenhill

Crockenhill is a small village located in the county of Kent, England. It is situated approximately 20 miles southeast of London and is part of the Sevenoaks district. The village has a population of around 2,000 people and is known for its picturesque countryside and historic buildings.

One of the most notable landmarks in Crockenhill is the St. Mary's Church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is a Grade II listed building and features a beautiful stained glass window and a bell tower. Another historic building in the village is the Crockenhill Village Hall, which was built in 1929 and is still used for community events and activities.

Crockenhill is also home to several local businesses, including a post office, a convenience store, and a pub. The village has a strong sense of community and hosts several events throughout the year, such as the Crockenhill Village Fete and the Crockenhill Flower Show. Overall, Crockenhill is a charming village with a rich history and a close-knit community.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 10.3°C

Feels Like: 7.2°C

Wind: 16.3 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
Crockenhill Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Karen Dodd	The Green Crockenhill Swanley Kent BR8 8JG 03000658300 School Website
St Marys Church Of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Amanda Mcgarrigle	St Mary's Road Swanley Kent BR8 7BU 01322665212 School Website
High Firs Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Andrew Kilbride	Court Crescent Swanley Kent BR8 8NR 01322669721 School Website
Orchards Academy Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mrs Andy Lazenby	St Mary's Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TE 01322665231 School Website
Supajam Education In Music And Media Special Post 16 Institution Ages:16-25 Head Teacher Mr David Court	St Marys Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TE 1322660845 School Website
St Bartholomews Catholic Primary School Swanley Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Giovanna Finaldi	Sycamore Drive Swanley Kent BR8 7AY 01322663119 School Website
Downsview Community Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Richard Moore	Beech Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8AU 01322662594 School Website
Horizon Primary Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss David Moss	Hilda May Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 7BT 01322665235 School Website
Parkwood Hall Co Operative Academy Academy Special Converter Ages:8-19 Head Teacher Mr Simon Collins	Beechenlea Lane Swanley Kent BR8 8DR 01322664441 School Website
The Annex School House Other Independent Special School Ages:8-16 Head Teacher Mr Brendan Aherne	Pembroke House Leyden Hatch Lane Hextable Swanley Kent BR8 7PS 1322618776 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Swanley Station Approach, Off Goldsel Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8JD 0.76 Miles

Eynsford Station Road, Eynsford, Kent, DA4 0HP 2.35 Miles

St Mary Cray Sayes Court Road, St Mary Cray, Greater London, BR5 2PQ 2.56 Miles

Knockholt Old London Road, Knockholt, Greater London, TN14 7HR 2.92 Miles

Chelsfield Station Approach, Chelsfield, Greater London, BR6 6EU 2.97 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Kiwi Executive Travel 01322 615300 49 Green Court Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8HF 0.48 Miles
Astra Cars 01322 407559 34 Saint Mary's Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7BU 0.82 Miles
Swan Taxi Ltd 01322 666777 10 Station Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8ET 0.97 Miles
Carlton Christie Ltd 01322 614709 40 A High Street, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8BQ 1.05 Miles
R J's Taxis 01322 666484 39 Russett Way, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7TR 1.40 Miles
Airport By Minibus 07759 809290 4 Otlinge Road, Orpington, Greater London, BR5 3SH 1.75 Miles
Chauffeur Bromley Orpington 07527 216409 Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 7RS 1.92 Miles
Executive And Airport Travel (Chauffeur Service) 07949 547100 Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 7RS 1.92 Miles
Tj Hire Ltd (Plant Services) 01689 823838 15 Long Acre, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 7RD 1.98 Miles
Meridian Cable Cars Ltd 01689 872882 Anglesea House, Orpington, Greater London, BR5 4AW 2.17 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Crockenhill Post Office 4/5 Broadway Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Cray Road (7) Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Harvest Way (4) Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Green Court Road (27) Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:11:30
Azalea Drive (37) Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Wested Lane__ Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Goldsel Road (59) Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cranleigh Drive (66) Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
St Marys Road (5) Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:30
Farm Avenue (1) Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
London Road Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Swanley Post Office No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Sunday Last Collection:15:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Asda - Swanley Centre Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
High Street (49) Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
White Oaks London Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
The Oaks Partnership 01322 668775	The Oaks Partnership Nightingale Way Swanley Kent BR8 7UP
The Cedars Surgery 01322 663111	The Cedars Surgery 26-28 Swanley Centre Swanley Kent BR8 7AH
The Cedars Surgery - Covid Local Vaccination Service	26-28 Swanley Centre Swanley Kent BR8 7AH
Derry Downs Surgery 01689 820036	29 Derry Downs St. Mary Cray Orpington Kent BR5 4DU
St Mary Cray Practice 01689 820523	322 High Street St.Mary Cray Orpington Kent BR5 4AR

Local Stores

Petrol Swanley
73-75 High Street
Swanley
Kent
BR8 8AF
01322 662955
Store Website
1.14 miles

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SPAR - Pruh Hospital
Pruh Hospital
Farnborough Common
Orpington
BR6 8ND
01689 863805
Store Website
4.6 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Parkvets Veterinary Clinic
Park Vets Rye Park Road Swanley Kent BR8 8AH 01322 665916 parkvets@parkvets.com Website 1.17 miles
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Companion Care (Orpington) Ltd
Inside Pets At Home Nugent Shopping Park Cray Avenue Orpington Kent BR5 3RP 01689 837 769 orpington@companioncare.co.uk Website 2.21 miles
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St Paul'S Veterinary Clinic
121 Cotmandene Crescent St Paul'S Cray Orpington Kent BR5 2RB 020 8300 3038 info@spvets.co.uk Website 2.76 miles
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Parkvets Veterinary Hospital
53-55 Maidstone Road Footscray Sidcup Kent DA14 5HB 020 8300 8111 parkvets@parkvets.com Website 2.84 miles
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Medivet Chelsfield - All Creatures Clinic
51 Windsor Drive Orpington Kent BR6 6EY 01689 856220 chelsfield@medivet.co.uk Website 3.05 miles

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Anderson Veterinary Group
28 Station Road Orpington Kent BR6 0SA 01689 822607 enquiries@andersonvets.com Website 3.09 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Foots Cray Meadows
Hidden Away In The Suburbs Of London, Foots Cray Meadows Offers A Beautiful, Short, Circular Walk Around A Stream, Which Your Dog Can Enjoy! DA14 5AG 3.01 miles If Approaching From Orpington, Make For Crittal’S Corner, Go Under The A20 And Take The Opposite Exit (The One For B&Q) And Carry Straight On To The Traffic Lights At The Bottom Of Sidcup Hill. Go Straight Across At The Lights Into Rectory Lane. The Lane Bends Sharply Left At The Church And The Entrance To Foots Cray Place Is On The Right 250 Metres Past The Bend.

Joyden’S Wood
Many Paths To Explore And Help You Pick Your Way Through This Ancient Woodland. Some Popular Bridlepaths On The Edge Of The Woods But Clearly Marked. Lovely Carvings Dotted Through The Woods And A Model Wooden Ww1plane Tells An Interesting Story. Evidence Of Dyke Dating Back To The Romans. 68 Eden Rd Bexley DA5 2EG 3.02 miles Best Accessed From Summerhouse Drive

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Foots Cray Meadows
Foots Cray Meadows Lancashire 3.25 miles

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Foots Cray Meadows
A Fairly Flat Series Of Meadows With A River Running Through It. Bridle Path At Certain Points And Some Wildlife Protected Areas. 2 Rectory Ln Lancashire 3.25 miles

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Foots Cray Meadows
A Wide Area Mainly On The Flat, Open Fields To Walking Through Woods, A Lovely Stream For Dogs To Play In That’S Not Deep. 26 Rectory Ln Sidcup Lancashire DA14 5BP 3.42 miles Small Car Park, Usually Plenty Of Room.

Location what3words resist.descended.soil

Petts Wood
A Beautiful Wood .... National Trust. Lovely For All Ages, Dogs On Or Off Lead, Lots Of Oaths And Interesting And Things Like The Statue For Daylight Saving, A Large Meadow And A Farm. Some Small Streams And The Possibility Of Parking At The Tunnel Entrance And Walking Through To One Of The Pubs In Chislhurst. Lovely Blue Bells And Great Variety Of Mushrooms And Toadstools In Season . 20 Birchwood Rd Orpington Lancashire BR5 1NY 3.43 miles Petts Wood. Several Entrances But Possibly The Best Is Under The Railway Tunnel At The Bottom Of Birchwood Road. Parking On Side Of The Road Is Mostly Free After 10Am.

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Weather Forecast

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Temp	-9.5°C	-8.4°C	-7.4°C	-6.6°C	-5.2°C	-2.6°C	0.9°C	3.6°C	4.1°C	2.6°C	0.6°C	-4.8°C
Feels Like	-15.3°C	-14.7°C	-14°C	-13.5°C	-12.3°C	-9.3°C	-4.8°C	-1.1°C	-0.1°C	-1.2°C	-3.2°C	-9.5°C

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