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|country = England
| country = England
|map_type = Greater London
| map_type = Greater London
|region= London
| region = London
|population= 15,892
| population = 15,892
|population_ref= (2011 Census.Kelsey and Eden Park Ward)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688627&c=Kelsey+and+Eden+Park&d=14&e=62&g=6320984&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476121860578&enc=1|title=Bromley Ward population 2011|accessdate=10 October 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
| population_ref = (2011 Census.Kelsey and Eden Park Ward)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688627&c=Kelsey+and+Eden+Park&d=14&e=62&g=6320984&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476121860578&enc=1|title=Bromley Ward population 2011|access-date=10 October 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
|official_name= Eden Park
| official_name = Eden Park
|london_borough= Bromley
| london_borough = Bromley
|constituency_westminster= [[Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Beckenham]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Beckenham and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)|Beckenham & Penge]]
|post_town= BECKENHAM
| post_town = BECKENHAM
|postcode_area= BR
| postcode_area = BR
|postcode_district= BR3
| postcode_district = BR3
|dial_code= 020
| dial_code = 020
|os_grid_reference= TQ373675
| os_grid_reference = TQ373675
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.3884|-0.0243|display=inline,title}}
|static_image_name = Eden Park - Upper Elmers End Road - geograph.org.uk - 1928829.jpg
| static_image_name = Eden Park - Upper Elmers End Road - geograph.org.uk - 1928829.jpg
|static_image_caption = Shops alongside Upper Elmers End Road in Eden Park
| static_image_caption = Shops alongside Upper Elmers End Road in Eden Park
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'''Eden Park''' is an area of [[List of sub-regions used in the London Plan|South East London]], within the [[London Borough of Bromley]] and the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Kent]]. It lies south of [[Beckenham]], west of [[Park Langley]] and [[Shortlands]], north of [[West Wickham]] and [[Monks Orchard]] and east of [[Elmers End]].
'''Eden Park''' is a suburban area in [[Greater London]], England, within the [[London Borough of Bromley|London Borough of Bromley, Greater London]] and prior to 1965, in the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Kent]]. It lies south of [[Beckenham]], west of [[Park Langley]] and [[Shortlands]], north of [[West Wickham]] and [[Monks Orchard]] and east of [[Elmers End]].


==History==
==History==
The area was traditionally rural; William Eden leased land here in the 1780s and developed the area as farmland.<ref name="Willey">Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetteer'', p 157</ref> Large mansions began to be constructed in the area in the 19th century, increasing after the opening of Eden Park station in 1882 and then especially rapidly after the First World War.<ref name="Willey"/> Many of the older mansions were destroyed and replaced with the suburban housing that now characterises the area.<ref name="Willey"/>
The area was traditionally rural; William Eden leased land here in the 1780s and developed the area as farmland.<ref name="Willey">Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetteer'', p 157</ref> Large mansions began to be constructed in the area in the 19th century, increasing after the opening of Eden Park station in 1882 and then especially rapidly after the First World War.<ref name="Willey"/> Many of the older mansions were destroyed and replaced with the suburban housing that now characterises the area.<ref name="Willey"/>


From 1994-2004 the area was home to a large skating park; this was closed by Bromley Council following complaints about noise.<ref name="Willey"/>
From 1994 to 2004 the area was home to a large skating park; this was closed by Bromley Council following complaints about noise.<ref name="Willey"/>


==Amenities==
==Amenities==
The area contains a row of shops by the railway station, as well as a few restaurants and a pub.
The area contains a row of shops by the [[Eden Park railway station|railway station]], and another row in the area formerly known as [[Upper Elmers End]], as well as a few restaurants including a Toby Carvery pub, built in 1936 as a hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.langleyparkrotary.uk/history-langley-park-area|title=Crease Park|publisher=London Gardens Trust |access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref>

The main parks in the area are Crease Park, named after local Alderman James Crease and opened in July 1936,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://londongardenstrust.org/conservation/inventory/site-record/?ID=BRO025|title=A HISTORY OF THE LANGLEY PARK AREA|publisher=Langley Park Rotary Club |access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref> Stanhope Recreation Ground on Stanhope Grove and Harvington Sports Ground (also known as Harvington Estate) on Eden Park Avenue.


==Transport==
==Transport==
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*Langley Park Primary School
*Langley Park Primary School
*[[Langley Park School for Boys]]
*[[Langley Park School for Boys]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ofsted Report|url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50067287|website=Ofsted}}</ref>
*[[Langley Park School for Girls]]
*[[Langley Park School for Girls]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ofsted Report|url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2604625|website=Ofsted}}</ref>
*Marian Vian Primary School<ref>http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/101592</ref>
*Marian Vian Primary School<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report|title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare|date=28 March 2019|website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk}}</ref>
*Eden Park High School
*Eden Park High School
*Unicorn Primary School
*Unicorn Primary School


== Sports ==
== Sports ==
*The Parklangley Club<ref>http://www.theparklangleyclub.co.uk/</ref>
*The Parklangley Club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theparklangleyclub.co.uk/|title=The Parklangley Club}}</ref>
*Club Langley<ref>http://www.clublangley.co.uk/</ref>
*Club Langley<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clublangley.co.uk/|title=Club Langley|website=www.clublangley.co.uk}}</ref>
*Beckenham Town Football Club
*Beckenham Town Football Club

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Eden_Park_parade.jpg|The main parade of shops by the train station, looking east
File:Toby_Carvery,_Eden_Park.jpg|Toby Carvery pub, formerly the Eden Park Hotel
File:Eden_Parks_shops_2.jpg|The main parade of shops by the train station, looking west
File:Railway_bridge,_Eden_Park.jpg|The railway bridge at the bottom of Eden Park Avenue
File:Crease_Park.jpg|Crease Park
File:St_John_the_Baptist_church,_Eden_Park.jpg|St John the Baptist church on Eden Park Avenue, built in the 1936<ref>{{cite web|url=https://londonchurchbuildings.com/2017/03/25/st-john-the-baptist-eden-park-avenue-eden-park/|title=St John the Baptist, Eden Park Avenue, Eden Park|date=25 March 2017 |publisher=London Church Buildings|access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* St John's Church http://www.sjep.org
* St John's Church [http://www.sjep.org]
*[http://www.beckenhamhistory.co.uk/flashNifties/gallery1.html Historical images of Eden Park]
*[http://www.beckenhamhistory.co.uk/flashNifties/gallery1.html Historical images of Eden Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505054714/http://www.beckenhamhistory.co.uk/flashNifties/gallery1.html |date=5 May 2010 }}


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Eden Park
Shops alongside Upper Elmers End Road in Eden Park
Eden Park is located in Greater London
Eden Park
Eden Park
Location within Greater London
Population15,892 (2011 Census.Kelsey and Eden Park Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ373675
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Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBECKENHAM
Postcode districtBR3
Dialling code020
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51°23′18″N 0°01′27″W / 51.3884°N 0.0243°W / 51.3884; -0.0243

Eden Park is a suburban area in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley, Greater London and prior to 1965, in the historic county of Kent. It lies south of Beckenham, west of Park Langley and Shortlands, north of West Wickham and Monks Orchard and east of Elmers End.

History

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The area was traditionally rural; William Eden leased land here in the 1780s and developed the area as farmland.[2] Large mansions began to be constructed in the area in the 19th century, increasing after the opening of Eden Park station in 1882 and then especially rapidly after the First World War.[2] Many of the older mansions were destroyed and replaced with the suburban housing that now characterises the area.[2]

From 1994 to 2004 the area was home to a large skating park; this was closed by Bromley Council following complaints about noise.[2]

Amenities

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The area contains a row of shops by the railway station, and another row in the area formerly known as Upper Elmers End, as well as a few restaurants including a Toby Carvery pub, built in 1936 as a hotel.[3]

The main parks in the area are Crease Park, named after local Alderman James Crease and opened in July 1936,[4] Stanhope Recreation Ground on Stanhope Grove and Harvington Sports Ground (also known as Harvington Estate) on Eden Park Avenue.

Transport

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Eden Park railway station serves the area with services to London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street and Hayes. Eden Park is served by three Transport for London buses. The 194 to Lower Sydenham via Beckenham and to West Croydon via Shirley, the 356 to Upper Sydenham via Elmers End and to Shirley, and the 358 to Crystal Palace via Beckenham and to Orpington via Bromley.

Education

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Sports

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  • The Parklangley Club[8]
  • Club Langley[9]
  • Beckenham Town Football Club
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  • The main parade of shops by the train station, looking east
    The main parade of shops by the train station, looking east
  • Toby Carvery pub, formerly the Eden Park Hotel
    Toby Carvery pub, formerly the Eden Park Hotel
  • The main parade of shops by the train station, looking west
    The main parade of shops by the train station, looking west
  • The railway bridge at the bottom of Eden Park Avenue
    The railway bridge at the bottom of Eden Park Avenue
  • Crease Park
    Crease Park
  • St John the Baptist church on Eden Park Avenue, built in the 1936[10]
    St John the Baptist church on Eden Park Avenue, built in the 1936[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Bromley Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 157
  3. ^ "Crease Park". London Gardens Trust. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "A HISTORY OF THE LANGLEY PARK AREA". Langley Park Rotary Club. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Ofsted Report". Ofsted.
  6. ^ "Ofsted Report". Ofsted.
  7. ^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 28 March 2019.
  8. ^ "The Parklangley Club".
  9. ^ "Club Langley". www.clublangley.co.uk.
  10. ^ "St John the Baptist, Eden Park Avenue, Eden Park". London Church Buildings. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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