11 Facts About Sidcup

1.

Sidcup is an area of south-east London, England, primarily in the London Borough of Bexley.

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2.

Sidcup originated as a tiny hamlet on the road from Maidstone to London.

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3.

Sidcup parish formed the Sidcup Urban District of Kent from 1908.

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4.

Sidcup went on to form part of the London Borough of Bexley in Greater London and Chislehurst formed part of the London Borough of Bromley.

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5.

Sidcup has a mixture of large Victorian and Edwardian properties alongside typical 1930s suburbia.

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6.

Primary schools in Sidcup include: Birkbeck, Burnt Oak Junior School, Chatsworth, Days Lane, Holy Trinity Lamorbey, Longlands, Orchard School, Our Lady of the Rosary, Royal Park, Sherwood Park, and St Peter Chanel.

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7.

Sidcup has a Non-League football club Sporting Club Thamesmead F C who play at the Sporting Club Thamesmead.

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8.

Sidcup has a Leisure Centre on Hurst Road with 2 pools and a gym.

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9.

Sidcup is home to the Rose Bruford College of drama and Bird College, both of which have several famous alumni, and the Sidcup Symphony Orchestra, which serves the wider South East London area.

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10.

Sidcup was killed protecting his brother from a group of youths.

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11.

Sidcup station opened in October 1866, a month after the opening of the Dartford Loop Line on 1 September 1866.

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