Editing Cudham (section)

==History==
Cudham church, dedicated to [[St Peter]] and [[St Paul]], is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]].<ref name=church>{{cite web|publisher=The united benefice of Cudham & Downe|url=http://www.pcd.org.uk/history.asp|title=History of the Parishes|access-date=8 November 2009|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065633/http://pcd.org.uk/history.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Lord Simon de [[Manning]], a former Lord of the Manor for [[Kevington, London]], and holder of the land which now includes Cudham,  was a Grandson of Rudolph de Manning, [[Count Palatine]], (who, married Elgida, aunt to King [[Harold I]], (Harold Harefoot), of England); he was the royal [[Standard Bearer]] to King [[Richard the Lionheart]], who carried the royal Standard to Jerusalem in 1190, during the [[First Crusade]]. In England, the forms Earl [[Palatine]] and Palatine Earldom are preferred.

The ''Blacksmith's Arms'', originally a 17th-century farmhouse, has memorabilia relating to the [[music hall]] artiste known as "[[Little Tich]]". Cudham was part of [[Bromley Rural District]] from 1894 and [[Orpington Urban District]] from 1934 to 1965. The village was therefore part of [[Kent]] (and  administered by [[Kent County Council]]) until the creation of [[Greater London]] on 1 April 1965. Cudham Recreation Ground, behind the church and pub, is home to Cudham Wyse Cricket Club, which was formed in 1965.