Editing Bexleyheath

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 | population_ref           = ([[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 Census]])
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'''Bexleyheath''' is a town in southeast [[London]], England, in the [[London Borough of Bexley]]. It had a population of approximately 15,600 in 2021<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Build a custom area profile - Census 2021, ONS |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/customprofiles/draw/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.ons.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> and is {{convert|12|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} southeast of [[Charing Cross]]. It is identified in the [[London Plan]] as one of 35 major centres in London.<ref name="london_plan_f08">{{cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/docs/londonplan08.pdf |author=Mayor of London |author-link=Mayor of London |publisher=[[Greater London Authority]] |title=London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004) |date=February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602000714/http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/docs/londonplan08.pdf |archive-date=2 June 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> Its [[post town]] takes in other surrounding neighbourhoods, including [[Barnehurst]], [[West Heath, London|West Heath]] and [[Upton, Bexley|Upton]].{{efn|Competing definitions are, for instance, the sum of the separate parishes of Christ Church and St Peter, Bexleyheath,<ref>Map of parish of Christ Church, Bexleyheath: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/search/?lat=51.453&lon=0.138 <br>Map of parish of Saint Peter, Bexleyheath:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/search/?lat=51.465&lon=0.138</ref> or [[wards of the United Kingdom|wards]] which change to ensure minimal [[malapportionment]] i.e. a fair level of councillor representation}}

== History==
For most of its history, Bexley heath was heath land. The Romans built a road through the heath, [[Watling Street]], which connected Londinium (London) to Dubris (Dover). This Roman road still marks the spine of Bexley new town.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mercer |first1=John |title=Bexleyheath A History |date=15 April 2012 |publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited |isbn=978-1-4456-2478-5 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|1}}

===18th and 19th centuries===
[[File:Philip Webb's Red House in Upton.jpg|thumb|left|255px|Rear of Red House, Bexleyheath]] 
In the early 19th century, Bexley heath was a broad rough pasture and scrubland with few buildings. Its windmill stood to the north east, where [[Erith]] and Mayplace Roads now meet.{{r|McKeon2012|p=11}} In 1766 Sir John Boyd had [[Danson House]] built in his [[inclosure|enclosed land ("park")]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Danson House and Register Office {{!}} London Borough of Bexley |url=https://www.bexley.gov.uk/discover-bexley/visitor-attractions/danson-house-and-park/house |website=www.bexley.gov.uk |publisher=London Borough of Bexley |access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> The core of this remains as [[Danson Park]] between the southern halves of Bexleyheath and [[Welling]]. In 1814 most of the rest of what was Bexley heath, north of [[Bexley]], became [[enclosed]] (privatised) with a fund of money given in compensation to trustees for the [[vestry|poor of the parish]].<ref name="McKeon2012">{{cite web |last1=McKeon |first1=Simon |last2=Allen |first2=Lucy |title=Changing Times: The Broadway, Bexleyheath 1812-1912 |url=https://www.bexley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-07/Changing-Times-education-booklet.pdf |publisher=London Borough of Bexley |date=2012 |access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>{{rp|4}}

In 1859 architect [[Philip Webb]] designed [[Red House, Bexleyheath|Red House]] for artist, reforming designer and [[socialist]] [[William Morris]] on the western edge of the heath, in the hamlet of Upton&mdash;before Upton became a suburb. The [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] acquired the house in 2003. Morris wanted to have a "Palace of Art" in which he and his friends could enjoy producing works of art. The house is of red brick with a steep tiled roof and an emphasis on natural materials. It is in a brick-and-tile style to resemble cumulative generational additions. Its layout and geometrics are non-uniform and it is recognised and protected with highest category (Grade I) [[listed building]] status as it is [[avant-garde architecture|avant-garde]] to influential [[Arts and Crafts architecture]]. Morris lived with wife Jane in the house for five years, during which time their two daughters, Jenny and May, were born. Needing to sell the house in 1865 to economise, Morris vowed never to return to it; he said that to see the house again would be more than he could bear.{{r|McKeon2012|p=9}}

[[File:Orchard House, Bexleyheath (01).jpg|thumb|left|The early to mid 19th century, Grade II listed Orchard House in Bexleyheath]]

Bexleyheath's [[parish church]], Christ Church, dates from 1841; and the ecclesiastical parish from 1866; the building of the current church finished in 1877.{{r|McKeon2012|p=6}} Alfred Bean, railway engineer and one-time owner of Danson House, furthered the development of Bexleyheath as a London suburb by championing the [[Bexleyheath Line]] in the 1880s to support the growth of estates around Danson Park.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

===20th century===
The clock tower at the centre of the modern shopping area, built in 1912, commemorates the coronation of [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]]{{r|McKeon2012|p=24}} and the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Diamond Jubilee]] of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in 2012 when a bust of the Queen was installed.<ref name="Clocktower">{{cite web |title=PICTURED: Commemorative bust of the Queen is unveiled at Bexleyheath Clock Tower |url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10476158.pictured-commemorative-bust-of-the-queen-is-unveiled-at-bexleyheath-clock-tower/ |website=www.newsshopper.co.uk/|date=11 June 2013 }}</ref>

The area was part of the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Kent]] until the creation of [[Greater London]] in 1965, at which point Bexleyheath became the administrative base of the newly established [[London Borough of Bexley]].<ref name="legislation1963">{{cite web |title=London Government Act 1963 - Latest Available |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/33/section/2 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref> The town centre shops and road layout were redeveloped in the 1980s and 1990s. The latter decade saw the pedestrianisation of the road adjacent to the shopping centre having built two minor bypass roads, Arnsburg Way and Albion Way.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

== Demographics ==
According to the 2021 census from the ONS, Bexleyheath has a population of roughly 15,600, 21.8% of which are aged 65+, above the borough average of 16.5%. The largest ethnic group is White at 78.2%, higher than the borough average of 71.9%, with the second largest being Asian/Asian British at 10.7%. The largest religious group is Christianity at 49.7% of the population, followed by No religion at 33.8%, roughly the same as the borough average.<ref name=":0" />

== Town centre ==
[[File:The clocktower on Bexleyheath Broadway.jpg|thumb|upright|The Clocktower in the main shopping street]]
[[File:End of The Broadway, Bexleyheath (geograph 1955254).jpg|thumb|[[Bexley Civic Offices]]]]
The vast majority of restaurants and eateries are on Broadway. The south side of the central, pedestrianised section of Broadway hosts [[Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath|Broadway Shopping Centre]], a covered example completed in 1984, and a substantial [[supermarket]] four years later,{{efn|[[Asda]], opened 28 November 1988}} as in other urban places including [[New Towns]]. A cinema stands to the east facing a medium-sized supermarket.

A renovation in 2008 on "The Mall" gave the centre a more modern interior. The appending of "Bexleyheath Square" took place in the early 2000s, more retail units. Much of this investment provides local competition to [[Bluewater Shopping Centre]], {{convert|5+1/2|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} east in [[Greenhithe, Kent]].

The statue outside the Broadway Centre is "Family Outing" by local artist John Ravera; it was commissioned by Norwich Union and unveiled in 1985.<ref>Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project, [https://archive.today/20070623011822/http://pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk/UEL/BE013.htm] (Accessed: 28 November 2011)</ref>

In May 2009 a major redevelopment scheme was approved by the local council following public consultation. This involved the redevelopment of the Bexley council buildings. The [[magistrates' court (England and Wales)|magistrates' court]] was to move to a new building where the library stands, which would be incorporated into the new development of 300 new homes. The work did not proceed as the shopping centre was sold.

In work commencing 2012, the Borough's [[Bexley Civic Offices|Civic Offices]] were converted from the former main office of [[The Woolwich]], which had been vacant seven years.<ref name=bexleytimes>{{cite web|last=Fowler|first=Joshua|title=Redevelopment of former Woolwich building in Bexleyheath approved|url=http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/news/redevelopment_of_former_woolwich_building_in_bexleyheath_approved_1_1449099|work=Bexley Times, 17 July 2012|access-date=5 September 2012}}</ref> For the resultant vacant site in June 2018, housebuilder [[Bellway]] was approved to build 518 homes, of which 110 affordable. The development will include Bexleyheath's tallest building (13 storeys), public realm improvements and offices/retail.<ref name="Morby-27Jun2018">{{cite news |last1=Morby |first1=Aaron |title=Bexleyheath's 518-home town centre scheme approved |url=http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2018/06/27/bexleyheaths-518-home-town-centre-scheme-approved/ |access-date=27 June 2018 |work=Construction Enquirer |date=27 June 2018}}</ref>

Given cumulative retail investment, Bexleyheath draws many customers particularly from [[Erith]], [[Thamesmead]], [[Plumstead]] and [[Woolwich]] which adjoin the [[River Thames]].

==Leisure and culture==
Bexleyheath has leisure facilities including the [[Edward Alderton Theatre]], [[Cineworld]] cinema, hotel, the [[Central Library (Bexleyheath)|Central Library]], [[Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre]], [[Goals Soccer Centres|five-a-side football centre]], bingo hall and [[ten-pin bowling]] alley (Ten Pin).

Bexleyheath and Belvedere Hockey Club are based in [[Welling]], but play some home matches at Erith School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbhockey.co.uk/index.php|title=BBHC Hockey Club|access-date=16 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031125938/http://www.bbhockey.co.uk/index.php|archive-date=31 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Cultural events include regular concerts by the Sidcup Symphony Orchestra held in the hall of [[Townley Grammar School]]. The town's theatre, founded in 1976, produces many amateur productions.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==Education==

Bexleyheath has eight primary schools and four secondary schools.

:{| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" style=" border:solid 1px #999999; margin:0 0 1em 1em;" 
|+Primary schools<ref>{{cite web |title=Admission to Primary Schools in Bexley 2023-2024 |url=https://www.bexley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-10/Admission-to-primary-schools-2023-2024.pdf |website=www.bexley.gov.uk |publisher=London Borough of Bexley |access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Name
!Type
!Mix
!Status
!Enrollment
|-
|Barrington 
|Primary
|Mixed
|Academy
|210
|-
|Brampton Primary 
|Primary
|Mixed
|Academy
|420
|-
|Bursted Wood 
|Primary
|Mixed
|Academy
|630
|-
|Crook Log
|Primary
|Mixed
|Community School
|413
|-
|Gravel Hill 
|Primary
|Mixed
|Academy
|420
|-
|Pelham 
|Primary 
|Mixed
|Academy
|420
|-
|St Thomas More RC 
|Primary 
|Mixed
|Voluntary Aided
|420
|-
|Upland
|Primary
|Mixed
|Academy
|420
|}

:{| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" style=" border:solid 1px #999999; margin:0 0 1em 1em;" 
|+Secondary schools<ref>{{cite web |title=Admission to Secondary Schools in Bexley 2023-2024 |url=https://www.bexley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-10/Admission-to-secondary-schools-2023-2024.pdf |website=www.bexley.gov.uk |publisher=London Borough of Bexley |access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Name
!Type
!Mix
!Status
!Enrollment
|-
|[[Bexleyheath Academy]]
|Secondary
|Mixed
|Academy
|1144
|-
|[[St Catherine's Catholic School for Girls]]
|Secondary
|Girls
|Voluntary Aided
|1015
|-
|[[St Columba's Catholic Boys' School]]
|Secondary
|Boys
|Voluntary Aided
|815
|-
|[[Townley Grammar School]]
|Secondary
|Girls
|Grammar
|1631
|}

==Places of worship==
[[File:Trinity Baptist Church, Bexleyheath - geograph.org.uk - 980031.jpg|thumb|Trinity Baptist Church, Bexleyheath]]

There are 15 churches in Bexleyheath:<ref>{{cite web |title=Find a church |url=https://www.findachurch.co.uk/Search.aspx?address=Bexleyheath |access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>

* Bethany Hall, Chapel Road, Bexleyheath
* Bexleyheath Community Church, Lyndhurst Chapel, Lyndhurst Road
* Bexleyheath United Reformed Church, Geddes Place
* Christ Church (Church of England), Broadway
* Bexleyheath Methodist Church, Broadway
* Trinity Baptist Church, Broadway
* St John Vianney Roman Catholic Church, Heathfield Road
* St Peters (Church of England), Pickford Lane
* St Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, Long Lane
* The Salvation Army, Lion Road
* Bexley Christian Life Centre (Pentecostal), Rowan Road
* Pantiles Methodist Church, Hurlingham Road
* Grace Baptist Church, Albion Road
* Christ Apostolic Church, Welling (CAC) Dove House
* Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Upland Road

== Transport ==
===Rail===
The town is served by [[Bexleyheath railway station]], {{convert|750|m|yd|-1|abbr=off}} northwest of the centre on Station Road. The station is on the [[Bexleyheath Line]], the middle of three lines connecting London and Dartford. Rail services connect the station to [[London Victoria railway station|London Victoria]] via [[Peckham Rye railway station|Peckham Rye]], [[Charing Cross railway station|London Charing Cross]], [[Cannon Street railway station|London Cannon Street]], [[Barnehurst railway station|Barnehurst]], [[Gravesend railway station|Gravesend]] and [[Dartford railway station|Dartford]].

===Buses===
Bexleyheath is an important hub for [[Transport for London]] bus services. There are services connecting it with [[Bromley]], [[Crayford]], [[Dartford]], [[Eltham]], [[Erith]], [[Lewisham]], [[Greenwich Peninsula|North Greenwich]], [[Orpington]], [[Sidcup]], [[Thamesmead]], [[Welling]] and [[Woolwich]].

==Notable residents==
{{See also|List of people from the London Borough of Bexley}}
*[[Marjory Allen, Lady Allen of Hurtwood]] (1897–1976), landscape architect and [[child welfare]] campaigner<ref>{{cite web|title=Allen, Marjory Gill (1897–1976)|url=http://beta.birthcontrol-international.org/items/show/169|website=Birth Control International|access-date=23 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124095406/http://beta.birthcontrol-international.org/items/show/169|archive-date=24 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[Harry Baker (footballer, born 1990)|Harry Baker]] (1990–), footballer, born in Bexleyheath<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile for Harry Baker|url=http://www.doverathletic.com/index.php?p=showprofile&id=207&c=ft|website=doverathletic.com|access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Stephanie Brind]] (1977–), professional [[squash (sport)|squash]] player, born in Bexleyheath and lived on Chieveley Road<ref>{{cite web | title =Stunning Steph | work =Southern Daily Echo | publisher =Newsquest | date =19 December 2000 | url =http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26877.0/?search=pensioners | access-date =18 January 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Jimmy Bullard]] (1978–), Premiership football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Bullard - back to my roots|url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/news/2014/05/22/jimmy-bullard-back-to-my-roots/|website=clubwebsite.co.uk|access-date=13 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114083217/http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/news/2014/05/22/jimmy-bullard-back-to-my-roots/|archive-date=14 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Hall Caine]] (1853–1931), author, lived in Aberleigh Lodge, Bexleyheath from 1884 to 1889 next door to [[Red House, Bexleyheath|Red House]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Surnames beginning with C|url=http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3308/Surnames-beginning-with-C|website=bexley.gov.uk|access-date=26 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127024640/http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3308/Surnames-beginning-with-C|archive-date=27 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Globe|date=23 November 1889|page=6}}</ref> Aberleigh Lodge was demolished in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Allen|first1=Vivien|title=Hall Caine: Portrait of a Victorian Romancer|date=1 July 1997|publisher=A&C Black|page=172|isbn=9781850758099|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v23JW3nSe60C&q=aberleigh+lodge&pg=PA172|access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[David Daniels (cricketer)|David Daniels]] (1942–), cricketer, born in Bexleyheath<ref>{{cite web|title=David Daniels|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12039.html|website=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[Bernie Ecclestone]] (1930–), [[Formula 1]] magnate,<ref name="edp">[http://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/poor_suffolk_boy_to_formula_one_billionaire_1_818525 Poor Suffolk boy to Formula One billionaire] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110213407/http://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/poor_suffolk_boy_to_formula_one_billionaire_1_818525 |date=10 November 2013 }}, ''Eastern Daily Press'', 3 March 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Henry|first1=Alan|title=The Guardian profile: Bernie Ecclestone|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/dec/10/formulaone.sport|access-date=13 November 2016|work=The Guardian|date=10 December 2004}}</ref> grew up in Danson Road<ref>{{cite web|last1=May|first1=Luke|title=From Danson Road to Abu Dhabi - Bexleyheath's Bernie Ecclestone sells-off Formula One for £6billion - find out about his local links HERE|url=http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/news/from-danson-road-to-abu-dhabi-bexleyheath-s-bernie-ecclestone-sells-off-formula-one-for-6billion-find-out-about-his-local-links-here-1-4860475|website=Bexley Times|publisher=Archant Community Media Ltd|access-date=27 December 2017|date=27 January 2017}}</ref>
* [[Frank Farmer (physicist)|Frank Farmer]] (1912–2004), physicist, pioneer in developing medical applications for physics, born in Bexleyheath<ref>{{cite news|last1=Haggith|first1=John|title=Obituary: Frank Farmer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2004/aug/27/obituaries.cancer|access-date=23 November 2016|date=27 August 2004}}</ref>
* [[Colin Gill]] (1892–1940), artist, born in Bexleyheath<ref>{{cite web|title=Colin Gill (1892-1940) - British artist|url=http://fascinatingfactsofww1.blogspot.com.es/2016/07/colin-gill-1892-1940-british-artist.html|website=Fascinating Facts of the Great War|date=16 July 2016|access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Jake Goodman (footballer)|Jake Goodman]] (1993–), footballer, lives in Bexleyheath<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cawley|first1=Richard|title=Jake Goodman: FA Cup tie gives me another chance at achieving Den dream|url=http://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/10335/jake-goodman-fa-cup-tie-gives-another-chance-achieving-den-dream-never-achieved-millwall-career/|access-date=23 November 2016|work=London News Online|date=13 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305094814/https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/10335/jake-goodman-fa-cup-tie-gives-another-chance-achieving-den-dream-never-achieved-millwall-career/|archive-date=5 March 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Sheila Hancock]] (1933–), actress, lived in Latham Road<ref>{{cite web|title=Surnames beginning with H|url=http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3351/Surnames-beginning-with-H|website=bexley.gov.uk|access-date=13 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114003826/http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3351/Surnames-beginning-with-H|archive-date=14 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Mary Kingsley]]  (1862–1900), [[ethnography|ethnographer]], scientific writer, and [[exploration|explorer]], lived as a young woman with her mother and brother in Southwood<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schoeman |first1=Chris |title=Angels of Mercy: Foreign Women in the Anglo-Boer War |date=1 April 2013 |publisher=Penguin Random House South Africa |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAxbDwAAQBAJ&dq=mary+kingsley+%22southwood+house%22&pg=PT95 |access-date=5 September 2021 |chapter=5|isbn=9781770225008 }}</ref> or Southwark<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenwell |first1=Bill |title=Mary Kingsley |url=http://www.billgreenwell.com/page.php?id=63 |website=billgreenwell.com |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref><ref>[[1881 United Kingdom census]] {{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/census-records/#6-when-were-the-censuses-taken|title=Census records|access-date=4 September 2021|publisher=The National Archives}}</ref> House, Main Road (Crook Log).
* [[Neal Lawson]] (1963–), politician and commentator, grew up and went to school in Bexleyheath<ref>{{cite web|title=Neal Lawson|url=https://www.morebooks.de/store/gb/book/neal-lawson/isbn/978-613-9-10291-4|website=morebooks.de|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Lenny McLean]] (1949–98), actor, bouncer, bare-knuckle boxer and 'hardest man in Britain', lived in Bexleyheath in later life<ref>{{cite news|last1=Marks|first1=Kathy|title=East End send-off for a 'diamond geezer'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/east-end-send-off-for-a-diamond-geezer-1169860.html|access-date=13 November 2016|newspaper=The Independent|date=6 August 1998}}</ref>
* [[Jo Malone]] (1963–), [[perfumer]] and businesswoman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2004-Ko-Pr/Malone-Jo.html|title=Malone biography|access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[William Morris]] (1834–96) lived in [[Red House, Bexleyheath|Red House]] for much of his life, when Bexleyheath was mostly countryside<ref>{{cite web|title=Surnames beginning with M|url=http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3362/Surnames-beginning-with-M|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114002312/http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3362/Surnames-beginning-with-M|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2016|website=bexley.gov.uk|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref> 
* [[Melita Norwood]] (1912–2005), Cold War Soviet spy<ref name=GuardianobitMN>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jun/28/guardianobituaries.past|title=Melita Norwood ... Seemingly innocuous south London clerk...|author=John Cunningham|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=28 June 2005|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[Kenneth Noye]] (1947–), gangster and convicted murderer, born on Lavernock Road<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/apr/16/tonythompson.theobserver | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Tony | last=Thompson | title=Noye linked to more killings | date=16 April 2000}}</ref>
* [[Tom Raworth]] (1938–2017), poet and visual artist, born in Bexleyheath and grew up in Welling<ref>{{cite book|last1=Krueger|first1=Christine L.|title=Encyclopaedia of British Writers, 19th and 20th centuries|date=1 July 2014|publisher=Infobase Publishing|page=312|isbn=9781438108704|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dnqi3gRxgvQC&q=tom+raworth+bexleyheath&pg=RA1-PA312|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Liam Ridgewell]] (1984–), [[Portland Timbers]] footballer, born in Bexleyheath, attended Bexleyheath School<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bacon|first1=Jake|title=Bexleyheath mum to cheer on son Liam Ridgewell in America's biggest football match - the MLS cup final|url=http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/14125324.Bexleyheath_mum_to_cheer_on_son_Liam_Ridgewell_in_America_s_biggest_football_match_of_the_year/|access-date=13 November 2016|work=News Shopper|date=4 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[Delia Smith]] (1941–), television-chef, grew up in Bexleyheath, attended Bexleyheath School<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lezard|first1=Nicholas|title=Profile Delia Smith: Simmer gently, do not boil|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/profile-delia-smith-simmer-gently-do-not-boil-1131585.html|access-date=13 November 2016|newspaper=The Independent|date=11 December 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Delia Smith: Television cook and food writer|url=http://www.cooksinfo.com/delia-smith|website=cooksinfo.com|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>
*[[Eric Stephenson]] (1914–44), footballer ([[Leeds United]]), born in Bexleyheath<ref name = "Leeds">{{cite web|url=http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/S/StephensonJE.php|title=Player profile|access-date=15 November 2010|publisher=Oz White LUFC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816232551/http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/S/StephensonJE.php|archive-date=16 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Andy Townsend]] (1963–), professional footballer, grew up in Bexleyheath, attended Bexleyheath School<ref>{{cite web|title=Surnames beginning with T|url=http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3378/Surnames-beginning-with-T|website=bexley.gov.uk|access-date=13 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114001941/http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3378/Surnames-beginning-with-T|archive-date=14 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Charles Tupper]] (1821–1915), [[Canada]]'s sixth Prime Minister lived his retirement years in Bexleyheath<ref name="ODNB">{{cite DCB |first=Phillip |last=Buckner |title=TUPPER, Sir CHARLES |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/tupper_charles_14E.html |volume=14 |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>

== References and footnotes==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Bexleyheath}}
* [http://www.bexleyheath.towntalk.co.uk Bexleyheath website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216102002/http://www.bexleyheath.towntalk.co.uk/ |date=16 February 2020 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090225170850/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/welling.website/ Welling]
* [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/archives Bexley Local Studies and Archives]

{{Geographic location
|title     = '''Neighbouring areas of Bexleyheath'''
|Northwest = [[East Wickham]]
|North     = [[West Heath, London|West Heath]]
|Northeast = [[Northumberland Heath]]
|West      = [[Welling]]
|Centre    = Bexleyheath
|East      = [[Barnehurst]] (part of the post town)
|Southwest = [[Blendon, London|Blendon]]
|South     = [[Bexley]]
|Southeast = [[Crayford]]
}}
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{{London Districts}}
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