| 词条 | Petts Wood |
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| country = England | map_type = Greater London | region = London | population = 13,651 | population_ref = (2011 Census. Petts Wood and Knoll Ward)[1] | official_name = Petts Wood | london_borough = Bromley | constituency_westminster = Orpington | post_town = ORPINGTON | postcode_area = BR | postcode_district = BR5 | dial_code = 01689 | os_grid_reference = TQ445675 | coordinates = {{coord|51.3885|0.0760|display=inline,title}} | static_image_name = Petts Wood.jpg }} Petts Wood is a suburb of south east London, England and is a part of the London Borough of Bromley. It lies north west of Orpington and south east of Bromley. HistoryThe name appeared first in 1577 as "the wood of the Pett family", who were shipbuilders and leased the wood as a source of timber (a pub, The Sovereign of the Seas, is named after a ship built at Woolwich to a design by Phineas Pett). William Willett, a campaigner for daylight saving time, lived in nearby Chislehurst for most of his life, and is commemorated by a memorial sundial in the wood; another pub, The Daylight Inn, is named in his honour. Most of Petts Wood was built in the early 20th century by the developer Basil Scruby together with Master builder, Noel Rees, as a high quality estate in a rural setting only a short train journey from the city, with the east side being built first: the first building in place was the railway station (situated between Orpington and Bickley), and the rest of the town developed from there.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} Noel Rees's name is still used as a selling point by estate agents; his houses can be found in Great Thrift, The Covert, Prince's Avenue, Wood Ride, Kingsway, Chislehurst Road, The Chenies and many other roads in Petts Wood. The generally higher quality of large homes built to the east of the railway line, as compared to smaller and more dense to the west, gave rise to the local references of "Half Crown" or "Five Bob" sides. The area between Petts Wood and Bickley sustained heavy bombing during Second World War because of its proximity to an important railway junction.[2] The Jubilee Country Park is to the northwest of the main shopping area. Before this park was created, the area was known as 'The Gun Sites', as it had been the location for anti-aircraft guns in Second World War, and was the home of the 1st Petts Wood scout group. According to Keith Waterhouse in his book "Streets Ahead" Petts Wood was popular with Fleet Street newspaper staff in the 1950s: "… this Kent suburb, recommended in Fleet Street for the all-night train service it afforded sub-editors and reporters coming off late duty, thus giving them a round-the-clock, heaven-sent excuse for one more for the road." [3] In 2009, the local Woolworths store had the privilege of writing the last word in the history of that chain in the UK, when its manager, realising his was the last one to close, gathered the remains of the Pick 'n' Mix sweet section and auctioned the bagful of sweets, which would normally have retailed for a couple of pounds, for £14,500 ($20,000).[4] The woodsThe wood itself survives and is managed by the National Trust. Originally just 88 acres (36 hectares) were bought by public subscription and donated to the Trust in 1927. This asset expanded when the neighbouring Hawkwood Estate and Edlmann Wood, comprising a further 250 acres (100 hectares), were donated to the Trust by landowners Robert and Francesca Hall in 1957. The woodland features oak, birch, rowan, alder, ash, hornbeam and sweet chestnut. Notable people
Nearby areasPetts Wood borders Chislehurst to the north, St Paul's Cray to the north east, St Mary Cray to the east, Orpington to the south east, Locksbottom to the south, Bromley Common to the south west, Southborough to the west and Bickley to the north west. TransportRailPetts Wood station serves the area with Southeastern services to London Victoria via Herne Hill, Kentish Town via Catford, London Charing Cross via Grove Park, London Cannon Street via Grove Park, Lewisham, Orpington and Sevenoaks. BusesTransport for London bus routes:
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688631&c=Petts+Wood+and+Knoll&d=14&e=62&g=6321172&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476178275031&enc=1|title=Bromley Ward population 2011|accessdate=11 October 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} 2. ^Only three bombs landed on the town centre itself, and those by accident as a German aircraft returning from bombing the docklands unloaded them on the end of Fairway, beside the former Embassy Cinema building since re-developed as a supermarket, and on the site now occupied by the Library. The sites were derelict until the early 60s, which is why these buildings are much more recent. Prior to that, the library was located in a shop on Queensway, near the junction with Lakeswood Road 3. ^{{cite book | last=Waterhouse | first=Keith | title=Streets ahead : life after City lights | publisher=Hodder & Stoughton | publication-place=London | year=1995 | isbn=0-340-63267-4 | oclc=35911768 | page=69}} 4. ^{{cite news |title=Rich pickings: last bag of Woolworths pic 'n' mix fetches £14,500 on eBay |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/feb/21/woolworths-retail |accessdate=28 June 2018 |work=Guardian |agency=Press Association |date=21 February 2009}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pettswood.org.uk/about_history.cfm|title=Petts Wood & District Residents' Association – About Petts Wood|author=|date=|website=www.pettswood.org.uk|accessdate=13 April 2018}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=De Gaulle Dead (main story) The year of exile in Salop [i.e.Shropshire] (sub-story).|work=Shropshire Star|date=10 November 1970|page=1}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/2421421.m5ec/?from=ec&to=2421421&l=majors_million_pound_promise|title=Major's million pound promise|author=|date=|website=News Shopper|accessdate=13 April 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.justgiving.com/philsmillion/874/eurl.axd/acbf347bdc21ef488e465b8c1b87be64|title=Page 'philsmillion' has been cancelled|first=Just|last=Giving|date=|website=www.justgiving.com|accessdate=13 April 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.philpacker.com/|title=Welcome to the official Phil Packer website|author=|date=|website=www.philpacker.com|accessdate=13 April 2018}} 10. ^https://twitter.com/PhilPacker External links 3 : Forests and woodlands of London|Areas of London|Districts of the London Borough of Bromley |
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