Goddington
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Goddington is an area of Orpington
in the London Borough of Bromley
.
Goddington Park, 64 hectares of grass and trees, has five football
pitches, two cricket
squares, and two rugby
pitches. It includes an astro-turf football court and about 10 tennis courts. There are two children's play areas, for younger and older children.
The main entrance is from Goddington Lane, with footpaths from Avalon Road, Court Road and Chelsfield Lane and a further entrance from Berrylands.
Orpington Football Club, Orpington Cricket Club and Orpington Lawn Tennis Club play here. It is also the home of Westcombe Park Rugby Club
.
St Olave's Grammar School
is in Goddington Lane.
The Theatrical Actor Harry Cross also Was born and grew up in the area.
Orpington
Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. It forms the southeastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
in the London Borough of Bromley
London Borough of Bromley
The London Borough of Bromley is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in the borough is Bromley.-Geography:...
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Goddington Park, 64 hectares of grass and trees, has five football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
pitches, two cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
squares, and two rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
pitches. It includes an astro-turf football court and about 10 tennis courts. There are two children's play areas, for younger and older children.
The main entrance is from Goddington Lane, with footpaths from Avalon Road, Court Road and Chelsfield Lane and a further entrance from Berrylands.
Orpington Football Club, Orpington Cricket Club and Orpington Lawn Tennis Club play here. It is also the home of Westcombe Park Rugby Club
Westcombe Park R.F.C.
Westcombe Park R.F.C is a rugby football club based in Orpington in south-east London. It currently plays in National League 2 South. It takes its name from the Westcombe Park area of what is today part of the London Borough of Greenwich, where the club was originally founded; the club subsequently...
.
St Olave's Grammar School
St Olave's Grammar School
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is a super-selective boys' secondary school in Orpington, Greater London, England. The school is consistently one of the top achieving state schools in the UK and it was The Sunday Times State School of the Year in 2008...
is in Goddington Lane.
The Theatrical Actor Harry Cross also Was born and grew up in the area.