Bexley
Sign in to saveBexley is an area of south-eastern Greater London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is sometimes known as Bexley Village or Old Bexley to differentiate the area from the wider borough. It is located east-southeast of Charing Cross and south of Bexleyheath.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Bexley
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.static_image_name
- Bexley High Street - geograph.org.uk - 1053630.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Bexley High Street
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ465755
- UK place.post_town
- BEXLEY
- UK place.postcode_area
- DA
- UK place.postcode_district
- DA5
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.dial_code1
- 01322
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- UK place.london_borough
- Bexley
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Bexley is an area of south-eastern Greater London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is sometimes known as Bexley Village or Old Bexley to differentiate the area from the wider borough. It is located east-southeast of Charing Cross and south of Bexleyheath.
Bexley was an ancient parish in the county of Kent. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Bexley increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1935 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.