16-596: ELW may refer to: Eltham railway station , London, National Rail station code Evangelical Lutheran Worship , a guidebook for use in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Equity-Linked Warrant, a financial instrument otherwise known as a covered warrant Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
32-558: A municipal borough . Kent County Council formed the second tier of local government during that time. In 1965, London County Council was abolished and replaced by Greater London Council , with an expanded administrative area that took in the metropolitan parts of the Home Counties . Bexley Municipal Borough, Erith Municipal Borough, Crayford Urban District Council and Chislehurst & Sidcup Urban District Council were merged (less areas of Chislehurst and Sidcup that became part of
48-663: A new section of the A2 , the Rochester Way Relief Road, had opened. A bus station that was built on a raft above the A2 was opened at the same time. The platforms and buildings of the abandoned Eltham Park station still exist, but there is no trace of Eltham Well Hall station, the site of which is west of the A208 Well Hall Road where the A2 motorway passes under the concrete railway bridge after coming out of
64-444: A short tunnel beneath Eltham station. On 11 June 1972, a train derailed near Eltham Well Hall station, when the driver went round a sharp curve too fast. The driver and five passengers were killed, plus 126 people injured; an investigation revealed the driver was drunk. The station is located on Well Hall Road, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Eltham High Street. Eltham station is served by several Transport for London bus routes,
80-677: Is in the Well Hall area of Eltham , South East London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich . It is 10 miles 68 chains (17.5 km) measured from London Victoria . It is in Travelcard Zone 4 . The station is operated by Southeastern . The station has two platforms: platform 1 for services to Central London and platform 2 for Dartford and Barnehurst . Before 1985, there were two railway stations in Eltham on
96-533: The Bexleyheath line . Eltham Well Hall (originally just 'Well Hall'), which opened on 1 May 1895, was about 220 yards (200 m) to the west of the present-day station on the other side of Well Hall Road . It was one of five stations with wooden buildings and was constructed on the west side of the main road, In 1932 the Well Hall buildings were rebuilt. Eltham Park station, which opened 1 May 1908,
112-814: The Middle Ages , its monastic-style interior survived from the Reformation until the 18th century, before refurbishment in Victorian times . Among others, the German-born scientist Henry Oldenburg was buried in the churchyard in 1677. Hall Place , a former stately home beside the River Cray on the Bourne Road out of Bexley towards Crayford, is where the Austen baronets lived. It lies to
128-434: The 132, 161, 162, 233, 286 and 314 in the adjoining Eltham bus station. These buses carry passengers from the station to Bexley , Bromley , Blackfen , Chislehurst , Greenwich , Mottingham , New Addington , New Eltham , Sidcup , Swanley and Woolwich . All services at Eltham are operated by Southeastern using Class 376 , 465 , 466 and 707 EMUs . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: During
144-710: The local council-sponsored Shuttle River Way and Cray River Way and the Mayor of London's "London LOOP" walk , which, shortly after its start at Erith , follows the Cray River Way from Crayford to Foots Cray . Danson House and the surrounding Danson Park in Welling are two of the main popular attractions in the London Borough of Bexley. The Shaw family, celebrated 19th-century architects came from Bexley: John Shaw (1776–1832) worked on Lamorbey Park and
160-477: The new London Borough of Bromley) into a new London Borough of Bexley . Bexley's main landmark is the Anglican church of St. Mary which lends its name to the London Borough of Bexley electoral ward containing the village . The ancient church 's most distinctive exterior feature undoubtedly is its unusual spire which resembles an octagonal cone balancing on top of a truncated pyramid. Originally built in
176-482: The north of Bexley at the foot of the road (Gravel Hill) up onto Bexley Heath (now covered in the modern day town of Bexleyheath). The house is unusual in that its two halves are built in highly contrasting architectural styles with little attempt at harmonising them. The house and grounds are now owned by the London Borough of Bexley, and are open to the public. The gardens include a topiary display of traditional heraldic figures . Three walking routes pass Hall Place,
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#1732786771842192-516: The peak hours, the service between London Charing Cross and Dartford is increased to 2 tph in each direction. Bexley 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 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross and south of Bexleyheath . Bexley
208-471: The title ELW . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ELW&oldid=1055148894 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eltham railway station Eltham railway station
224-472: Was a well-known architect in Kent and Middlesex , being one of the first designers of semi-detached housing in the capital. He is buried at St. Mary's Church; his son, John Shaw Jr , lived in nearby Crayford for a short time and owned a villa which was demolished in the early 20th century. Bexley railway station serves the area with services to London Charing Cross via Sidcup and to Gravesend . Bexley
240-470: Was about 500 yards (460 m) further east of the current station with its main entrance adjacent to the London-bound platform, and footpaths to Westmount Road and Glenesk Road. An additional footpath linking the country-bound platform with Westmount Road was available at peak times. Both stations were closed and replaced by the current station which was opened by British Rail on 17 March 1985 when
256-509: 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. Bexley was an ancient parish in Kent , in the diocese of Rochester , and under the Local Government Act 1894 formed part of Bexley Urban District . The urban district gained further status in 1935 as
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