Scadbury Park is a Local Nature Reserve in Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley . It is also a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation . It is over 300 acres (120 ha), and is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and the Jubilee Country Park .
5-465: Scadbury may refer to: Scadbury Park , a 300-acre (120 ha) park and nature reserve in Chislehurst, London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom Manor of Scadbury , a ruined manor in Chislehurst, London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-456: Is first recorded in the thirteenth century, when it was held by the de Scathebury family. In 1424 it was purchased by Thomas Walsingham , a wealthy wine and cloth merchant in the City of London who served as a Member of Parliament in 1410 and 1413. The manor was the seat of his descendants until about 1655. These included Christopher Marlowe 's patron, Sir Thomas Walsingham ; in fact Marlowe
15-495: Is known to have been staying at Scadbury Manor just before his violent death in 1593. Queen Elizabeth I's spymaster, Francis Walsingham , was born there. In 1736 Col. John Selwyn purchased the property and owned it until 1742 when he passed it on to Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney , after whom the city of Sydney, Australia was named. The manor was purchased by the London Borough of Bromley in 1983 and opened to
20-575: The title Scadbury . 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=Scadbury&oldid=1110770635 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Scadbury Park It has large areas of ancient woodland , especially oaks, and flowers include lily of
25-593: The valley , which is rare in London. Ponds have London's largest population of protected great crested newts . Much of it is undisturbed grassland, and it also includes a working farm. The main entrance is in Old Perry Street. The entrance piers still exist. Also a West Lodge to the estate still exists, also on Old Perry Street. The London Loop passes through it from Sidcup By-Pass Road near its junction with Perry Street to St Paul's Cray Road. The manor
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