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Crofton
Crofton Road - Crofton Lane junction - geograph.org.uk - 3217766.jpg
208 bus route at Crofton junction
Crofton is located in Greater London
Crofton
Crofton
Population 14,632 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference TQ445658
• Charing Cross 13.6 mi (21.9 km) NW
London borough
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ORPINGTON
Postcode district BR5, BR6
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament
  • Orpington
London Assembly
  • Bexley and Bromley
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51°22′20″N 0°04′26″E / 51.372097°N 0.07394913°E / 51.372097; 0.07394913

Crofton is a suburb of Orpington in southeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Bromley and the historic county of Kent. It is about 13.6 miles (21.9 km) southeast of Charing Cross. It lies south of Petts Wood, west of Orpington and Broom Hill, north of Green Street Green and Farnborough, north-east of Locksbottom and east of Bromley Common.

Demography

For more details, see Demography of London

Demographic data is produced by the Office for National Statistics for the Farnborough and Crofton ward. In the 2011 census, the population for the Farnborough and Crofton ward was 14,632. The most common ethnic group was White British in the Farnborough and Crofton ward, measured at 90.5%, followed by Asian or British Asian (5.5%) and mixed-race (1.9%). The remaining percentage was made up of Black or Black British and other unspecified ethnic groups.

Transport

Crofton has no railway station of its own, but east of Crofton is Orpington railway station which runs on the South Eastern Main Line.

There is good bus infrastructure in Crofton, having six daytime routes, one nighttime route and one school bus route. Buses in Crofton include bus routes 61, 208, 353, N199, R2, R3, R7 and school route 654 with connections to many towns, villages and suburbs such as Biggin Hill, Bromley town centre, Catford, Lewisham town centre, Petts Wood, St Mary Cray and several other areas.

Images for kids

  • Internal View of Crofton Roman Villa

    Crofton Roman Villa

  • Crofton Lane shops

    Shops on Crofton Lane

  • Kelvin Parade

    Oregon Square Open Space, with the Kelvin Parade shops at the far end

  • St Paul's Church, Crofton

    St Paul's Church, built in 1958 by AB Knapp-Fisher

  • Sign at Crofton - geograph.org.uk - 666791

    Crofton village sign

  • Crofton War Memorial

    Crofton War Memorial at St Paul's Church

  • Crofton Roman Villa - geograph.org.uk - 612839

    Crofton Roman Villa Museum

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