Sidcup

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For the 8th Earl of Sidcup, a fictional character created by P. G. Wodehouse, see Roderick Spode.

Template:Infobox London place Sidcup is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. It is a suburban development located 11.3 miles (18.2 km) south east of Charing Cross.

Its name is thought to be derived from the Old English for "flat hill": Sedde Combe. Sidcup has absorbed the villages of Blackfen, Foots Cray and Lamorbey. The tallest building in Sidcup is the sixteen-storey office block Marlowe House (1966) next to the railway station. The old manor house is now used for civil marriage ceremonies. Sidcup Art College nearby was once attended by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones; it has recently been demolished to make way for a large modern supermarket. The cinema was closed and demolished in 2003 partly due to a flea infestation.

The Doreen Bird dance school is situated just north of the town centre. There is a major hospital to the south of the town centre next to the busy A20 Sidcup by pass (Queen Mary's, originally established as a facial injury hospital by Harold Gillies in World War 1). Frognal House, seat of the Townshend family, is a house of 16th Century origins now run as a nursing and residential home. There are several scenic parks and historic churches in the area, occasional landmarks in a largely residential dormitory suburb. The area is also home to Rose Bruford College, a college of performing arts.

Sidcup became somewhat prominent in the 2004 Dasani scandals.

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These stations are adjacent stops on the line to Charing Cross railway station, known locally as the Dartford loop line.


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