Kidbrooke

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Template:Infobox London place Kidbrooke is a place in the London Borough of Greenwich. It takes its name from the Kyd Brook, a watercourse elsewhere known as the River Quaggy, a tributary to the River Ravensbourne.

Kidbrooke School, which opened in 1954, was the first purpose built comprehensive in Britain.

Famous residents have included Jim Davidson, who grew up in Holbourne Road, Danny Baker, Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen and Sandie Shaw.

Kidbrooke is also home to the infamous Ferrier Housing Estate, one of the largest and most deprived council developments in London.

Travelcard Zone 3.

Nearest places:

• Blackheath
• Charlton
• Eltham
• Greenwich
• Woolwich

Nearest railway stations:

• Blackheath railway station
• Eltham railway station
• Kidbrooke railway station