London Borough of Bexley
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status:	London borough
Area: - Total	Ranked 289th 60.56 km²
ONS code:	00AD
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 52nd 218,762 3,612 / km²
Ethnicity:	91.4% White 3.4% S.Asian 2.9% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Bexley London Borough Council http://www.bexley.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	John Austin, Nigel Beard, Derek Conway
London Assembly: - Member	Bexley and Bromley - Bob Neill

The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in southeast outer London. It has common borders with the London Borough of Bromley to the south, the London Borough of Greenwich to the west, and Dartford borough in Kent to the east. The River Thames is its northernmost boundary with the London Borough of Havering. The borough is twinned with Evry in France and with Arnsberg in Germany.

The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Kent boroughs of Bexley, and Erith and the Crayford urban district, and half of Chislehurst and Sidcup urban district.

Although part of suburban London, Bexley includes much open land. The line of higher land, mostly heathland, which follows the course of the River Thames, crosses the borough in Belvedere, where it is named Lessness Heath. In the woodlands on this heath lie the ruins of Lesnes Abbey. Danson Park, near Welling, and Hall Place Gardens provide public open spaces. To the south of the borough, Foots Cray Meadows flank the River Cray, which joins the River Darent north of Dartford and flows through the borough.

Bexley includes the areas of:

• Albany Park
• Barnehurst
• Barnes Cray
• Belvedere
• Bexley, sometimes called "Old Bexley" or "Bexley Village"
• Bexleyheath, formerly spelled "Bexley Heath"
• Blackfen
• Blendon
• Bostall
• Bridgen
• Coldblow
• Crayford
• Crook Log
• East Wickham
• Erith
• Falconwood
• Foots Cray
• Lamorbey
• Lessness Heath
• Longlands
• May Place
• North Cray
• North End
• Northumberland Heath
• Old Bexley, the ancient village centre
• Sidcup
• Slade Green
• Thamesmead (East)
• Upper Belvedere
• Upton, London, England
• Welling
• West Heath

Within the borough are the following railway stations:

• Albany Park railway station
• Barnehurst railway station
• Belvedere railway station
• Bexley railway station
• Bexleyheath railway station
• Crayford railway station
• Erith railway station
• Falconwood railway station
• Sidcup railway station
• Slade Green railway station
• Welling railway station

Political Composition

The current political composition of Bexley Council is:

Labour: 32
Conservative: 30
Liberal Democrats: 1

External link

• Bexley's Heritage - A Brief History
• Bexley Council Internet Links
• Bexley Village Website
• Other Bexley Related Internet Links