Slade Green
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| Slade Green shown within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ5376 |
| • Charing Cross | 14 mi (23 km) WNW |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Erith |
| Postcode district | DA8 |
| Dialling code | 01322 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
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| London Assembly | |
Slade Green is a locality in the London Borough of Bexley in Greater London, 14 miles (23 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross. Lying south of the River Thames, and to the west of the River Darent and River Cray. It is northeast of Bexleyheath and northwest of Dartford.
An Anglo-Saxon dictionary asserts that "Slade" most commonly meant a broad strip of grass-covered land. The London Borough of Bexley suggests the current name most likely derives from Saxon "Slade", with their definition being low lying ground. An alternative is the Viking "Slad", meaning a place for launching boats. Most sources agree that "Green" was added to reflect the deep colour of the grass-covered ground. Sources differ on when Slade Green was first mentioned with one suggesting the 16th Century.
There is some evidence of prehistoric human habitation. Pre-war maps indicate a barrow stood near the current Hazel Drive children's play area, and the Museum of London Archaeological Service revealed the presence of a prehistoric cookery pit at Hollywood Way.
Some sources claim the area is recorded in the Domesday book as Hov, and others suggest this was Hou (later Howbury). These claims are problematic because one electronic copy of an early translation states that Howbury was a hamlet on the bank of River Darent. What is known is that a moated seigneurial residence was built at Slade Green in the High Middle Ages, with its country house completed during the English Renaissance, and that these structures were named Howbury Manor. Surrounding Green belt marshes contain willows thought to have been planted over 300 years ago to shelter livestock.
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