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Keston

Keston is a part suburban, part rural area of the London Borough of Bromley, England. It lies on the edge of Hayes Common, to the northwest of Greater London's border with Kent.

Located at 51.3511, 0.0299549 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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London Borough of Bromley

The London Borough of Bromley is one of the 32 London Boroughs (plus the City) which make up Greater London. London Borough of Bromley is South of the River Thames which flows through London the capital city of the United Kingdom. Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley. Douglas Patterson is the Chief Executive Officer of the local authority, Bromley London Borough Council.

Located at 51.3333, 0.0833333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Down House

Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theories of evolution by natural selection which he had conceived in London before moving to Downe. The house stands next to Luxted Road 0.25 miles south of Downe, a village 14.25 miles south east of London's Charing Cross, which was still known as Down when he moved there in 1842.

Located at 51.3314, 0.0533333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Holwood House

Holwood House is a country house in Keston, near Hayes, in the London Borough of Bromley, England. The house was designed by Decimus Burton, built between 1823 and 1826 and is in the Greek Revival style. It was built for John Ward who later employed Burton to lay out his Calverley Park Estate in Tunbridge Wells. The gate lodges of that Estate take their names from the gate lodges on the Holwood Estate - Farnborough Lodge and Keston Lodge.

Located at 51.3479, 0.0430694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Princess Royal University Hospital

Princess Royal University Hospital is a large acute district general hospital situated in Locksbottom, near Farnborough, in the London Borough of Bromley. It was opened on the 1st April 2003 on the site of the former Farnborough Hospital, where it was built to house the services previously provided by Bromley and Farnborough Hospitals.

Located at 51.3653, 0.0536111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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High Elms Country Park

High Elms Country Park is an extensive 250-acre public park on the North Downs in Farnborough in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Local Nature Reserve, and together with the neighbouring Downe Bank, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The park surrounds High Elms Golf Course, and has extensive woodland, chiefly oak and beech, chalk meadows and formal gardens. It also has a cafe, a visitor centre, nature and history trails and car parks.

Located at 51.351, 0.075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Downe Bank

Downe Bank is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust in the North Downs, close to Downe in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest together with the neighbouring High Elms Country Park. Located close to Charles Darwin's home, Down House, it was one of his favourite places and helped to inspire his work.

Located at 51.331, 0.064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Keston Common

Keston Common is a 55 hectare area of public open space in Keston in the London Borough of Bromley. Almost all of it (about 48 hectares) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Most of the common is heathland and dry acid grassland on the Blackheath Pebble Beds. It is registered Common Land.

Located at 51.3584, 0.0348 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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