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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Mottingham

  

Mottingham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mottingham

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Mottingham history

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Toponymy

The earliest records of Mottingham are from 862 AD when it was recorded as Modingahema, which means the land of Moda’s people . In King Edward the Confessor’s confirmation of the gift of Elthruda, King Alfred’s niece, of the manor of Lewisham and its appendages, to the abbey of St. Peter’s, at Ghent, in Flanders, in 1044 . The bounds and extent of the hamlet of Modyngham are described in an ancient MS. remaining among registers of the bishop of Rochester .

Landmarks

The first church in Mottingham was St Andrew’s Church on Court Road, which was established in 1884 . The church helped establish the town as separate from Eltham .

Education

Mottingham geography / climate

Mottingham borders Eltham to the north, Chislehurst to the south, Elmstead to the. west, Lewisham and Lee to the west. Since 2010, the town has fallen within the Motting and Chislehurts North polling and policing districts.

Quaggy

A tributary of the River Quaggy flows through Mottingham, a small river known as the Little Quagggy . It flows through The Tarn and emerges alongside the Sidcup bypass to join the Quaggy . The Little Quagy flows to Mottingam playing fields (colloquially known as Foxes)

Mottingham Estate

London County Council bought the Court Farm estate in the early 1930s and planned a 2000 home cottage estate . The first houses were to the west of Mottingham Road and completed in 1935 . The community facilities included a shopping centre and several schools .

Coldharbour Estate

Woolwich Council built the Coldharbour Estate to the east of Mottingham Road in 1946 . It was built to provide accommodation for local people made homeless by the Blitz .

You can visit Mottingham places with Walkfo Mottingham to hear history at Mottingham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Mottingham has 87 places to visit in our interactive Mottingham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Mottingham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Mottingham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Mottingham & the surrounding areas.

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87 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Mottingham places to visit

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Mottingham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Mottingham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Mottingham’s information audio spots:

Downham Fields Downham Fields is a 20-acre park located in Downham, South East London . It was left as parkland during the construction of the interwar Downham Estate . It is sometimes referred to in documents by the name Durham Hill, but this is not in common usage .

Boone’s Chapel Boone’s Chapel is a single-storey building attributed to Sir Christopher Wren and built in 1683 . The chapel is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England .

Kemnal Park Cemetery & Memorial Gardens Kemnal Park Cemetery & Memorial Gardens was opened in October 2013 by the Mayor of Bromley, Cllr Ernest Noad . It comprises 55 acres in total and has 30,000 burial plots . The cemetery is also listed as a ‘site of special interest’ due to its ancient woodland and diverse bird life .

The Bob Hope Theatre The Bob Hope Theatre is a community theatre in Eltham in Greenwich, England. The theatre is owned and run by the members of Elthetham Little Theatre Company. Members present approximately 11 shows each year.

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