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Brockley Hill Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Brockley Hill

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Brockley Hill history

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Brockley Hill is situated on the ancient Watling Street, which was improved during the early part of the Roman occupation. The sandy clay found at the top of the hill was used for the manufacture of pottery during the Roman period, and it was one of the most important potteries in southern Britain in the later first century.

Brockley Hill etymology

In its present form the name dates from the 16th century. The sandy soil of the hill-top is more attractive to burrowing animals like badgers, than the heavy London clay of the surrounding areas.

Brockley Hill geography / climate

Geology

Brockley Hill is the eastern arm of a long hill centred on Stanmore. The top of the hill is capped with “Stanmore Gravel”, which is the remnant of a layer of gravel laid down by a river system pre-dating the Thames. Under the gravel are layers of sand, silt and clay about 15 metres thick known as the Claygate Beds.

Roads

The A5 trunk road runs across the summit of Brockley Hill using the same alignment of the highway (also known as Watling Street) built by the Romans in the 1st century AD. The southerly approach climbs to a height of 70 m (230 ft) in a distance of 1,400 m (0.87 mi) from Spur Road, Edgware. The area might be the location of Sulloniacis, a way point for the Cursus publicus.

Administrative area

Brockley Hill was in Stanmore, Gore Hundred, in Middlesex until the abolition of Middlesex in 1965. All the fields and properties to the west and east of the road are now in the London Borough of Harrow. The fields to the east are in Edgware, London Boroughs of Barnet.

Nearby places

Stanmore Edgware Bushey Heath Elstree Borehamwood Mill Hill. Mill Hill Mill Hill is Mill Hill, Mill Hill and Mill Hill. Mill Hill was Mill Hill in Millwall and Millwall.

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Best Brockley Hill places to visit

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

Woodcock Hill Village Green Woodcock Hill Village Green is an area of grass and woodland in Borehamwood in Hertfordshire . It was designated a Village Green in 2008 to prevent development of the site .

The Holly Bush, Elstree Elstree’s High Street was formerly an important main road, the A5 which followed the course of the Roman road Watling Street . The Holly Bush is a listed building, formerly a public house .

Hilfield Castle Hilfield Castle is 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Watford and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Aldenham, in Hertfordshire, on the outskirts of London. The estate contains two large reservoirs, one of which were built by French prisoners of war in the 1790s.

Celebrity Big Brother (British series 8) The series launched on 18 August 2011, and ended after 22 days on 8 September 2011. It was won by Irish traveller and reality television star Paddy Doherty. Jedward returned to the house for Celebrity Big Brother 19 as All-Stars, representing this series.

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