Barnehurst
Barnehurst is a town and district in South East London in the London Borough of Bexley. It's north east of Bexleyheath, and is 13 miles east south-east of Charing Cross. It's separated from North Bexleyheath by the A220 Erith Road.
The town was established soon after the sale of land in 1881 to make the Bexleyheath loop line between Lewisham and Dartford. Its name hails from the name of the railway station, which was named after Colonel Barne, who owned a nearby house and was vice-chairman of the railway company. Now, the railway station runs trains in between London Charing Cross, London Victoria or London Cannon Street, by way of Lewisham and Eltham towards the west and Dartford railway station to the east. There are 12 trains each hour in the course of the week; on Sundays, there are four trains an hour. The railway station was openedto stimulate the creation of homes. The Barnehurst Estate was built in 1926 which housed lots of people.
In addition to the railway station, Barnehurst is served by 5 buses, one of which goes to the well-liked Bluewater Shopping Centre. There are limited buying or leisure opportunities inside the town, so people normally go to surrounding locations employing public transport links or the primary roads.
Barnehurst is dwelling for the non-league football club Phoenix Sports FC, which plays at Phoenimx Sports Ground.
