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Crayford is a town and electoral ward in south-east London, England within the London Borough of Bexley. It lies east of Bexleyheath and north west of Dartford. ==History== An Iron Age settlement existed in the vicinity of the present St Paulinus Church between the Julian and Claudian invasions of Britain, from roughly 30 to 40.〔 Roman ruins have been discovered and Crayford is one of several places proposed as the site of Noviomagus, a place mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary as being on the Roman equivalent of the later Watling Street. Crayford is also plausible as the site of the bloody battle of Crecganford ("Creeksford") in 457. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle written around 400 years later describes how Hengist and Aesc defeated the "Brettas" at the site.〔(Bexley Local Studies Note 22 'Crayford' ) accessed 28 November 2007〕 Crayford is mentioned in the Domesday Book, which was compiled just prior to 1086, as having a church, three mills, and a relatively large population of 27 regular householders (villeins) and 2 smallholders.〔 Its overlord was not a private individual or the king but Christ Church, Canterbury.〔(Domesday Map ) Retrieved 2013-08-23〕 As a (civil/combined) parish (before 1920) it included the hamlets of North End, Perry Street and Slade Green which lie to the north.〔(Imperial Gazetteer quoted on 'Vision of Britain' website ) accessed 6 March 2008〕 In 1831, the population of the parish was 2022 people.〔('Pigots 1840', on website freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shebra/pigots_1840 ) accessed 5 December 2007〕 For centuries it was strongly associated with brick-making, the printing of silk scarves, ties and calico cloths, and for a short period carpet-making. There were two main Manor Houses in the area during the Middle Ages, Newbery Manor on the site of what is now Crayford Manor House, and Howbury Manor next to Slade Green. Near to Newbery Manor was May Place, built for the Appleton (Apylton) family who served Kings Henry V and Henry VI.〔(Bexley Local Studies Note 12 'May Place' ) accessed 6 June 2008〕 Nearby Hall Place was built for Lord Mayor of the City of London Sir John Champneis in around 1537.〔 There was also an Iron Mill, which was later replaced by a saw mill (in 1765),〔 which produced the timber for the floor of Buckingham Palace.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crayford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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