Biggin Hill
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 22.96 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,111 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 4,111 ft
- Max elevation
- 831 ft
- TrailRank
- 41
- Min elevation
- 149 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 3 hours 43 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2889
- Uploaded
- August 11, 2012
- Recorded
- August 2012
near Orpington, England (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
Biggin Hill is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. Historically the settlement was known as Aperfield and formed part of the parish of Cudham. It took the name Biggin Hill after the Second World War in recognition of the historic role played by the adjoining Biggin Hill Aerodrome.
Biggin Hill was an ancient parish county of Kent, in the Diocese of Rochester, and under the Local Government Act 1894 formed part of Bromley Urban District. The urban district gained further status in 1935 as a municipal borough. Kent County Council formed the second tier of local government during that time. In 1965, London County Council was abolished and replaced by Greater London Council, with an expanded administrative area that took in the metropolitan parts of the Home Counties. It is now part of the London Borough of Bromley.
The most architecturally noteworthy building within Biggin Hill is St Mark's Church, Church Road - 'the moving church'[2] - designed by Richard Gilbert Scott. It was erected in the 1950s using the dismantled materials from All Saints Church, North Peckham. Much of the work was undertaken by volunteers led by Rev Vivian Symons who undertook much of the decorative work himself.
Biggin Hill is a place that is believed to be the home of many ghosts. This is commonly attributed to the fact that it is the home of a World War II airbase.
Biggin Hill was an ancient parish county of Kent, in the Diocese of Rochester, and under the Local Government Act 1894 formed part of Bromley Urban District. The urban district gained further status in 1935 as a municipal borough. Kent County Council formed the second tier of local government during that time. In 1965, London County Council was abolished and replaced by Greater London Council, with an expanded administrative area that took in the metropolitan parts of the Home Counties. It is now part of the London Borough of Bromley.
The most architecturally noteworthy building within Biggin Hill is St Mark's Church, Church Road - 'the moving church'[2] - designed by Richard Gilbert Scott. It was erected in the 1950s using the dismantled materials from All Saints Church, North Peckham. Much of the work was undertaken by volunteers led by Rev Vivian Symons who undertook much of the decorative work himself.
Biggin Hill is a place that is believed to be the home of many ghosts. This is commonly attributed to the fact that it is the home of a World War II airbase.
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Vale cachondo. De historia andas fenomenal. Pero de la ruta qué nos cuentas? ;)
Sitios fáciles? técnicos? siempre camino o hay que agarrarse la bici al hombro?
Que en 37 kms haya que subir 1300mtrs+, tela, no?
Las fotos muy chulas. Sobre todo esa con los caballos.
Llevo un año aquí y en España solía salir mucho y aquí nada. Así que voy a poner fin a ésta quietud ciclista.
Un saludo!