Coney Hall


Coney Hall is an area of Greater London within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located south west of Bromley, and lies close to the border of the London Borough of Croydon.
The typical architecture comprises two-storey houses with polygonal bay windows and half-timbered gables.
One of many owner-occupied estates arising during the inter-War housing boom, it was built in the 1930s on hilly farmland south of West Wickham bought by the developers, Morrell Brothers, from Coney Hall Farm. In the previous decade, opposition to road developments adjacent to West Wickham Common and Hayes Common had left the area accessible only by steep and narrow lanes. In Coney Hall's early days. London Transport refused to provide a bus service, and a free private coach service connected the estate to the nearest railway station, Hayes.
The Prime Meridian passes through Coney Hall.

History

Coney Hall Farm was first mentioned in the 17th century, when its lease stated that the tenant had the sole right to catch coneys on nearby Jackson’s Heath.

Transport

Rail

The nearest National Rail station to Coney Hall is Hayes station.

Buses

The local football club, Coney Hall F.C. once played as high as the Combined Counties League Premier Division, but folded in 2016.
Layhams Road runs south from Coney Hall towards the North Downs, and is a popular cycling route.