The villa is located in the Darent Valley, along with six others, including those at Crofton, Crayford and Dartford.

Crayford is a town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley, Southeast London, that was an important bridging point in Roman times across the River Cray, a tributary of the River Darent, which is itself a tributary of the River Thames.

Crayford is one of several places that have been suggested as the site of Roman Noviomagus ( new market ), a place mentioned on the Antonine Itinerary as being on the road from Canterbury to London.

Crayford is also plausible as the site of a bloody battle in 457 AD at Crecganford ( early English for " creeks-ford ").

Crayford is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having a church and three mills, and a population of 27 villagers and 2 smallholders.

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 near Slade Green.

Inventors Augustus Applegath, Sir Hiram Maxim and Jack Wall, inventor of the Crayford focuser, which is incorporated into many modern telescopes were also residents.

Nearby Hall Place is a scheduled ancient monument lying between Crayford and Bexley.

Crayford Stadium is popular with a reasonable viewing area and races every Monday and Saturday nights.

Crayford Stadium is one of the three remaining greyhound racing stadia in London, besides Romford Stadium and Wimbledon Stadium, from an original 33.

Crayford Arrows Sports Club is a local football team, established in 1981.

Crayford railway station is just a short walk from the high street.

Access to the station is available from Lower Station Road, although Bexley Council has promoted a bridge linking Sainsbury's, Crayford Stadium and the West of the town with the station.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle tells us that they won the Battle of Crecganford ( Crecganford is thought to be modern Crayford ) in 457, slaying many men in the process, and shortly after claimed the whole of Kent.

Downstream, Erith Yacht Club is very active in both competitive and social sailing, based on the edge of Crayford Marshes with consent for a new clubhouse.

The eastern part of Erith is within the Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.

Insofar as central government is concerned, the borough is divided among the constituencies of Old Bexley and Sidcup ; Erith and Thamesmead ( shared with the Royal Borough of Greenwich ); and Bexleyheath and Crayford.

This high land, whose geology is the sand and pebbles of the Blackheath beds, and which results in heathland, provided the line on the old Roman road ( Watling Street ) ran between Crayford and Welling.

Hall Place is a former stately home, today a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, beside the River Cray on the outskirts of Crayford, south-east of Bexleyheath and north-east of Old Bexley.

The Bexleyheath Line has stations at Falconwood, ( of which is the nearest to central London ) Welling, Bexleyheath and Barnehurst ; whilst the most southerly of the three lines, the Dartford Loop Line, serves Sidcup, Albany Park, Bexley and Crayford.

Bede, writing in the 8th century, stated that Jutes settled in Kent, and in 457, led by brothers Hengist and Horsa, turned against the Britons who had invited them and defeated them at the Battle of Crecganford ( Crecganford is thought to be modern Crayford ) and the Britons fled to London in terror.

Hall Place is a former stately home, beside the River Cray on the Bourne Road out of Bexley towards Crayford.

Bexley's Old Heath between Welling and Crayford now contains the council's main administrative offices and council chamber as well as suburban housing.

There was also a convertible version built by Crayford, which is now very rare and highly sought after as a classic.

The line initially had only five new stations: Lee, Eltham ( now Mottingham ), Sidcup, Bexley and Crayford.

The main leisure facilities are Crayford Stadium greyhound race track and " The Bear and Ragged Staff " public house well known as a venue for live pop / rock bands ;

She became a member of an amateur dramatic society in Crayford, Kent whilst at school as well as appearing in many school productions.

As well as Crayford, it included Barnehurst, Barnes Cray and Slade Green.

It was known as Crayford Iron Mill in 1800.

VCD Athletic Football Club compete in the Kent League and were runners-up for the league title in 2006 – 07 (' VCD ' stands for Vickers, Crayford and Dartford ).

He is buried at St. Mary's Church ; his son, John Shaw Jr, lived in nearby Crayford for a short time and owned a villa which was demolished in the early 20th century.

He was Labour Party Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Bexleyheath and Crayford in London from 1997 to 2005.

In the 1997 general election he was returned as member for Bexleyheath and Crayford.

In July 2008 Vernon Reid assembled a one-off solo band for his appearance at the G-TARanaki Guitar Festival in Taranaki, New Zealand, with keyboard player Jonathan Crayford, bassist Crete Haami and drummer Magesh Magesh.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, and as a consequence of changes to ward boundaries, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that part of Danson Park ward be transferred from Old Bexley and Sidcup to the constituency of Bexleyheath and Crayford.

* Lee, Mottingham, New Eltham, Sidcup, Albany Park, Bexley, Crayford, Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe ( for Bluewater ), Swanscombe, Northfleet and Gravesend.

* David Evennett, Conservative MP since 2005 for Bexleyheath and Crayford and from 1983-97 for Erith and Crayford

Vickers had earlier built for him some of his Siddeley cars at their Crayford Kent factory.

Vickers had earlier built for him some of his Siddeley cars at their Crayford Kent factory.

Nonetheless Crayford badged them as Crayfords for a while ( implying that they built them ) and only stopped after FLM threatened legal action.

Crayford enters the cell and tells the Doctor that it is all for the best.

Harry and Faraday head for the rocket, not knowing that Styggron is there with Crayford.

Realising the truth, Crayford rushes out, distracting the android long enough for the Doctor to make his move.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, and as a consequence of changes to ward boundaries, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that part of Danson Park ward be transferred to Bexleyheath and Crayford from the constituency of Old Bexley and Sidcup ; that part of Colyers ward be transferred from Erith and Thamesmead ; and that parts of Lesnes Abbey ward, Belvedere ward, Northumberland Heath ward and Erith ward be transferred to Bexleyheath and Crayford from Erith and Thamesmead.

It was created for the 1997 general election from parts of the old Woolwich and Erith & Crayford constituencies.