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Keston

Keston is a part suburban, part rural area of the London Borough of Bromley, England. It lies on the edge of Hayes Common, to the northwest of Greater London's border with Kent.

Located at 51.3511, 0.0299549 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Down House

Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theories of evolution by natural selection which he had conceived in London before moving to Downe. The house stands next to Luxted Road 0.25 miles south of Downe, a village 14.25 miles south east of London's Charing Cross, which was still known as Down when he moved there in 1842.

Located at 51.3314, 0.0533333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Holwood House

Holwood House is a country house in Keston, near Hayes, in the London Borough of Bromley, England. The house was designed by Decimus Burton, built between 1823 and 1826 and is in the Greek Revival style. It was built for John Ward who later employed Burton to lay out his Calverley Park Estate in Tunbridge Wells. The gate lodges of that Estate take their names from the gate lodges on the Holwood Estate - Farnborough Lodge and Keston Lodge.

Located at 51.3479, 0.0430694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Keston Windmill

Keston Windmill is a grade I listed Post mill in Keston, formerly in Kent and now in the London Borough of Bromley. The mill was built in 1716 and is conserved with its machinery intact but not in working order.

Located at 51.357, 0.033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hayes Common

Hayes Common is a 79-hectare area of public open land in Hayes in the London Borough of Bromley. It is owned and managed by Bromley Council. It is Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation, and a small area is part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The common is an area of woodland and heath, crossed by bridlways and footpaths. Hayes Common is one of the largest areas of common land in Greater London, with 91.1 hectares of protected commons.

Located at 51.369, 0.02 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Saltbox Hill

Saltbox Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest owned and managed by the London Wildlife Trust in Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley. It is also a Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Metropolitan Importance. It is a steeply sloping 55 acre biological site, which is close to Charles Darwin's home, Down House, and inspired him and provided him with a picnic place.

Located at 51.3251, 0.0093126 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Downe Bank

Downe Bank is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust in the North Downs, close to Downe in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest together with the neighbouring High Elms Country Park. Located close to Charles Darwin's home, Down House, it was one of his favourite places and helped to inspire his work.

Located at 51.331, 0.064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Keston Common

Keston Common is a 55 hectare area of public open space in Keston in the London Borough of Bromley. Almost all of it (about 48 hectares) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Most of the common is heathland and dry acid grassland on the Blackheath Pebble Beds. It is registered Common Land.

Located at 51.3584, 0.0348 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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