St Botolph's Church, Ruxley
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Scheduled ancient monument
| St Botolph's | |
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| St Botolph's Church | |
 The north face of St Botolph's Church | |
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| 51°24′42″N 0°08′04″E / 51.41175°N 0.13435°E | |
| Location | Ruxley, London Borough of Bromley, DA14 |
| Country | England |
| History | |
| Status | Deconsecrated (1557) |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed building Scheduled ancient monument |
| Years built | 13th century |
| Closed | 1557 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ruxley (before 1557 deconsecration), Hundred of Ruxley, Lathe of Sutton at Hone, Kent (North Cray after 1557) |
St Botolph's Church is a church building in Ruxley, in the London Borough of Bromley, southeast London, England. It was constructed in the thirteenth century and dedicated to Botwulf of Thorney. St Botolph's was used as a church for around 300 years but was deconsecrated in 1557. The church was then used a farm building for over 400 years and the remains of an oast house are still adjacent to it. In the 1960s archaeological work was carried out on the site and found evidence of an older wooden building, suggesting there may have been an older Saxon church in the same location. Today the church is a Grade II listed building and a scheduled ancient monument on the grounds of Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, although many features are still intact, the church is in disrepair and English Heritage have agreed to pay a grant to help preserve the building.
Today St Botolph's Church is located to the east of Ruxley Wood, on the grounds of Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, within Ruxley, in the northeast corner of the London Borough of Bromley, just south of the border with the London Borough of Bexley.[1] The church is south of and accessed from Maidstone Road, part of the B2173 road, and north of Sidcup Bypass, part of the A20 road. It is also around 500 m (550 yd) southeast of Ruxley Corner roundabout where Edgington Way and North Cray Road, part of the A223 road connect.[1] The 233 bus, operated by Go Ahead London for Transport for London, serves the bus stops along Maidstone Road, on its journey from Eltham to Swanley passing through Ruxley.[2]
