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'''Wyncham Stream''' (Also spelt '''Wincham Stream''') is a small [[river]] within the [[London Borough]]s of [[London Borough of Bexley|Bexley]] and [[London Borough of Bromley|Bromley]] in southeast [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]. It is {{convert|5.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length and is a [[tributary]] of the [[River Shuttle]].

The [[stream]] rises from several [[Source (river or stream)|sources]] in [[Chislehurst]] in the [[London Borough of Bromley]] and the [[BR7]]  [[UK postcodes|post code]] area. It then flows north through [[Foxbury]] and Kemnal, with small ponds and woodlands such as Ash Grove on its course, following some of Kemnal Road and passing through the sports grounds of Flamingo Park and the [[Jack Nicklaus]] Golf Centre. It continues northeast under the Sidcup By-Pass ([[A20 road (England)|A20]]) and the adjacent Foots Cray Road (A211) into the [[London Borough of Bexley]] and [[DA15]] post code area. It then flows under the section of railway line between [[Sidcup railway station|Sidcup]] and [[New Eltham railway station|New Eltham]] stations and under several residential roads, including Halfway Street (B2214), passing through [[Longlands]], [[Lamorbey]], on the northwest side of [[Sidcup]]. Where the stream passes under Halfway Street, the bridge here was named '''Wincham Bridge''' in the early twentieth century,<ref name=WB>{{cite map |author =Ordnance Survey |title =London Sheet P |trans-title = |map =London Sheet P |map-url =https://maps.nls.uk/view/102345888 |date = |year = 1938|url = |scale = Six inches to one mile, or 880 feet to one inch, 1/10,560 |series = Revised: 1938, Published: ca. 1946|publisher = Director General at Ordnance Survey Office |cartography = |page =Sheet P |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition =Revised: 1938, Published: ca. 1946 |location = |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |access-date =2022-04-04 |archive-url = https://maps.nls.uk/view/101428029|archive-date =2022-04-04}}</ref><ref name=WB2>{{cite map |author =Ordnance Survey |title =Kent Sheet VIII.NE |trans-title = |map =Kent Sheet VIII.NE |archive-url =https://maps.nls.uk/view/102345888 |date = |year = 1938|url = |scale = Six inches to one mile, or 880 feet to one inch, 1/10,560 |series = Revised: 1908, Published: 1910|publisher = Director General at Ordnance Survey Office |cartography = |page =Kent Sheet VIII.NE |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition =Revised: 1908, Published: 1910 |location = |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |access-date =2022-04-04 |map-url = https://maps.nls.uk/view/101428029|archive-date =2022-04-04}}</ref> and '''Vincent Bridge''' in the nineteenth century.<ref name=VB>{{cite map |author =Ordnance Survey |title =Middlesex Sheet XXIII |trans-title = |map = Middlesex Sheet XXIII|map-url =https://maps.nls.uk/view/102345982 |date = |year = |url = |scale = |series = Middlesex Sheet XXIII|publisher = Director General of the Ordnance Survry|cartography = |page=Middlesex Sheet XXIII = |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition =Middlesex Sheet XXIII |location = |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |access-date = 2022-04-04|archive-url = |archive-date =}}</ref> The stream then passes through some small green areas including allotments, the small Beverley Wood, and finally flows into [[Blackfen]] where it joins the longer [[River Shuttle]] in Hollyoak Wood Park.

Some of the stream's course lies between the backs of domestic gardens, while in other places some roads have been built with a separate lane either side of the river with narrow grassy banks. Some of the small nearby residential roads have river-related names, such as Wyncham Avenue, taken directly from the river, but also: Brooklands Road, Brookend Road, and Shuttle Close after the River Shuttle.


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'''Coordinates:''' {{coord|51.440|N|0.092|E|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}


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[[Category:Rivers of London]]
[[Category:Geography of the London Borough of Bexley]]
[[Category:Geography of the London Borough of Bromley]]
[[Category:Thames drainage basin]]
[[Category:Chislehurst]]
[[Category:Sidcup]]
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