Luxted
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{one source|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| map_type = Greater London
| region = London
| population =
| official_name = Luxted
| post_town=ORPINGTON
| postcode_area = BR
| postcode_district = BR6
| dial_code = 01959
| london_borough = Bromley
| os_grid_reference =
| coordinates = {{coord|51.328330|0.054175|display=inline,title}}
| static_image = Luxted Road 1.jpg
| static_image_caption = Luxted Road
}}
Luxted is a hamlet in the London Borough of Bromley, located to the south of Downe,Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 307-308. at grid reference TQ434602. The area is rural, noted for its abundance of woods and grasslands.Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 307-308.
It is a part of the largest ward in Greater London, the Darwin ward, which also includes Downe, Cudham, Leaves Green, Single Street, Berry's Green, and Westerham Hill.
Partial History
Lord Simon de Manning was a former Lord of the Manor for Kevington, London, (which included Luxted and Berry's Green), and grandson to Rudolf de Manning, (Count Palatine, (who married Elgida, aunt to King Harold 1, (Harold Harefoot), of England; he was the royal Standard Bearer to King Richard the Lionheart. He carried the royal Standard to Jerusalem, in 1190, during the First Crusade. In England, the forms Earl Palatine, and Palatine Earldom, are preferred.