History
Ruxley was previously a civil parish of the Hundred of Ruxley, Sutton-at-Hone Lathe. However it was abolished in 1557 and the area was absorbed into the North Cray parish.
Ruxley Gravel Pits is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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