page_title: Leyton Cross
section_title: Amenities
hierarchical_section_title: Leyton Cross / Amenities
caption_attribution_description: English: The Horse and Groom Public House, Wilmington On Leyton Cross Road.
context_page_description: Leyton Cross is a small semi-rural area that largely falls within the parish of Wilmington in the Kent borough of Dartford, however north of Oakfield Lane the area is administered directly by Dartford Borough Council. The boundaries of Leyton Cross are ill-defined but the residential area is generally said to include the neighbourhood around Leyton Cross Road, Clayton Croft Road, Tredegar Road, Manor Close and Wilmington Court Road, the western tip of Common Lane, plus the section of Oakfield Lane between Heath Lane and Old Bexley Lane. Leyton Cross also includes an area of heathland to the immediate north and west of this district, which are parts of Dartford Heath. Leyton Cross may also sometimes be referred to as Heath Side.
  Leyton Cross is named after a former crossing of five ways comprising routes east and west, a route leading south-west towards Birchwood, Swanley, and two footpaths heading north-east and north-west, which now exist only as remnants on Dartford Heath, their access from Wilmington having been lost upon construction of the A2 dual carriageway, which runs parallel with and to the north of Oakfield Lane.
context_section_description: The Horse and Groom is a public house and local landmark on Leyton Cross Road. Occupying a recently extended early 20th Century building, its frontage overlooks Dartford Heath. In 2015 new owners restored the business, turning what had been a flagging traditional pub into a busy gastropub offering up to five local ales.
  The Leyton Cross Social Club is an independent, non-profit making organisation with club facilities in Tredegar Road. As well as hosting their own events the club room is let to local groups including fitness clubs, a short mat bowls club, a play group, and dog training school, and the building acts as the local polling station. A Christmas fair is held annually.
  Hayden Football Club on Leyton Cross Road was founded in 1973. Hayden Youth Association is a voluntary run organisation providing football coaching for children aged 5 years and above. They have roughly 24 youth teams and a senior men’s team, and are designated a FA Charter Standard Community club, the highest FA recognition offered in youth football.
  Kent Chilli Farm at Heathside Nursery on Cherry Tree Lane is a specialist food producer growing and manufacturing foods from over 30 varieties of chilli peppers native to America, Europe and Australia. Deneland Boarding Kennels and Cattery is an eight-decade old business occupying part of the historic Hook Green Farm site.
caption: The Horse and Groom before renovations in 2015.
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