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Sidcup is about 12 miles from London in North West Kent. It derives its name from Cetecopp (AD 1254) which later became Sidycope and ultimately Sidcup. The older part of the present town is on a hill and slopes down the valley of the River Cray towards the south and east and towards the River Shuttle in the north.
The opening of the North Kent Loop Line of the South Eastern Railway in 1866 with direct links into London, gave it all the trappings of a new town. The change in the social environment resulted in an influx of city men and professional types. This assortment of people and the wealthier locals were the nucleus from which the golf club was formed in 1891. In North West Kent, Rochester, Sidcup and The Eltham (now Royal Blackheath) Golf Clubs were fledglings of this time, but nevertheless, among the trailblazers of what is now a thriving area of prestigious members clubs and a nursery of fine golf talent.