Lord Simon de
Manning, a former Lord of the Manor for
Kevington, London and holder of the land which became Berry's Green, was a Grandson of Rudolph de Manning,
Count Palatine, (who married Elgida, aunt to King
Harold I of England), (Harold Harefoot); he was the royal
Standard Bearer to King
Richard the Lionheart, and carried the royal Standard to Jerusalem in 1190, during the
Third Crusade. In England, the forms Earl
Palatine and Palatine Earldom are preferred. On early maps, the area and Berry's Green Farm are each spelt as "Bury's Green". On the junction of Jail Lane and Berry's Hill is a small wood, with a large
World War II bomb crater. This may have been caused by a
V-2 rocket as it is almost the same distance from Germany as the last known V-2, which was dropped in Kynaston Rd, Orpington. Many of the V-2s fell short of London towards the end of the war. There are also a number of smaller bomb craters scattered around the surrounding woodlands, due to its proximity to
Biggin Hill airfield. Berry's Green is home to The
Old Jail, Biggin Hill, and Cherry Lodge Golf Course, which opened in 1968. The land there is approximately 600 ft. above sea level. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was a sub-post office on the corner of Single Street and Jail Lane which sold provisions, such as bread, milk, sweets, and crisps. Mains sewerage was installed around 1973.
Biggin Hill, nearby
Cudham and Berry's Green are the only places in Greater London to be part of the
Tunbridge Wells postcode area (TN16). ==Transport==