Bromley
Bromley shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ405695
London borough	Bromley
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BROMLEY
Postcode district	BR1
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Bromley & Chislehurst
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°24′25″N 0°01′16″E / 51.407, 0.021 There are several uses of the name Bromley. ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London, England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... Br2 redirects here. ... +44 redirects here. ... (Redirected from 020) The Motorola 68020 is a microprocessor from Motorola. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Metropolitan Police redirects here. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Bromley and Chislehurst is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Bexley and Bromley is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a partial list of places in London, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Bromley is an urban centre in the London Borough of Bromley and is listed as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan. It is situated 9.3 miles (14.9 km) south east of Charing Cross. The origin of the town's name is from Old English brōme-hlǣwe, or "broom hill", as supported by records of the name as Bramelewe in 1272. Other places with this name are from Old English brōme-leah meaning 'broom clearing' or wood clearing. The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London, England. ... Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... The rocky area in this picture is an example of a glade A glade is an open area within a woodland. ...

About the town

The town has a large shopping and retail area including a pedestrianised High Street and The Glades shopping centre. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The London Borough of Bromley Civic Centre is located in the town. The historic Wickham Court with its crow-stepped gable construction is located in Bromley. Bromley's main retail rival is Croydon, to the west. A pedestrian street is a street where pedestrian traffic is given partial or total priority over all other kinds of traffic. ... The Glades is a shopping centre owned by Capital Shopping Centres. ... Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ... Crow steps on a baronial building in Scotland Crow steps are a feature of buildings found in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK. A gable end of a roof made into steps with stone or bricks are called crow steps. ... The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, Massachusetts, showing four gables in this view. ... For other uses, see Croydon (disambiguation). ...

Bromley is represented by Conservative MP Bob Neill. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... Robert James MacGillivray Neill (born 24th June 1952) is a Conservative Party politician. ...

There are two railway stations providing connections to the City and West End. Bromley South is located on the main line from Dover and is served by fast and local services to Victoria and Blackfriars. Bromley North is located at the southern end of a short branch line from Grove Park from where connections can be made for London Bridge, Cannon Street and London Charing Cross. Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state Constituent country Region Greater London Status City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor David Lewis  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - Total 1. ... The interior of Covent Garden Market in the West End The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the citys major tourist attractions, businesses, and administrative headquarters. ... Bromley South railway station is a major railway interchange and station in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. ... , Dover is a major channel port in the English county of Kent. ... Victoria station in London is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of Westminster. ... Blackfriars Station has most of its platforms on a bridge over the river. ... Bromley North railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 4. ... Grove Park railway station serves the areas of Grove Park and Downham in the London borough of Lewisham. ... London Bridge station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark, which occupies a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1. ... Cannon Street is a National Rail and London Underground station complex in the City of London, the financial district of London in England. ... Charing Cross Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus. ...

The town's football club Bromley F.C. are currently playing in the Conference South, which is the highest level of regionalised football in England, two divisions below the Football League. Bromley Football Club are an English association football club based in the London Borough of Bromley, London, England. ... Conference South (currently billed as Blue Square Southern for sponsorship reasons) is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ...

It has a number of theatres, the most notable being the Churchill Theatre in the town centre and the Bromley Little Theatre close to Bromley North railway station. Churchill Theatre in London Borough of Bromley, England opened in 1977 and seats 785. ...

The town is home to Bromley College of Further & Higher Education.

Popular Culture

Notable Residents

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H. G. Wells, most famous for his novel,The War of the Worlds, was born in Bromley in 1866[[1]]. In August 2005, the wall honouring H.G Wells in Market Square was repainted. The current wall painting features a rich green background with the same H.G Wells reference and the evolution sequence of homosapiens featured on Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (a former resident of nearby Downe).[[2]] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon and The Island of Doctor Moreau. ... The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novel (or novella) which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. ... This article is about evolution in biology. ... The 1859 edition of On the Origin of Species First published in 1859, The Origin of Species (full title On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) by British naturalist Charles Darwin is one of the pivotal... For other people of the same surname, and places and things named after Charles Darwin, see Darwin. ...

Other famous people who lived in Bromley include David Bowie and Peter Frampton who both went to Bromley Technical High School (now known as The Ravenswood School), Aleister Crowley, who had stayed shortly to study Freemasonry in Locksbottom, the England cricketer Jill Cruwys, the anarchist Peter Kropotkin, the former Clash drummer Topper Headon, McLaren test driver Gary Paffett, and fellow racing driver, and 2006 British Formula Three champion Mike Conway, who is currently racing in the GP2 series and is also a test driver for the Honda F1 team. The children's author Enid Blyton also lived for a time in the borough, opposite Shortlands Library. Bill Wilkinson also lives in bromley, a famous love poet. Steve Allen (LBC radio presenter) was born in Bromley in 1954. Sir George Martin and jazz guitarist Billy Jenkins both attended Bromley Grammar School (now the Ravensbourne School). David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ... Peter Kenneth Frampton (born April 22, 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s and as one of the original members of the band Humble Pie. ... Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947, pronounced ) was a British occultist, writer, mountaineer, philosopher, poet, and mystic. ... Jill Elizabeth Cruwys (1943-1990) was born on 5 December 1943 in Bromley, Kent. ... Prince Peter (Pyotr) Alexeyevich Kropotkin (Russian: ) (December 9, 1842–February 8, 1921) was one of Russias foremost anarchists and one of the first advocates of anarchist communism: the model of society he advocated for most of his life was that of a communalist society free from central government. ... This article is about the English punk rock band. ... Topper Headon Nicholas Bowen Headon (born May 30, 1955, in Bromley, Kent, England), better known as Topper Headon (because of his resemblance to the cartoon monkey), was the drummer for the English punk rock band The Clash. ... For other uses, see McLaren (disambiguation). ... Gary Paffett is a British racing driver, a test driver for Formula One team Mclaren. ... The 2006 British Formula Three season was the 43rd British Formula Three Championship season. ... The British Formula Three Championship is an annual series of motor races. ... Mike Conway (born 19 August 1983, in Bromley, Kent, England) is a British racing driver, who currently resides in Sevenoaks, Kent. ... Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897–November 28, 1968) was a popular English childrens writer. ... For other persons named Steve Allen, see Steve Allen (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Billy Jenkins (born 5 July 1956) is a blues guitarist, composer, and bandleader. ...

Sir Thomas James Harper a decorated officer in the Crimean war, hailed from Bromley.

Richard Reid, the shoe bomber was born in Bromley. Richard Reid, in a prison photograph Richard Colvin Reid (born August 12, 1973), also known as the shoe bomber, is a British citizen born in Bromley, South London and a Muslim allegedly working for Al Qaeda who was arrested on December 22, 2001 for attempting to destroy a passenger airliner...

Bromley is also known for "The Bromley Contingent", who were a group of followers and fans of the Sex Pistols including Siouxsie Sioux, Sid Vicious and Billy Idol (Idol's mother still lives in Bromley) who also went on to become famous. The Bromley Contingent were a group of followers and fans of the Sex Pistols. ... Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Susan Janet Ballion (born May 27, 1957 in Bromley, London), better known by her stage name, Siouxsie Sioux (IPA: , pronounced the same way as Susie Sue), is the lead singer of both the influential rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and of its splinter group The Creatures. ... For the professional wrestler, see Sid Eudy. ... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad) is an British musician and singer. ...

Actor Michael York, best known for roles in Cabaret, Jesus Of Nazareth and all three Austin Powers films, lived in Bromley and attended Bromley Grammar School, now The Ravensbourne School. Michael York (born March 27, 1942, Fulmer, England) is a prolific actor now resident in California. ... Cabaret is a 1972 film. ... Picture of Robert Powell playing Jesus of Nazareth. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Daniel Woodgate of the Ska band Madness worked at Hayes School in Bromley, and currently lives in Beckenham, Bromley. Daniel Mark Woodgate (born October 19, 1960), sometimes nicknamed Woody, is a drummer for the British second wave ska band Madness. ... Look up madness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hayes School is a mixed secondary school located in the village of Hayes within the London Borough of Bromley. ... Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ...

Judos Brian Jacks and European Boxing Champion Mark Baker live in Orpington.Darren 'Jack' Jackson unlicenced boxer and cage fighter uk leading martial artist,bareknuckle fighter,. [[3]] also these links to [[4]] went to school in Orpington. Brian Jacks (born May 10, 1946)[1] is a British judoka who won Britains first medal at a world championship, taking a bronze in Salt Lake City in 1967,[2] and gained a second bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics. ... Mark Baker can refer several people including: Mark Baker (Religious Prophet) Mark Baker (animator) Mark Baker (author) Mark Baker (basketball) - Dayton Jets head basketball coach and former Ohio State University player Mark M. Baker (attorney) Category: ...

Cliff Jones, who played for Manchester United in the 1980's now resides in Bromley. Cliff Jones (b. ...

References In Pop Culture

• In the Monty Python's Flying Circus episode 'Spam', the Green Midget Café in the 'Spam' sketch was located in Bromley.
• In Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls, in a section entitled The Wonderful World of Nature, there are descriptions of several fictional animals including the "West Bromley Fighting Haddock" (in reality there is no such district as "West Bromley").
• In the famous Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson sit-com Bottom, the episode 'Hole' includes a rather humorous reference to Bromley. Stuck at the top of a ferris wheel and shouting down to the fun-fair workers, Mayall's character Richie, in an attempt to convey a veneer of belligerence, shouts out: 'Now look here. I used to live in Bromley. And that's a pretty wild place! And I picked up one or two tips on punch-ups while I was down there.' The reference is a rather satirical one in which the two comedians gently mock the pretentious nature of the conservative suburban London town.
• In Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) there is a reference to Bromley in chapter XIV of Volume 2. Lady Catherine, talking to Mrs Collins, says: 'Where shall you change horses? Oh! Bromley, of course. If you mention my name at The Bell, you will be attended to.' The Bell public house in Bromley no longer exists since it was converted into a contemporary bar called 'Sky' in late 2005. This had since shut down, in 2007 and has now been replaced by another Bar, named 'Bromleys', but the sign of the Royal Bell are still visible on the stones on the front of the building.
• Guitarist Billy Jenkins has recorded two albums entitled Sounds Like Bromley and Still Sounds Like Bromley (Babel).
• Malaysian folk singer, Sohaimi Mior Hassan who studied in UK in the early 80's, recorded a poignant love song called 'Epilog Cinta Dari Bromley' (Love Epilogue From Bromley). It was a big hit in the early 80's in the Malay music world.
• Biggin Hill Airport, a small private former-RAF airfield in the borough, was a setting in Dan Brown's bestselling thriller novel The Da Vinci Code, and the film of the same name.
• Bromley and its neighbouring suburbs provide the setting for the Hanif Kureshi novel The Buddha of Suburbia.
• The poet Attila the Stockbroker performed and recorded the poem 'Death in Bromley'.

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Nearest places

• Anerley
• Beckenham
• Bickley
• Chislehurst
• Downham
• Hayes
• Grove Park
• Orpington
• Petts Wood
• Penge
• Lee Green
• Shortlands

Anerley is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... For other uses, see Bickley (disambiguation). ... Chislehurst is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Downham is a district spanning the boundary between the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Bromley. ... Hayes is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London, England. ... , Grove Park is an area in the south-eastern corner of the London Borough of Lewisham. ... , // Orpington Town Sign Station Road Car Park Demolition The High Street and adjacent Walnuts Shopping Centre contain a wide selection of high-street shops. ... Petts Wood is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Penge is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Lee is a place in the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. ... Shortlands is a ward of the London Borough of Bromley. ...

External links

• London Borough of Bromley Homepage
• Young Bromley - A place for young people in Bromley to share views and ideas.
• Bromley Community Directory
• Speakers of Bromley Speakers Club

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Districts	Anerley · Beckenham · Bickley · Biggin Hill · Bromley · Bromley Common · Chislehurst · Downe · Elmstead · Farnborough · Hayes · Keston · Leaves Green · Mottingham · Orpington · Penge · Petts Wood · Pratt's Bottom · Shortlands · Southborough · St Mary Cray · St Paul's Cray · West Wickham The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London, England. ... Anerley is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... For other uses, see Bickley (disambiguation). ... , Biggin Hill is a place in the London Borough of Bromley in London, England. ... Bromley Common (grid reference TQ420670) is the area centered at the road of the same name stretching between Masons Hill at the south end of Bromley and Hastings Road, Locksbottom. ... Chislehurst is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Downe is a village in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Elmstead is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... , Farnborough is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Hayes is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London, England. ... Keston is a one-time village in Kent, now part of the London Borough of Bromley. ... Mottingham is a place in SE9, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, although part (to the west of Mottingham Road) is in the London Borough of Bromley. ... , // Orpington Town Sign Station Road Car Park Demolition The High Street and adjacent Walnuts Shopping Centre contain a wide selection of high-street shops. ... Penge is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Petts Wood is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Pratts Bottom is a picturesque village in the parish of Chelsfield in the rural surroundings of Sevenoaks, Kent. ... Shortlands is a ward of the London Borough of Bromley. ... Southborough is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... St Mary Cray lies on the River Cray and is part of the London Borough of Bromley. ... St Pauls Cray lies on the River Cray and is part of the London Borough of Bromley. ... West Wickham is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ...
Attractions	Bromley Museum · Chislehurst Caves · Churchill Theatre · Crofton Roman Villa · Crystal Palace · Down House Image File history File links LondonBromley. ... Chislehurst Caves Chislehurst Caves are a series of 22 miles of tunnels in Chislehurst, in the south eastern suburbs of Greater London. ... Churchill Theatre in London Borough of Bromley, England opened in 1977 and seats 785. ... Crofton Roman Villa is the only Roman villa which is open to the public in Greater London. ... For other uses, see Crystal Palace. ... Down House, photo by Richard Carter Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. ...
Constituencies	Beckenham · Bromley and Chislehurst · Orpington Beckenham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bromley and Chislehurst is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Orpington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Parks and open spaces in Bromley