Borough

Bromley

About:

The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London.

The first definite reference to Bromley is in the charter of 862. Named Bromleag, this is believed to mean the clearing where the broom bushes grow.

It could be said that biodiversity began in Bromley. It was in and around Downe that Charles Darwin developed his ideas about the richness and variety of natural life and at Down House he published his findings in his most significant work 'The Origin of Species'.

Another famous resident of Bromley was David Bowie whose family moved to Bromley when he was six years old. He went to Bromley Technical High School, which is now called Ravenswood School.

Routes that go through Bromley:

Capital Ring:

Section 3 (Grove Park to Crystal Palace Park)

Section 4 (Crystal Palace to Streatham Common)

Green Chain Walk:

Section 6 (Oxleas Woods to Mottingham)

Section 7 (Shepherdleas Wood to Middle Park, Eltham)

Section 8 (Mottingham to Beckenham Place Park)

Section 9 (Mottingham or Chislehurst to Beckenham Place Park)

Section 10 (Beckenham Place Park to Crystal Palace Park)

London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP):

Section 2 (Old Bexley Village to Jubilee Country Park)

Section 3 (Jubilee Country Park, Bromley to West Wickham Common, Bromley)

Section 4 (West Wickham Common, Bromley to Hamsey Green, Croydon)

Interesting places on or near the route:

Crystal Palace
Kenley
Keston
Marvels and Elmstead Wood

Population:

295,532 which is 4.1% of London's population (2001 Census)

Area:

150 square kilometres which makes it the largest borough in Greater London in terms of area.

Tube:

There are no tube services in Bromley.

Rail:

There are excellent rail links to central London with express services between London Victoria and Bromley South taking only 16 minutes and frequent services between the other 26 rail stations in the borough and London main line stations. There are also Tramlink services between Beckenham Junction, Elmers End, Croydon and Wimbledon, with direct bus links from the New Addington terminus to Biggin Hill and surrounding areas. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/rail/ for more information.

Bus:

Bromley is served by a comprehensive network of bus routes. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ for more information.

Green space:

The London Borough of Bromley has over one hundred parks and open spaces within its boundaries: some large, like Crystal Palace Park, and some small, such as recreation grounds. Some of the open spaces form part of the South East London Green Chain.

Local Authority:

Bromley Borough Council

Other Information:

Visit the Totally London website to watch a short video (3 minutes) of the Capital Ring Section 4 from Forest Hill to Crystal Palace.