Bromley Rural District
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| Bromley Rural | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Rural district |
| 1911 area | 28,839 acres (117 km²) |
| 1931 area | 28,839 acres (117 km²) |
| History | |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1934 |
| Succeeded by | see text |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1901 population | 18,808 |
| 1931 population | 39,730 |
Bromley was a rural district in north-west Kent, England from 1894 to 1934. Its area now forms part of the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London. It did not include the main settlement of Bromley; which constituted the Municipal Borough of Bromley. Mottingham formed an exclave of the district. [1]
It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the existing Bromley rural sanitary district. It contained the following parishes: [2]
- Chelsfield
- Chislehurst
- Cudham
- Downe
- Farnborough
- Foots Cray
- Hayes
- Keston
- Knockholt
- Mottingham
- North Cray
- Orpington
- St Mary Cray
- St Paul's Cray
- West Wickham
Chislehurst became an urban district in 1900, followed by Foot's Cray in 1902 (later renamed Sidcup Urban District).
The district was abolished under a County Review Order in 1934, with much of the area becoming the Orpington Urban District, and other parts going to Beckenham, Bromley and Chislehurst and Sidcup.
[edit] References
- ^ Vision of Britain - Historical Boundaries
- ^ Vision of Britain - Unit history
