Place Name Up until the 18th Century this area was mainly woodland. When it was deforested, the timber was burned…
Place Name The name Bromley was first recorded in AD 862 as Bromleag or Brom-leag. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon…
Place Name First recorded in 1297, Bickley is most likely named after a former owner of the woodland or ley,…
Place Name Directional, the lane leading to Beckenham. Beckenham was first recorded in AD862 as Biohhahema mearcin. It is thought…
Place Name Named after Sir Bedivere of Arthurian legend, who served as King Arthur’s marshal and eventually returns Excalibur to…
Place Name Queen Alexandra of Denmark (December 1, 1844 – November 20, 1925), was wife of King Edward VII and…
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