Place Name Named after Phineas Pett (November 1, 1570 – August 1647) a famous Woolwich shipwright and First Resident Commissioner…
Place Name Named after the Box Tree Inn, which operated from Petty Cottage in the hamlet of Ramsden before licensing…
Place Name Arthur Wellesley (May 1, 1769 – September 14, 1852), 1st Duke of Wellington was commander at the Battle of…
Place Name The name comes from the Old English word borg-steall meaning a place of refuge, which was usually in…
Place Name Directional. Named after the nearby area of Beddington in Sutton, which means “the farm or estate connected with…
Place Name Directional. Named after the nearby village of Sanderstead which literally means a sandy place, its origins go back…
Place Name Directional, the road leading from Bromley to Chislehurst. The name Chislehurst was first recorded in either AD955 or…
Place Name Directional. The village on the River Cray, which itself means clean or pure, although it has also been…
Place Name Named in honour of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, hero of the Battle of Waterloo fought in…
Place Name Directional. The name Orpington was first recorded in 1032 and is named after an Anglo-Saxon farmer owner called…