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…
Place Name It has been suggested that Scadbury was first recorded in legal documents as Scadebir’ in 1254, later as…
Place Name Named after the Lennard family, who were Lords of the Manor and major property holders from 1579 when…
Place Name Named after Ravenswood House, a Queen Anne style mansion, which had been built in the 18thCentury on a…