Bromley
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- For other uses, see Bromley (disambiguation).
| Ordnance Survey | |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference: | Maps for TQ405695 |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Bromley |
| Area: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Nation: | England |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Traditional county: | Kent |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | BROMLEY |
| Postcode: | BR1 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Bromley & Chislehurst |
| London Assembly: | Bexley & Bromley |
| European Parliament: | London |
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Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a suburban development situated 9.3 miles (14.9 km) south east of Charing Cross.
The town has a large shopping and retail area including a pedestrianised High Street and The Glades shopping centre. The London Borough of Bromley Civic Centre is located in the town.
There are two railway stations providing connections to the City and West End. Bromley South is located on the main line from Dover and is served by fast and local services to Victoria and Blackfriars. Bromley North is located at the southern end of a short branch line from Grove Park from where connections can be made for London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross.
H. G. Wells, most famous for his book The War of the Worlds, was born in Bromley. In August 2005, the wall honouring H.G Wells outside various coffee shops was repainted. Before, the wall painting was very worn and needed to be improved on. The current wall painting features a rich green background with the same H.G Wells reference and the evolution sequence of homosapians featured on Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. The city centre has become a very popular hangout for alternative teenage subcultures all over the borough of Bromley. Bromley is also known for "The Bromley Contingent", who were a group of followers and fans of the Sex Pistols (including Siouxsie Sioux, Sid Vicious and Billy Idol (Billy's mum still lives in Bromley) who also went on to become famous).
Other famous people who lived in Bromley include David Bowie who went to Ravenswood School for Boys and Aleister Crowley, who had stayed shortly to study Freemasonry in Locksbottom.
The town's football club Bromley FC are currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
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