Bromley Rural District

infobox historic subdivision
Name= Bromley Rural
HQ=
Status= Rural district
Start= 1894
End= 1934
Replace= "see text"


PopulationFirst= 18,808
PopulationFirstYear= 1901
PopulationLast= 39,730
PopulationLastYear= 1931
AreaFirst= 28,839 acres (117 km²)
AreaFirstYear= 1911
AreaLast= 28,839 acres (117 km²)
AreaLastYear= 1931

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. [ [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10135485&c_id=10001043 Vision of Britain] - Historical Boundaries]

It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the existing Bromley rural sanitary district. It contained the following parishes: [ [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10135485&c_id=10001043 Vision of Britain] - Unit history]

*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.

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