Bromley Registration District

BROMLEY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Kent (1837–1965), Greater London (1965–74).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Beckenham, Bromley, Bromley North, Bromley & Orpington, Bromley South, Chislehurst, Farnborough Hospital, Masons Hill, Orpington.
GRO volumes : V (1837–51), 2a (1852–1946), 5B (1946–65), 5A (1965–74).
Registers now held by : Bromley and Kent.

Table 1A: List of Places in Bromley Registration District (1837–1965)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Beckenham	Kent	1837	1965	Abolished 1.4.1965 and incorporated into the London Borough of Bromley.
Bromley	Kent	1837	1965	Abolished 1.4.1965 and incorporated into the London Borough of Bromley. See also Table 2, note (b).
Chelsfield	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Orpington.
Chislehurst	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Chislehurst & Sidcup, Orpington, and Bromley.
Chislehurst & Sidcup	Kent	1934	1952	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Sidcup, Chislehurst, Mottingham, St. Pauls Cray, North Cray, St. Mary Cray, Bromley, and Orpington. See also Table 2, note (e).
Cudham	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Orpington.
Downe	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Orpington.
Farnborough	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Orpington and Bromley.
Footscray	Kent	1837	1925	Abolished 1.10.1925 and renamed SIdcup. See also Table 2, note (c).
Hayes	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Bromley and Beckenham.
Keston	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Orpington and Bromley.
Knockholt	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Orpington.
Mottingham	Kent	1887	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Chislehurst & Sidcup. See also Table 2, note (a).
North Cray	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Chislehurst & Sidcup.
Orpington	Kent	1837	1965	Abolished 1.4.1965 and incorporated into the London Borough of Bromley.
Penge	Kent	1934	1965	Abolished 1.4.1965 and incorporated into the London Borough of Bromley. See also Table 2, note (d).
Sidcup	Kent	1925	1934	Created 1.10.1925 by renaming the parish of Sidcup. Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Chislehurst & Sidcup.
St. Mary Cray	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Orpington and Chislehurst & Sidcup.
St. Pauls Cray	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Chislehurst & Sidcup and Orpington.
West Wickham	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Beckenham, Orpington, and Bromley.

Table 1B: List of Places in Bromley Registration District (1965–74)

London Borough	County	From	To	Comments
Bromley	Greater London	1965	1974	Created 1.4.1965 out of the parishes of Beckenham, Bromley, Penge, Orpington, and Chislehurst & Sidcup. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bromley Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1887	(a)	Gained the parish of Mottingham from Lewisham registration district.	779 in 1881
1.4.1901	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Bromley (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Mile End Old Town) from Mile End Old Town registration district.	245 in 1901
1.12.1910	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Footscray (which until 1.10.1910 formed part of the parish of Bexley) from Dartford registration district.	1103 in 1901
1.4.1934	(d)	Gained the parish of Penge from Croydon registration district.	27771 in 1931
1.10.1952	(e)	Lost the parish of Chislehurst & Sidcup to Sidcup registration district.	83850 in 1951
1.4.1965	(f)	Gained part of the London Borough of Bromley (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Chislehurst & Sidcup) from Sidcup registration district.	44617 in 1961
1.4.1969	(g)	Lost part of the London Borough of Bromley (which became the parish of Knockholt on 1.4.1969) to Tonbridge registration district.

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