Broom Hill, London

Broom Hill, sometimes spelt Broomhill, is a small area of Orpington, England, located just to the west of Orpington High Street.[1]

Broom Hill
Cottages, Broom Hill
Broom Hill Location within Greater London
London borough	Bromley
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ORPINGTON
Postcode district	BR6

Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London

London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley

Broom Hill takes its name from a shrub located on the hill that was used to make brooms.[2] Originally a rural locality it was progressively built over with housing during the course of the 20th century.[3]

References

Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p 66.
Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p 66.
Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p 66.

London Borough of Bromley
Districts	Anerley Aperfield Beckenham Berry's Green Bickley Biggin Hill Bromley Bromley Common Broom Hill Chelsfield Chislehurst Coney Hall Crystal Palace Cudham Downe Downham Eden Park Elmers End (Including Upper Elmers End) Elmstead Foxbury Goddington Green Street Green Hayes Hazelwood Hockenden Horns Green Keston Leaves Green Locksbottom Longlands Luxted Mottingham New Beckenham Orpington (Including: Crofton and Farnborough) Park Langley Penge Petts Wood Plaistow Poverest Pratt's Bottom Ruxley St Mary Cray St Paul's Cray Shortlands Single Street Southborough South Street Sundridge Sydenham Upper Norwood West Wickham
Attractions	Bethlem Museum of the Mind Bromley Museum Chislehurst Caves Churchill Theatre Crofton Roman Villa Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Crystal Palace Museum Down House Wickham Theatre
Parks and open spaces	Betts Park Bromley Wood Chislehurst Common Covet Wood Crystal Palace Park Cuckoo Wood Cudham Frith Darrick Wood Elmstead Wood Hayes Common High Elms Country Park Jubilee Country Park Kelsey Park Norman Park Poverest Recreation Ground Scadbury Park Sundridge Park
Places of worship	St George's Church, Beckenham St John the Evangelist's Church, Penge St Mark's Church, Bromley St Mary's Church, Downe St Mary the Virgin, Hayes St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bromley
Constituencies	Beckenham Bromley and Chislehurst Lewisham West and Penge Orpington
Rail stations and tram stops	Anerley Avenue Road Beckenham Road Beckenham Junction Bickley Birkbeck Bromley North Bromley South Chelsfield Chislehurst Clock House Crystal Palace Eden Park Elmers End Elmstead Woods Hayes Kent House Knockholt Lower Sydenham New Beckenham Orpington Penge East Penge West Petts Wood Ravensbourne St Mary Cray Shortlands Sundridge Park West Wickham
Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings Parks and open spaces People Public art Schools
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