Bromley whats it like?

Question

great grandfather his wife and three daughters migrated from Bromley to Australia after living there for generations .
Anyone know anything about The Maynard family from Bromley Kent

Answer 1

Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. It is a suburban development situated 9.3 miles (14.9 km) south east of London Charing Cross.

The origin of the town's name is from Old English brōme-hlǣwe 'broom hill'. Records of the name as Bramelewe (1272) back this up. Other places with this name are from Old English brōme-leah meaning 'broom clearing' or wood clearing.

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About the town
The town has a large shopping and retail area including a pedestrianised High Street and The Glades shopping centre. It is one of ten major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. 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 London 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 in Market Square was repainted. The current wall painting features a rich green background with the same H.G Wells reference and the evolution sequence of homosapiens featured on Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (a former resident of nearby Downe).

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 (Idol's mother still lives in Bromley) who also went on to become famous).

Other famous people who lived in Bromley include David Bowie who went to Ravens Wood School for Boys, Aleister Crowley, who had stayed shortly to study Freemasonry in Locksbottom and former Clash drummer Topper Headon.

Bromley and its neighbouring suburbs provide the setting for the Hanif Kureshi novel The Buddha of Suburbia.

The town's football club Bromley FC are currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

Nearest places:

Beckenham
Bickley
Chislehurst
Downham
Grove Park
Orpington
Petts Wood
Sundridge Park
Shortlands
Nearest stations:

Bromley North
Bromley South.



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hope this helps

Answer 2

to Kevin, Bromley Kent, The largest borough in London, Not the most heavily populated approx 350,000 it lies on the extreme south east of greater London, takes in Orpington, Petts wood, Chiselhurst, West Wickam, Crystal Palace, Beckenham, Penge, and a couple of others (I think) In the old days it was a farming center, i don,t know what you would call it now, i suppose that it,s a commuter area. Apart from central london its proberly the most expensive area in the capital with house prices starting from around several million pounds to the lower end of prices at around in excess of £350,000. Crime rates? well there a fair bit of that, but it,s a big place. Any way, about the Maynard family, give me some dates and names and i will ask a few questions.

Answer 3

Bromley home to the Glades shopping centre, not much else, considered now to be quite a posh area, don't remember much else about it, only used to going shopping there.

As for the Maynard family I knew a Emma maynard went to school with her, not sure if shes one of you clan or not though. try a geneology website.

Answer 4

No sorry i can't help you but you are getting some good info i have read all your answers so far and they are not bad eh ..

Answer 5

didnt the MAYNARDS introduce wine gums ??

Answer 6

Great place, very green and good shopping.

Answer 7

the weather is cool. its like nothing u'd ever imagine.