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Hundred of Bromley and Beckenham

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Bromley and Beckenham
Map published in 1797 showing the hundred of Bromley and Beckenham
with the hundred of Ruxley.
History
 • Createdin antiquity
 • Abolished1884 - 1965
Statusobsolete
Governmenthundred
Subdivisions
 • TypeParishes
 • UnitsBromley, Beckenham

Bromley and Beckenham was an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent, England.

It comprised the ancient parishes of Bromley and Beckenham.[1]

Its former area has been entirely absorbed by the growth of London and it broadly corresponds to the current area of the northern part of the London Borough of Bromley.

References

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  1. ^ Edward Hasted (1797). The hundred of Bromley and Beckenham: Introduction and map. The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 1.