20-673: Southborough may refer to: Communities [ edit ] Southborough, Bromley , an area of South East London, England Southborough, Kent , a suburb of Tunbridge Wells, England Southborough, Kingston upon Thames , the southernmost part of Surbiton in South West London, England Southborough, Massachusetts , a town in the United States Southborough Center Historic District , located here People [ edit ] Baron Southborough ,
40-492: A former title in UK peerage Francis Hopwood, 1st Baron Southborough (1860–1947), British civil servant and solicitor RNLB Lord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) (ON 688) , a British lifeboat named for Francis Hopwood Transportation [ edit ] Southborough railway station (disambiguation) , two former stations in Kent, England Southborough station (MBTA) , in
60-523: A hamlet, with a few large houses and about 16 cottages. A description of Southborough is given in Charles Freeman's History, Antiquities, Improvements, &c. of the Parish of Bromley, Kent , published in 1832. Southborough is situated from Bromley nearly two miles: it contains about sixteen houses, among which are the pleasant seats of Abraham Welland, Esq., the late Governor Cameron, and others. Some of
80-464: A manor belonging to the Bishop of Rochester made the story "fabulous, or at least exaggerated by the mistakes of the ignorant rustics." Further development occurred following the opening of Southborough Road train station in 1856, later renamed Bickley station. South Barrow went through a number of changes: it became Belmont School in 1901, Cloisters old people's home in 1922, and then later an office of
100-407: A range of hobby/craft and charity shops. The Chatterton Arms pub, which opened around 1870, was originally named the "Hit or Miss", presumably a reference to "Shooting Common", dating back to the 'dark' days of highwaymen . It was later renamed in honour of the 18th-century poet, Thomas Chatterton . There are other pubs spread out over the area: The Bricklayers Arms on Masons Hill, A Toby Carvery at
120-521: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bromley Common Bromley Common is an unincorporated village in Greater London , within the London Borough of Bromley . Prior to 1965 it was within the historic county of Kent . It is south of Bromley town centre and Bickley , west of Southborough and Petts Wood , north of Locksbottom and Keston , and east of Hayes . The area
140-418: Is an area of South East London , within the London Borough of Bromley , Greater London . Prior to 1965 it was within the historic county of Kent . It is located south of Bickley and Bromley , east of Bromley Common , north of Locksbottom , and west of Petts Wood . The area gets its name from South Barrow, a house that stood where Birdham Close now is in the 1600s. By the mid-19th century it remained
160-449: Is centred on the road of the same name (part of the A21 ), stretching between Masons Hill at the south end of Bromley and Hastings Road, Locksbottom. Large-scale suburban development means that the area now merges into Southborough and Bickley. The main shopping and leisure area of the district is Chatterton Road, which has a number of popular restaurants, delicatessens, hair and beauty salons, and
180-580: The 1500s. Until the 1860s, Bromley Common consisted mainly of farmland and the estates of a few large landowners. The common itself was owned by the Bishops of Rochester as Lords of the Manor, but on the condition that various ‘commoners’ should be allowed to freely enjoy their privileges on it. It amounted to about 300 acres, extending irregularly along the sides of the road that formed the main route from Tunbridge Wells and Hastings to Bromley and, beyond, to London. It
200-578: The U.S. state of Massachusetts Other uses [ edit ] Southborough Franchise Committee , a British committee in India, 1918–1919 Southborough High School , a boys secondary school in Surbiton, London Southborough Pit , a geological site in Kent, England See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Southborough Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
220-557: The War Damage Commission, before being demolished in 1954. In 1977 Jubilee Country Park was opened to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee. The identity of the area has merged somewhat with the contiguous areas of Bromley Common, Bickley and Petts Wood. It is centred on Southborough Road, which contains shops, two pubs (The Chequers and The Crooked Billet), a library and various places of worship. This London location article
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#1732851245848240-439: The area just to the north – including Bloomfield, Addison and Cowper roads – begin to be developed. The development to the south – of Mosslea, Balfour, Albert, Victoria and Salisbury roads and Crown Lane – began around the turn of the 20th century. Further development occurred in the 20th century, with Bromley Bus Garage opening here in 1924. The area to the west, formerly home to a house called The Rookery which later burnt down,
260-468: The bakery. The nearby Whitehall Recreation Ground has also been enhanced by the Friends of Whitehall Recreation Ground, with help from Bromley Council's Parks Department, with flower beds, seating, a picnic area, a wildlife pond, a refurbished children's play area, a hand-carved wooden bench, and outdoor gym equipment (which was funded by the Friends of Whitehall Recreation Ground). A hamlet was present here by
280-417: The junction of Bromley Common and Oakley Road, was built to cater for the expanding population. In the northern section of the old common development was much more modest, with just a few dozen homes put up along the east side of the road. At the heart of what is now Chatterton Village stood the grounds of Bromley Villa (later renamed Walpole Lodge), a large house owned by gentryman landowner Henry Hebbert. It
300-466: The junction of Bromley Common with Victoria Road, and the Lord Holmesdale on Homesdale Road. Havelock Recreations Ground, a slightly smaller park, lies a short distance to the north. The area has been awarded village status by the local authority and is known as Chatterton Village. Recent improvements include flower boxes, a village sign, Victorian-style lamp posts and a village notice board outside
320-455: The premises here, from their appearance, would indicate their erection to have taken place many years ago. "Local tradition had it the hamlet had once been the court of a baron with the right to carry out executions, and that a gatehouse that had once stood on a farm there had been his prison. However John Dunkin, writing in 1815, believed that the fact that the Southborough had been part of
340-517: The title Southborough . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southborough&oldid=1199853860 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Southborough, Bromley Southborough
360-408: Was a well-known and profitable haunt for highwaymen. After the common was enclosed by Act of Parliament in 1826 (the act was passed in 1821), there was some limited residential development, but this was mostly to the south of the old common, where it fanned out from the main road. A substantial number of homes had been built around Oakley Road and Princes Plain, such that in 1842 Holy Trinity Church, at
380-415: Was his death in 1864, and the subsequent auction of Bromley Villa, that presaged the residential development out of which Chatterton Road was built. This first tranche of development to the east of Bromley Common stretched from Chantry Lane to Johnson Road, between which lay Pope Road and Walpole Road; connecting these roads and running parallel to Bromley Common was Chatterton Road. Only in the late 1870s did
400-497: Was maintained as open space by green belt legislation. Part of the site was however set aside for the building of Bromley College in 1965. The first definite mention of the Bromley area in a cricket connection is a 1735 match on Bromley Common between a Kent side and London Cricket Club . The common was used for matches on at least 12 occasions between 1735 and 1752, a period which coincided with Bromley Cricket Club having one of
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