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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Bromley Common Holy Trinity was created as an Ecclesisatical parish in 1842 (built from 1839) to relieve pressure upon [[Bromley St Peter and St Paul, Kent]] .<br> | Bromley Common Holy Trinity was created as an Ecclesisatical parish in 1842 (built from 1839) to relieve pressure upon [[Bromley St Peter and St Paul, Kent]] . The District Church was built on the Commons land which had been enclosed by Enclosure Acts of 1764 and 1821. The Bishops of Rochester as Lords of the manor had owned much of the Commons Land; in the period from 1843 land was purchased by prominent families. The church with graveyard was built of flint in Gothic style on junction of the Tunbridge Turnpike Road(later Hastings Road) and the Westerham Turnpike Road (nowadays Oakley Road) The total cost of the church and the later addition in 1843 of the tower are recorded in the Burial Register front page.<br> | ||
The Norman family who purchased most of the land of the Common area and major houses were the major benefactors for the church including an entire reroffing of the church and gift of a large parcel of land to extend the graveyard. This land was never utilised for burials but forms allotment gardens to the present day. | |||
[[Bromley St Peter and St Paul, Kent]] formed an ancient parish in the Bromley and Beckenham hundred and the Sutton-at-Hone lathe of Kent. In 1840 it became part of the expanded Metropolitan Police District. The parish adopted the Local Government Act 1858 and a local board was formed in 1867. The board was reconstituted as Bromley Urban District Council in 1894 and the parish became Bromley Urban District. It formed part of the London Traffic Area from 1924 and the London Passenger Transport Area from 1933. In 1934, as part of a county review order, the borough was expanded by taking in 1,894 acres (7.66 km2) from the disbanded Bromley Rural District; an area including parts of the parishes of [[Farnborough, Kent]], [[Hayes, Kent]], [[Keston, Kent]] and [[West Wickham, Kent]]. Bromley became part of the newly-created Greater London in 1965, in the new London Borough of Bromley.<br> | [[Bromley St Peter and St Paul, Kent]] formed an ancient parish in the Bromley and Beckenham hundred and the Sutton-at-Hone lathe of Kent. In 1840 it became part of the expanded Metropolitan Police District. The parish adopted the Local Government Act 1858 and a local board was formed in 1867. The board was reconstituted as Bromley Urban District Council in 1894 and the parish became Bromley Urban District. It formed part of the London Traffic Area from 1924 and the London Passenger Transport Area from 1933. In 1934, as part of a county review order, the borough was expanded by taking in 1,894 acres (7.66 km2) from the disbanded Bromley Rural District; an area including parts of the parishes of [[Farnborough, Kent]], [[Hayes, Kent]], [[Keston, Kent]] and [[West Wickham, Kent]]. Bromley became part of the newly-created Greater London in 1965, in the new London Borough of Bromley.<br> | ||
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See [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Bromley+7+ Kent Churches website]<br> | See [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Bromley+7+ Kent Churches website]<br> | ||
See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/brml_c05.htm+ Bromley Common Holy Trinity] [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/brml_plc.htm+ Bromley North West Kent Family History Society]<br> | See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/brml_c05.htm+ Bromley Common Holy Trinity] [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/brml_plc.htm+ Bromley North West Kent Family History Society]<br> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||