| Bromley | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 28,839 acres (117 km2) |
| • 1931 | 28,839 acres (117 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 18,808 |
| • 1931 | 39,730 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1934 |
| • Succeeded by | Orpington Urban District, Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District, Municipal Borough of Bromley, Municipal Borough of Beckenham |
| Status | Rural district |
| • HQ | Municipal Buildings, Bromley |
Bromley was a rural district in north-west Kent, England from 1894 to 1934. Its area now forms part of the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London.[1] It did not include the main settlement of the same name, which constituted the Municipal Borough of Bromley. Mottingham formed an exclave of the district.[2]
It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the existing Bromley rural sanitary district. It initially consisted of fifteen civil parishes:[3]