| Orpington | |
|---|---|
 Orpington High Street, with White Hart public house on the left | |
  Orpington Location within Greater London | |
| Population | 90,315 (Orpington and its localities) 2011 Census[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ460660 |
| • Charing Cross | 13.4 mi (21.6 km) NW |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORPINGTON |
| Postcode district | BR5, BR6 |
| Dialling code | 01689 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Orpington is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 13.4 miles (21.6 km) south east of Charing Cross.
On the south-eastern edge of the Greater London Built-up Area, it is south of St Mary Cray, southwest of Swanley, west of Ramsden, north of Goddington and Green Street Green, and east of Crofton and Broom Hill. Orpington is covered by the Kent BR postcode area.
It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[2]
- ^ Orpington is made up of 6 wards in the London Borough of Bromley: Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom, Cray Valley East, Cray Valley West, Farnborough and Crofton, Orpington, and Petts Wood and Knoll. "2011 Census Ward Population Estimates | London DataStore". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ Mayor of London (February 2008). "London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004)" (PDF). Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010.