Locksbottom
| Locksbottom | |
| Kent | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ435655 |
| Location: | 51°22’15"N, -0°3’39"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Orpington |
| Postcode: | BR6 |
| Dialling code: | 01689 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bromley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Orpington |
Locksbottom is a village which has become a suburb of Orpington in [Kent]]. It is to be found south of Bromley Common, west of Crofton, north-west of Farnborough, and east of Keston.
History
The area is named after the Lock family, who owned land here in the 1700s.[1] A workhouse was built here in March 1845, though by the 1920s it had been converted into an infirmary known as Farnborough Hospital.[1] The interwar years saw suburban development and the area merged into Orpington in the east.[1] In 2003 the hospital was redeveloped and renamed Princess Royal University Hospital and is now one of the major hospitals in this part of London.[1][2]
Amenities
Locksbottom is centred on a parade of shops on the western end of Crofton Road, running from the junction with Farnborough Common to Tugmutton Common. To the west lies Keston Park and to the north Farnborough Park, both of which are exclusive gated communities.[1] A large supermarket backs onto the Princess Royal Hospital. There are also three pubs in the area - the Black Horse, the British Queen, and Ye Olde Whyte Lion.[3] The multiple award winning Chapter One Restaurant (previously known as the Fantail) has been operating in the village since the 1930s. The church is St. Michael's and all Angel's Roman Catholic Church, and was built between 1961 and 1964 by Henry Bingham Towner of loadbearing brickwork, laid in English bond, around a steel frame.
Pictures
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The British Queen pub -
Princess Royal University Hospital -
Ye Olde Whyte Lyon pub -
St Michael and All Saints Roman Catholic Church
Sport
- Cricket: Locksbottom Cricket Club, whose home ground is Tugmutton Common
- Football: Locksbottom Town FC
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Willey, Russ (2006). The London Gazetteer. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. pp. 299.
- ↑ "Farnborough Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. https://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/farnborough.html. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ↑ "Ye Olde Whyte Lion". http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/27/27042/Ye_Olde_Whyte_Lion/Locksbottom. Retrieved 8 September 2020.