Locksbottom

Locksbottom is a suburb of south east London within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located west of Orpington and south east of Bromley, in the historic county of Kent.

Locksbottom

Crofton Road in Locksbottom
Locksbottom
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ435655
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORPINGTON
Postcode districtBR6
Dialling code01689
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly

It consists of a parade of shops on Crofton Road running from the Fantail to Tugmutton Common. At one end is the Black Horse pub, with the Whyte Lion pub at the other. The major building in the area is a large Sainsbury's which backs onto the Princess Royal University Hospital. The hospital, which originally started as a workhouse infirmary in March 1845, developed into one of Bromley's main hospitals by the late 1990s.[1]

Locksbottom was famous in the 1970s for its Christmas lights displays and had many famous personalities switching on the lights, but over the last few years it has declined dramatically. Locksbottom has still maintained its village atmosphere, but has suffered with the increase of bigger local shopping complexes.

Transport

Rail

The nearest National Rail station to Locksbottom is Orpington station, located 1.8 miles away.

Buses

Locksbottom is served by London Buses routes 61, 261, 336, 353, 358, R2, R3 & R4. These connect it with areas including Biggin Hill, Beckenham, Bromley, Catford, Chislehurst, Crystal Palace, Grove Park, Hayes, Lewisham, Orpington & Penge.

Nearby Areas

Locksbottom borders Petts Wood to the north and north east, Orpington to the east and south east, Farnborough to the south and south west, Keston to the west and Bromley Common to the north west.

References
  1. "Farnborough Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 7 April 2018.


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