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England London Boroughs  Wandsworth

Guide to London Borough of Wandsworth ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.



History
As with all the other London Boroughs, Wandsworth Borough was organized by the central UK Government in 1965. It includes the former area

Cemeteries (Civil)
Beckenham Cemetery and Crematorium

* Elmers End Rd

* Beckenham BR3 4TD

Biggin Hill Cemetery

* Kingsmead Road

* Biggin Hill, Westerham TN16 3UB

* Phone: +44 1689 853617

Bromley Hill Cemetery

* Bromley Hill

* Bromley BR1 4JU

* Phone: +44 1689 853617

Chislehurst Cemetery

* Beaverwood Rd

* Chislehurst BR7 6HF

* Phone: +44 1689 853617

London Road Cemetery

* 7 Warner Rd

* Bromley BR1 3RR

* Phone: +44 1689 853617

Plaistow Cemetery

* Entrance, 132 Burnt Ash Ln

* Bromley BR1 5AF

===Church Records===

====Parishes====

Bromley Parish Church

* 9 St Paul's Square

* Bromley, BR2 0XH

* Tel: 020 8460 6275

St Mary's

* College Rd

* Bromley BR1 3QG

* Phone: +44 20 8466 6969

St Mary the Virgin

* Hayes St

* Bromley BR2 7LH

* Phone: +44 20 8462 1373

Christ Church

* Highland Road

* Bromley, Kent BR1 4AA

* Phone: 020 8464 1898

St Mark's

* Westmoreland Rd

* Bromley BR2 0TB

* Phone: +44 20 8460 6220

St John's

* Park Rd

* Bromley BR1 3HJ

* Phone: +44 20 8460 1844

St George's

* High St

* Beckenham BR3 1AX

* Phone: +44 20 8663 6996

Christ Church

* 1A Christ Church Rd

* Beckenham BR3 3LE

* Phone: +44 20 8650 3847

All Saints

* Trewsbury Rd

* London SE26 5DP

* Phone: +44 20 8778 3065

St John's

* St John's Rd

* London SE20 7EQ

* Phone: +44 20 8778 6176

All Saints, Orpington

* Bark Hart Rd  ,

* Orpington BR6 0QD

* Phone: +44 1689 832031

St Martin of Tours

* 5 Church Rd

* Chelsfield, Orpington BR6 7RF

* Phone: +44 1689 825749

St Nicholas'

* 18 Church Row

* Chislehurst BR7 5PG

Christ Church, Chislehurst

* 40 Lubbock Rd

* Chislehurst BR7 5JJ

* Phone: +44 20 8402 5081

====Non Conformists====

* Baptist

* Christ Church

* Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

* Coptic Orthodox

* Cornerstone Christian Church

* Evangelical

* Jehovah's Witnesses

* Lutheran

* Methodist

* Redeemed Christian Church of God

* Roman Catholic

* Salvation Army

* Seventh Day Adventist

There are a number of communities of non Christian religions including the following:

* Buddhist

* Scientology

* Confucian

* Jews

* Muslim

* Sikh

===Civil Registration===

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the UK government from July 1837 to the present day. Prior to that, the only available records were those kept by the ecclesiastical bodies. As the Borough of Bromley was previously part of the County of Kent, the link to Kent County BMD records is listed below.

* Bromley BMD records

* ukbmd: Bromley Registration District

* bmd certificates uk: Bromley

* ukbmd: County of Kent

===Local Histories===

* Bromley Council local history

* british history on line: Bromley

* Beckenham History on line

* hidden london: Penge

* british history on line: Orpington

* british history on line: Chistlehurst

* Bromley: A History and Celebration by John Ruler

===Maps and Gazetteers===

* Bromley Borough Ward map

* old maps on line: Bromley

* viamichelin: Bromley

* hidden london: Bromley Gazetteer

===Newspapers===

* The Bromley Times

* The London Evening Standard, Bromley

* Search Old newspapers for Bromley

===Occupations===

A large part of the northwest segment of Bromley Borough is residential, and residents commute daily to work in the Greater London area. Because this area of Kent is a very high cost property market, most are employed in the finance, legal, and corporate governance segment of the market.

About 30% of the land in Bromley is farmland, the highest figure of a London Borough. This part of Kent is known colloquially as the garden of England, and agriculture provides many of the local area residents employment. Kent is the largest area in the UK for the growth of hops (for beer brewing) and there are many oast houses still operation in the area. However due to their unique design, many have been converted to residences. There are many large market gardens, providing fruit and vegetables to the grater London area.

The town has a large retail area, including a pedestrianized High Street and The Glades center, the main shopping mall. The shopping area includes retailers such as Gap, Oasis, Russell & Bromley and Waterstone's, whilst there are also many restaurants.

The area is also such a beautiful part of the UK that many opportunities are available in the vacation and holiday industry. Several of the large ports with ferries to the Continent are close by, providing a base for the multitude of "B&B" homes in Bromley Borough.

Several large companies based in the area that provide employment opportunities are: Allied Carpets HQ, Churchill Insurance, Cosmos Holidays, and Russel and Bromley Ltd.

===Societies===

* Northwest Kent Family History Society

* Bromley Borough History Society

* Kent Family History Society

===Archives===

* Archives and records, Bromley Borough

* Bromley Archives.org

* The National Archives: Bromley

* The National Archives: Penge

* Visit Chislehurst Archives

===Web Sites===

* London Borough of Bromley

* Bromley wikipedia

* Beckenham wikipedia

* Penge wikipedia

* Orpington wikipedia

* Chislehurst wikipedia

* Kent County Council

* Greater London Council

==References==