Orpington Urban District

Orpington
Geography
Status	Urban district Civil parish
1951/1961 area	20,842 acres
History
Origin	Kent Review Order 1934
Created	1934
Abolished	1965
Succeeded by	London Borough of Bromley
Demography
1939 population	49,500
1951 population	63,364
1961 population	80,293
Politics
Governance	Orpington Urban District Council

Orpington was a local government district in north west Kent from 1934 to 1965 around the town of Orpington, England.

It was created an urban district in 1934 from parts of the abolished districts of Bromley Rural District and Chislehurst Urban District, taking in the entirety of Chelsfield, Cudham, and Knockholt parishes, and most of Farnborough, part of Keston, most of Orpington, most of St Mary Cray, part of St Paul's Cray and part of West Wickham.

In 1965 it was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and its former area transferred to Greater London from Kent. Its former area was combined with that of other districts to form the present-day London Borough of Bromley.

References

• London Government Act 1963

External links

• A Vision of Britain - Orpington UD

Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°7′E / 51.4°N 0.117°E / 51.4; 0.117