Farnborough, London

infobox UK place
official_name= Farnborough
london_borough= Bromley
region= London
country = England
post_town= ORPINGTON
postcode_area= BR
postcode_district= BR6
dial_code= 01689
os_grid_reference= TQ445645
latitude= 51.3611
longitude= 0.0764
constituency_westminster= Orpington

Farnborough is a settlement in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a suburban development located 13.4 miles (21.6 km) south east of Charing Cross.

Features

The main feature of Farnborough is Farnborough Village. The Princess Royal University Hospital at Farnborough (formerly Farnborough Hospital) has an Accident and Emergency Department and specialised units. Farnborough was one of the main filming locations for "Footballers' Wives".

History

Farnborough formed a civil parish in the Ruxley hundred of Kent. In 1840 the parish was included in the Metropolitan Police District. It was part of the Bromley rural sanitary district and went on to form part of the Bromley Rural District from 1894 to 1934. The parish was abolished in 1934 as part of a county review order, following the Local Government Act 1929, and its area was split between the Municipal Borough of Bromley (3 acres) and Orpington Urban District (1,426 acres). The entire area has formed part of the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London since 1965.cite vob|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10198240&c_id=10001043|name=Farnborough|
] The population of the parish was as follows:

2008 Plane crash

On 30 March 2008, at about 14:40, a Cessna Citation 501 aircraft crashed into a house in Romsey Close, Farnborough.cite news | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3649187.ece| publisher = "The Times"| title = Five die as jet crashes into Farnborough homes| date = 2008-03-31 | accessdate = 2008-03-30] Five people, two pilots and three passengers, were aboard the aircraft. There were no survivors in the aircraft, but no casualties on the ground. The aircraft had taken off from Biggin Hill, on the way to Pau in south-west France. The aircraft was attempting to return to Biggin Hill when it crashed, shortly after the pilot had issued a Mayday call.cite news | url = http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1311171,00.html| publisher = "Sky News"| title = Two Victims Of Private Jet Crash Named | date = 2008-03-30 | accessdate = 2008-03-30] cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7321589.stm| publisher = "BBC News"| title = Private plane crashes into homes| date = 2008-03-30 | accessdate = 2008-03-30] Amongst those killed were Eurosport commentator and former Touring Car driver David Leslie and ex Le Mans driver Richard Lloyd.cite news | url = http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/03/30/david-leslie-and-richard-lloyd-killed-in-plane-accident/| publisher = Planet Le Mans| title = David Leslie and Richard Lloyd killed in plane accident| date = 2008-03-30 | accessdate = 2008-03-31] An investigation has been launched by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

Nearby places

* Biggin Hill
* Downe
* Keston
* Orpington

Nearest railway stations

* Orpington railway station
* Chelsfield railway station

ee also

*Farnborough, Berkshire
*Farnborough, Hampshire

References

External links

* [http://www.farnfest.org/home.html Farnfest Music Festival]
* [http://www.fvs.org.uk/ Farnborough Village Society]
* [http://www.farnborough-kent-parish.org.uk/ Farnborough Parish WEB Site]