Pratt's Bottom
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  Pratt's Bottom shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| London borough | Bromley |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORPINGTON |
| Postcode district | BR6 |
| Dialling code | 01689 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Orpington |
| London Assembly | Bexley and Bromley |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Pratt's Bottom is a village in the London Borough of Bromley,[1] located at the south eastern boundary of Greater London with Kent.
It is a small village, consisting of a main road (Rushmore Hill) on which is situated a school, a post office and the Bulls Head pub, two small churches and a few side roads. There is a village hall behind the green.
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[edit] History
The name is first recorded as Spratts Bottom in 1773 and by 1791 it had changed to the present form. The meaning is likely to be valley of a family called Pratt.[1] It formed part of the ancient, and later civil, parish of Chelsfield in Kent[2] and was part of the Bromley Rural District from 1894.[2] The parish was abolished in 1934 and the village became part of Orpington Urban District.[3] In 1965 it was transferred to Greater London, to form part of the London Borough of Bromley.[3]
A tollgate stood in the village for many years. The turnpike cottage was demolished in the 1920s but is still seen as emblematic of the village, so much so that it is the basis of the recent village sign placed on the green.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Mills, A., Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)
- ^ a b Vision of Britain - Chelsfield parish (historic boundaries)
- ^ a b Vision of Britain - Orpington parish
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