Bromley

This article is about the town in south-east London. For the town in east London, see Bromley-by-Bow. For the borough, see London Borough of Bromley. For other uses, see Bromley (disambiguation).

Bromley
Bromley town high street
Bromley Location within Greater London
Population	97,540
OS grid reference	TQ405695
• Charing Cross	9.3 mi (15.0 km) NW
London borough	Bromley
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BROMLEY
Postcode district	BR1, BR2
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Bromley and Biggin Hill
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley

Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 9+1⁄2 miles (15 kilometres) southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 97,540 as of 2021.

Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, chartered in 1158. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of a railway station in 1858 were key to its development and the shift from an agrarian village to an urban town. As part of the growth of London's conurbation in the 20th century, Bromley Town significantly increased in population and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903 and became part of the London Borough of Bromley in 1965. Bromley today forms a major retail and commercial centre. It is identified in the London Plan as one of the 13 metropolitan centres of Greater London.