Locksbottom

The area is named after the Lock family, who owned land here in the 1700s. A workhouse was built here in March 1845, though by the 1920s it had been converted into an infirmary known as Farnborough Hospital. ==Amenities==

Locksbottom is centred on a parade of shops on the western end of Crofton Road, running from the junction with Farnborough Common to Tugmutton Common. To the west lies Keston Park and to the north Farnborough Park, both of which are exclusive gated communities. The multiple award winning Chapter One Restaurant (previously known as the Fantail) has been operating in the village since the 1930s. The church is St. Michael's and all Angel's Roman Catholic Church, and was built between 1961 and 1964 by Henry Bingham Towner of loadbearing brickwork, laid in English bond, around a steel frame. ==Transport==

Rail The nearest National Rail station to Locksbottom is Orpington station, located 1.8 miles away. Buses Locksbottom is served by London Buses routes 61, 261, 336, 353, 358, R2, R3 & R4. These connect it with areas including Biggin Hill, Beckenham, Bromley, Catford, Chislehurst, Crystal Palace, Grove Park, Hayes, Lewisham, Orpington & Penge. ==Gallery==

File:Loksbottom 1948c.png|Crofton Road, Locksbottom in 1948 File:Locksbottom_shops.jpg|Shops along the Crofton Road File:British_Queen,_Locksbottom.jpg|The British Queen pub File:Princess_Royal_Hospital,_Locksbottom.jpg|Princess Royal University Hospital File:Ye_Olde_Whyte_Lyon,_Locksbottom.jpg|Ye Olde Whyte Lyon pub File:St_Michael_and_All_Saints_Roman_Catholic_Church,_Locksbottom.jpg|St Michael and All Saints Roman Catholic Church, built 1961-4 by Henry Bingham Towner and officially opened by Archbishop Cyril Cowderoy ==In Film==

The former 'Fantail Restaurant', with views over and into the village, showing the land where now Saint Michael's Church stands, heavily planted with trees, with unidentified spots along the A21 nearby, may be seen in the now re-released on DVD film, Calling All Cars (1954 film). == Culture ==

Locksbottom hosts two sports clubs: Locksbottom Cricket Club who compete in the Kent County Village League Division 2. Their home ground is Tugmutton Common. Locksbottom Town FC are a Sunday League football team, who play in the Orpington & Bromley District Sunday Football League. ==References==