It was created as an
urban district on 1 April 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. The area of the new urban district was re-constituted as a single civil parish called Orpington; as an
urban parish it had no parish council, with Orpington Urban District Council being the lowest level representative body. The urban district was within the
Metropolitan Police District and part of the review area of the
Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London. 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
London Borough of Bromley. ==See also==