Orpington
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Orpington is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 13.4 miles (21.6 km) south east of Charing Cross.
This article is about the town. For other uses, see Orpington (disambiguation).
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Orpington | |
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Orpington High Street, with White Hart public house on the left | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 90,315 (Orpington and its localities) 2011 Census[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ460660 |
• Charing Cross | 13.4 mi (21.6 km) NW |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ORPINGTON |
Postcode district | BR5, BR6 |
Dialling code | 01689 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
51.3741°N 0.0986°E / 51.3741; 0.0986 |
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On the south-eastern edge of the Greater London Built-up Area, it is south of St Mary Cray, west of Ramsden, north of Goddington and Green Street Green, and east of Crofton and Broom Hill. Orpington is covered by the BR postcode area.
It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[2]