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Farnborough formed a civil parish in the Ruxley hundred of Kent. In 1840 the parish was included in the Metropolitan Police District. It was part of the Bromley rural sanitary district and went on to form part of the Bromley Rural District from 1894 to 1934.
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2 days ago · This is due to the formation of the North Camp and also to a public company which bought land in 1863 and developed the district for residential purposes. (fn. 4) Under the provisions of the Local Government Act of 1904 the parish is governed by an Urban District Council of twelve members.
Sep 23, 2024 · The parish was inclosed in 1777. The village of Farnborough is situated on the high ground in the middle of the parish. It consists of a few brick cottages which are of little interest.
2 days ago · In 1317 it was stated that Walter, Prior of Clattercote (Oxon.), acquired a messuage and 80 acres of land in Farnborough from Jordan de Say the elder, lord of Farnborough, and his tenants long before the Statute of Mortmain, namely 50 years or more ago.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farnborough like this: FARNBOROUGH, a parish on the NE border of Hants, and a sub-district and a district in Hants and Surrey.
Farnborough became a fully independent parish n 1876, and this led to a number of significant changes, 1885 saw the purchase of another section of land of 1 acre from Sir John Lubbock. This was to the south of the church, to include the ‘hole’, which was filled in 1909 with spoil from drainage work in the village.
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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farnborough like this: FARNBOROUGH, a village and a parish in Bromley district, Kent.
