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High Street, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BG

Bright annual display at the junction of Church Road and the High Street.

The high street passing through the village of Farnborough, near Orpington.

This information board, erected by the London Borough of Bromley, is located on the corner of High Street and Church Road. The image at the top shows the George & Dragon Inn in High Street which was replaced by The George Inn in 1937. That closed in 2003 and then demolished, it being replaced by residential cottages and flats. The board has the following wording: Farnborough Village Left column The name of the village derives from Fearnbiorginga or village among the ferns on the hill. Records date from 862AD when Ethelbert, King of Wessex gave away 950 acres at Farnborough. The village was not mentioned in the Domesday Book although the manor existed in the Middle Ages and in the 1200s was held by Simon de Montfort. The village developed on the main road from London to Hastings which originally ran via Church Road and Old Hill. The George Pub existed in the 16th Century, and was used as a coaching inn. Coaches and horses were later accommodated at The Change of Horses. Church Road retains the rural character of the past and the path to the lychgate connects Church and Village. The flint and brick Church of St Giles was rebuilt after a storm in 1639 when the large Yew was planted outside the west door. Right column The historic buildings in Church Road include: No.3 (19th - Century), No.5 with the overhanging weatherboard and No's. 15 and 18 (18th Century) and No.20 (17th Century). This part of Farnborough is a Conservation Area where conservation and improvement of the environment is given priority. This former bus-turning area was landscaped by Bromley Council in 1985 to enhance the Conservation Area. The north of the village was developed in the 1900s with roads named after famous people. In 1927, the A21 by-pass took the main road out of the village. The Ladycroft Way development (1960s) and Elgal Close (1970s) completed the development between High Street and Farnborough Way.