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Bromley (often known as Bromley-by-Bow) is a metropolitan district in the East End of London, lying on the west bank of the River Lea in Middlesex. The earliest reference, to 'Braembeleg', is from 1000. St Leonard's Priory was a Benedictine nunnery established in 1122 (dissolved 1536). St Mary's Church was retained and in 1537 Bromley St Leonard became a parish, separate from Stepney. The area became a popular place to build rural retreats from the early 17th century. From the 1820s the area saw significant industrial and housing development. Slum clearances in the 1930s and war-time bomb damage led to large-scale post-war redevelopment. Kingsley Hall (1928) was Gandhi's base during his three-moth stay in the UK in 1931. The area is within the council area of Tower Hamlets.

Place Type: Urban locality
Alternative name(s): Bromley-by-Bow
Historic County: Middlesex
Lat, Long: 51.525956,-0.012332
Grid Reference: TQ379826
Police Area: Metropolitan
Council Area: Tower Hamlets
Country: England

GBPNID: 6066
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bromley,_Middlesex_6066

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