In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shortlands like this:
SHORTLANDS a chapelry in Beckenham parish, Kent; 1 mile W of Bromley. It was constituted in 1868; and it has a r. station with tel. The living. is a p. curacy.
Shortlands through time
Shortlands is now part of Bromley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bromley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shortlands itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shortlands, in Bromley and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21070
Date accessed: 30th October 2024
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