What is Bickley?
'''Bickley''' is a residential area and [[Wards of the United Kingdom|ward]] in the [[London Borough of Bromley]], [[England]]. It is a suburban development situated 10.4 miles (16.7 km) south-east of [[Charing Cross]]. Bickley is a very popular residential area, known for its large and expensive houses. It lies between [[Bromley]] to the west, [[Chislehurst]] to the north-east and [[Petts Wood]] to the south-east. It is unusual that for a well-known place with its own railway station, its only shops are a handy local parade at the junction of The Fairway and Southborough Lane. Bickley station earned the dubious honour of being proclaimed the most vandalised station in England; incidents skyrocketed from three in 2001 to 87 in 2006, a rise of 2800%, according to the Daily Mail.<ref>Ray Massey: '''Commuters shunning stations in fear of thugs and vandals''</ref> ==Notable residents== <!-- ONLY ADD A PERSON TO THIS LIST IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE--> *[[David Bowie]] (1947-2016), musician, lived at 106 Canon Road from 1953 to 1954.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Jim |title=18 south east London places where David Bowie lived, learned and played |url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/14195175.map-18-south-east-london-places-where-david-bowie-lived-learned-and-played/ |website=News Shopper |date=11 January 2016|access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref> *[[Colin Cowdrey]], Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge (1932–2000) Cricket player, lived on Hawthorne Road until about 1965.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} *[[Florence Farr]] (1860–1917), religious writer and playwright, was born in Bickley.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wise |first1=Caroline |title=Florence Farr, Priestess and Adept |url=http://www.fellowshipofisiscentral.com/florence-farr-priestess-and-adept-by-caroline-wise |website=Fellowship of Isis |access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref> * [[Norman Fulton]] (1909–1980), composer, lived in Bickley.<ref>[https://manuscripts.nls.uk/repositories/2/resources/19568?advanced=true National Library of Scotland archive]</ref>