Bickley is a residential area and electoral 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, well 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 in that for a well known location with its own railway station, its only shops are a very useful 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 soared from three in 2001 to 87 in 2006, a rise of 2800%, according to the Daily Mail.

Notable residents

• Gertrude Hermes (1901-1983) was a female British wood engraver, print maker and sculpturist
• Peter Courtney Quennell (1905-1993) was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic.

Education

Transport and locale

Nearest places

• Bromley
• Chislehurst
• Elmstead Woods
• Petts Wood

Nearest railway station

• Bickley railway station

Places of Worship

• St Georges Church
• St. Augustine's

References