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The name of Orpington was first recorded in 1032 as Orpedingetune = Estate of the family/followers of Orped.

Priory Gardens, Orpington

Priory Gardens Orpington, brick wall and roses  Priory Gardens Orpington, rose on pergola Orpington Priory
There is always a good display in the many rose beds. Congratulations to the gardeners for keeping the gardens looking good and producing lovely displays of flowers, different every year.

Priory Gardens Orpington, wisteria on pergola Orpington Priory
The wisteria was growing the length of this pergola, until a storm damaged the plinths and repair work necessitated cutting back. The stumps remain and are growing again.

The Priory Orpington Orpington Priory
The Priory is a medieval hall house, rebuilt in stone in 1290. It  now houses Orpington Library and Bromley Museum.

Priory Gardens Orpington, panorama of sunken garden
 Orpington Priory
The Priory and sunken garden – winter (A stitched panorama, therefore slightly distorted)

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Priory Gardens Orpington, brick doorway  Priory Gardens Orpington, view through brick doorway
 Orpington Priory
Looking through to the ornamental garden

Priory Gardens Orpington, bedding Orpington Priory
A pavilion overlooks the ornamental gardens

Priory Gardens Orpington, new rose beds Orpington Priory
March 2009: The gardeners have been working hard replacing the rose beds and I am looking forward to good photo opportunities here in the summer.

Priory Gardens Orpington, March daffodils Orpington Priory

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Priory Gardens Orpington, pavilion Orpington Priory
Side view of the pavilion

Priory Gardens Orpington, walled garden Orpington Priory
The gardens have a wide variety of mature evergreen and flowering trees and shrubs

Priory Gardens Orpington, box hedge garden Orpington Priory
These beds are filled with flowering plants during the summer, but are pleasing any time of year.

Priory Gardens Orpington, panorama of box hedge garden
Orpington Priory

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Priory Gardens Orpington, autumn trees 1  Priory Gardens Orpington, autumn trees2 Orpington Priory

Orpington Priory Gardens, autumn trees 3 Orpington Priory

Priory Gardens Orpington, wrought iron gate Orpington Priory
The gates at the Carlton Parade entrance

Priory Gardens Orpington, pond Orpington Priory
Priory pond collects water draining from the surrounding chalk and is the source of the River Cray, which is a tributary of the River Darenth. There is a large upper pond with a small weir filling the lower pond, and a small side pond which acts as an overflow. See 3-min movie of Priory on http://uk.youtube.com/LucyPaintbox

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Pond reflections on leaves 18 sec Movie WMV 1.5 MB

Orpington Priory Gardens, pond birds Orpington Priory
The water level was severely reduced in 2006, and in 2007 dried to a puddle but is now back to full capacity with all its usual residents – Canada geese, swans, coots, moorhens, several varieties of duck and seagulls. With so many beaks around, it is not surprising that I have never seen so much as a tiddler in the waters.

Coots = white beaks, moorhens = red beaks. Look up birds by name on www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name or use their very easy interactive identifier on www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier

Priory Gardens Orpington, pond willow tree Orpington Priory

Priory Gardens Orpington, pond Orpington Priory

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Priory Gardens Orpington, pond  Priory Gardens Orpington, pond Orpington Priory

Priory Gardens Orpington, children's playground Orpington Priory
Children's playground

Orpington Priory Gardens in snow 1 Orpington Priory

Orpington Priory Gardens in snow 2 Orpington Priory

Orpington Priory Gardens in snow 3 Orpington Priory

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