| 词条 | Pratt's Bottom |
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|country = England |map_type = Greater London |region= London |population= |official_name= Pratt's Bottom |coordinates = {{coord|51.3397|0.1128|display=inline,title}} |london_borough= Bromley |constituency_westminster= Orpington |post_town= ORPINGTON |postcode_area= BR |postcode_district= BR6 |dial_code= 01689 |os_grid_reference= TQ471622 |static_image_name= Village green and sign at Pratt's Bottom, Kent - geograph-2261083.jpg }} Pratt's Bottom is a village in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley and beyond London urban sprawl. It is south of its parent parish of Orpington, and is close to the border with Kent. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[1] It is a small village, consisting of a main road (Rushmore Hill) on which is situated a school, a village shop (the post office was closed as part of the widespread branch closures of June 2008) and the Bulls Head pub, two small churches and a few side roads. There is a village hall behind the green. HistoryA "bottom" in this context means a valley or hollow, and the Pratts were a noble family once seated in the area.[2] Pratt's Bottom formed part of the ancient, and later civil, parish of Chelsfield in Kent[3] and was part of the Bromley Rural District from 1896.[3] The parish was abolished in 1934 and the village became part of Orpington Urban District.[4] In 1965 it was transferred to Greater London, to form part of the London Borough of Bromley.[4] A tollgate stood in the village for many years. The turnpike cottage was demolished in the 1930s but is still seen as emblematic of the village, so much so that it is the basis of the recent village sign placed on the green. Sue Short has written a book about the history of the village titled Pratts Bottom: A Journey Through Life.[5] Pratt's Bottom was declared to be the 'sister city' of Wellington, New Zealand in 2009 by then-Mayor, Kerry Prendergast {{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}. Local Government Elections{{Election box begin |title=Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom 2018}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Mike Botting |votes = 2,928 |percentage = 21.6 |change = }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Angela Page |votes = 2,770 |percentage = 20.5 |change = }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Samaris Huntington-Thresher |votes = 2,715 |percentage = 20.1 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Margaret Mills |votes = 809 |percentage = 6.0 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Stephen Richardson |votes = 748 |percentage = 5.5 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Moore |votes = 726 |percentage = 5.4 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Gerda Loosemore-Reppen |votes = 674 |percentage = 5.0 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = John Bray |votes = 620 |percentage = 4.6 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Daniel Sloan |votes = 616 |percentage = 4.6 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Jonathan Webber |votes = 434 |percentage = 3.2 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = Michael Porter |votes = 246 |percentage = 1.8 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = Brian Philp |votes = 244 |percentage = 1.8 |change = }}{{Election box turnout |votes = 13,530 |percentage = 42.1 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} TransportPratts Bottom being in the county of Greater London, is still under Transport for London remit despite being outside London, is served by several London Buses bus services from London with routes R5 and R10 with services to Orpington via Green Street Green and to Knockholt. The nearest rail link to Pratts Bottom is at Knockholt station in Kent. Nearby AreasPratts Bottom borders Chelsfield to the north and north east, Badgers Mount to the east, Halstead to the south east, Knockholt to the south and south west, Hazelwood to the west and Green Street Green to the north west. References1. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/world/europe/23crapstone.html?_r=0 | title=No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else | publisher=The New York Times | date=22 January 2009 | accessdate=13 July 2014 | author=Lyall, Sarah}} 2. ^Mills, A., Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001) 3. ^1 Vision of Britain - Chelsfield parish (historic boundaries {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001505/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10040152&c_id=10001043 |date=1 October 2007 }}) 4. ^1 Vision of Britain - Orpington parish {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311014351/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10223568 |date=11 March 2007 }} 5. ^{{cite book|title=Pratts Bottom: A Journey Through Life|last=Short|first=Sue|year=2009|isbn=978-0-9554336-1-0|publisher=BPR Publishers}} External links{{Commons category-inline|Pratt's Bottom}}
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