BROMLEY, a market-town in the hundred of the same name in the county of Kent, ten miles from London, on the Ravensbourne. Near it is a palace belonging to the Bishop of Rochester; and in it is an hospital for the widows of clergymen, who have, besides their dwelling, a pension of £60 per annum. The market is on Thursday. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 2700, in 1811 to 3011, and in 1821 to 3147.