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Chislehurst
OS grid reference	TQ445705
London borough	Bromley
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHISLEHURST
Postcode district	BR7
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Bromley & Chislehurst
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°24′54″N 0°04′44″E / 51.415, 0.0789

Chislehurst ['tʃɪzɫhɜːst] is a village in the London Borough of Bromley.

The name "Chislehurst" is derived from the Saxon words "cisel" which means gravel and "hyrst" which means wooded hill. Between 1934 and 1965 Chislehurst was part of Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District.

Camden Place (now Chislehurst Golf Club) is where the French Emperor Napoleon III died in exile in 1873. His body, and that of the Prince Imperial were buried originally in St Mary's Church, before they were removed to Farnborough Abbey. There is a memorial to Napoléon Eugène in the woods, and the area's connections with the imperial family are found in many road names and the local telephone code, 467 in its earlier format, corresponded to the letters IMP (for imperial).

A local attraction is Chislehurst Caves. The caves are considered to be of very ancient origin. They were originally used to mine flint and chalk. During World War II, thousands of people used them nightly as an air raid shelter. There is even a chapel. One child was born in the caves during World War II, and her name was 'Cavina'. The caves have also been used as a venue for live music; Jimi Hendrix, The Who and The Rolling Stones have all played there. The caves are reputedly haunted, and Druids are said to have made grisly human sacrifices in their depths. A number of television programmes and films, including episodes of Doctor Who have been filmed there. Tours are available most days, and on Sundays there is an especially extended tour, lasting approximately one and a half hours. One house in Chislehurst has a back garden with a closed entrance to Chislehurst Caves^{[citation needed]}.

Chislehurst Caves entrance

Chislehurst West may be found by going towards Mottingham, and this area includes the biggest of the ponds, and the High Street, which has many pubs and restaurants. Chislehurst West was previously known as 'Pricking' and 'Prickend'.

Malcolm Campbell, former Land and Water Speed Record Holder, was born in Chislehurst and is buried in St. Nicholas Parish Church next to his parents.

Siouxsie & the Banshees' song "Hong Kong Garden" was named after a Chinese restaurant of that name in Chislehurst.

• Bickley
• Elmstead
• Sidcup
• Petts Wood
• Mottingham
• New Eltham
• Eltham

• Chislehurst railway station

• St Patrick's Catholic Church, Redhill, Chislehurst
• Christ Church, Lubbock Road
• Elmstead Baptist Church. Elmstead Lane
• Chislehurst Methodist Church
• The Annuncation (CoE), High Street, Chislehurst
• St. Nicholas (CoE), Church Lane, Chislehurst

• The Chislehurst Guide
• Chislehurst and West Kent Cricket Club

v • d • e London Borough of Bromley
Districts	Anerley · Beckenham · Bickley · Biggin Hill · Bromley · Bromley Common · Chislehurst · Downe · Elmstead · Farnborough · Hayes · Keston · Mottingham · Orpington · Penge · Petts Wood · Pratt's Bottom · Shortlands · Southborough · St Mary Cray · St Paul's Cray · West Wickham
Attractions	Bromley Museum · Chislehurst Caves · Churchill Theatre · Crofton Roman Villa · Crystal Palace · Down House
Constituencies	Beckenham · Bromley and Chislehurst · Orpington
Parks and open spaces in Bromley