Chislehurst its earlier format corresponded to the letters IMP (for "imperial"). The Chislehurst civil parish formed an urban district of Kent from 1894 to 1934. In 1934 it became part of the Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District, which was split in 1965 between the London boroughs of Bromley and Bexley. The Walsingham family, including Christopher Marlowe's patron, Sir Thomas Walsingham and Queen Elizabeth I's spymaster, Francis Walsingham, had a home in Scadbury Park, now a nature reserve in which the ruins of the house can still be seen. A water tower used to straddle the road from Chislehurst to Bromley until
Walsingham (1795 ship) were off the coast, but the surf prevented him from reaching them. He was able to reach "Walsingham", which the shore batteries had fired on the day before, and which was standing off the coast trying to ascertain what was happening. With Chamberlain's arrival and his report, "Walsingham" had its answer and she departed for Falmouth. In 1813 "Lloyd's Register" started to list the Falmouth packets. It showed "Walsingham" with Roberts, owner, changing to Bullock. Her owner was Captain and Co. On 11 February 1815, "Walsingham" was 100 miles to windward was on her way to Jamaica, and under the