Geography
The borough is the largest in London by area and occupies 59 square miles (152.8 km2), of which the majority is Metropolitan Green Belt land. It is also perhaps the most rural.
Most of the settlement is in the north and west of the borough, with an outlier at Biggin Hill in the far south. The borough shares borders with Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley to the north, Southwark and Lambeth to the north west, Croydon to the west; and the counties of Surrey to the south and Kent to the south and east.
Westerham Heights, the highest point in London at an altitude of 245 metres, is located on the southern boundary. The Prime Meridian passes through Bromley.
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