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[[File:Orpington Priory CG.jpg|thumb|Orpington Priory]]'''Orpington''' is a town in the [[London Borough of Bromley]], formerly in [[Kent]]. | [[File:Orpington Priory CG.jpg|thumb|Orpington Priory]]'''Orpington''' is a town in the [[London Borough of Bromley]], formerly in [[Kent]]. | ||
In the Orpington by-election of 1962, Eric Lubbock won for the Liberals what had previously been considered a very safe Tory seat, heralding a revival of the [[Liberal Party]]. In 1971 the first World Romani Congress was held in Orpington.Donald Kenrick, "The World Romani Congress", ''Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society'', volume = 50, parts 3-4, pages 101–108 (April 1971).</ref> | In the Orpington by-election of 1962, Eric Lubbock won for the Liberals what had previously been considered a very safe Tory seat, heralding a revival of the [[Liberal Party]]. In 1971 the first World Romani Congress was held in Orpington.<ref>Donald Kenrick, "The World Romani Congress", ''Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society'', volume = 50, parts 3-4, pages 101–108 (April 1971).</ref> | ||
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
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Orpington is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, formerly in Kent.
In the Orpington by-election of 1962, Eric Lubbock won for the Liberals what had previously been considered a very safe Tory seat, heralding a revival of the Liberal Party. In 1971 the first World Romani Congress was held in Orpington.[1]
LGBT history
The writer Stevie Henden was born in Orpington in 1955.
References
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- ↑ Donald Kenrick, "The World Romani Congress", Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, volume = 50, parts 3-4, pages 101–108 (April 1971).