FARNBOROUGH, a chapelry in the parish of
CHELSFIELD, hundred of RUXLEY, lathe of SUTTON at
HONE, county of KENT, 4 miles (S. E. by S.) from Bromley,
containing 653 inhabitants. The chapel, dedicated
to St. Giles the Abbot, was rebuilt in 1639, in which year
the ancient structure was destroyed by a tempest. Farn-
borough, a corruption of Fearnberga, derived its name
from the quantity of fern growing here: it had anciently
a market and two fairs, but the former has been long
since disused, and one fair only is now held, on September
12th. Farnborough gives the title of baron to
the family of Long, created July 8th, 1826.