London Borough of Croydon
The London Borough of Croydon is a borough within Outer London.
The London Borough of Croydon is a borough within Outer London. It covers an area of 87 km2 (33.6 sq mi) and has a population of 397,741 as of mid-2023, making it one of London's two most populated boroughs. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon, from which the borough takes its name. Other urban centres include Thornton Heath, Coulsdon, Purley, South Norwood, Norbury, New Addington, and Selsdon. Croydon is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
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Worth seeing in and around London Borough of Croydon
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Addington Palace
Addington Palace is an 18th-century mansion in Addington located within the London Borough of Croydon. It was built close to the site of an earlier manor house belonging to the Leigh family.
4 km · Mansion in Addington in Greater London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Addington Hills
Addington Hills is a park in Upper Shirley, London, England. It is managed by the London Borough of Croydon.
3.7 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Church of St Peter
South Croydon in south London is the area surrounding the valley south of central Croydon and running as far south as the former Red Deer public house on the Brighton Road. It is bounded by Waddon to the West and Selsdon and Sanderstead to the East.
3.4 km · Anglican church in Croydon, London · Wikipedia - 04Ruskin House
Ruskin House, situated in its own grounds on Coombe Road, Croydon, South London, has been a centre of Britain's progressive movements for a century. It is the headquarters of the Communist Party of Britain and Croydon's Labour, Trade Union and Co-operative movements and is itself a co-operative with shareholders from organisations across the four movements.
3.9 km · grade II listed house in London Borough of Croydon, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Church of All Saints
All Saints is a church of England church in Croydon, London, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
600 m · church in Sanderstead, London · Wikipedia - 06Purley Council Offices Including Attached Railings
Purley Council Offices, also known as Purley Town Hall, is a former municipal building in Brighton Road, Purley, London. The structure, which was the headquarters of Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
2.9 km · building in Croydon, London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Dollypers Hill
Dollypers Hill is a 12-hectare nature reserve south east of Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
3.4 km · park · Wikipedia - 0846 South End
46 South End, located in South Croydon, is Croydon's oldest surviving shop. The building is Grade II listed, dating back to the 17th century.
3.8 km · building in Croydon, London, UK · Wikipedia - 09Coombe Wood
Coombe Wood is a small ) woodland and garden area in the old village of Coombe, South Croydon near the junction of Coombe Lane and Conduit Lane. The Coombe Wood Gardens are divided into a series of rooms which together give an all-year-round display of shrubs and plants set against a woodland backdrop.
3.4 km · woodland and garden area in the London Borough of Croydon · Wikipedia - 10Croydon Water Palace
The Croydon Water Palace was an indoor water park complex that opened in 1990 by the Purley Way in Waddon in the London Borough of Croydon, opposite Croydon Airport. It featured four water slides, a large jacuzzi area, a lazy river and a wave pool using an artificial wave-making machine.
3.3 km · indoor water park in London Borough of Croydon, London, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to London Borough of Croydon
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 22 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 30 km · London Luton (LTN), 63 km
- Stations
- Purley railway station, 2.2 km · South Croydon railway station, 3.4 km · Lloyd Park, 3.4 km · Coombe Lane, 3.4 km · Gravel Hill, 3.7 km
- Luton, Luton → London Borough of Croydon63 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £7–10
- London, Essex → London Borough of Croydon18 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · £2–2.5
- Birmingham, West Midlands → London Borough of Croydon178 km · quickest by road, 3h 44m · £22–30
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for London Borough of Croydon
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for London Borough of Croydon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWhile the runway is usable by aircraft up to Boeing 737/Airbus A320 size, it is prohibited for airline operators to sell tickets for flights in and out of the airport, thus there are no scheduled or holiday charter flights from the airport.
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Next door to London Borough of Croydon
London Borough of Croydon is 20 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Whyteleafevillage in Tandridge district, Surrey, United Kingdom2.7 km
- Warlinghamvillage in Tandridge district, Surrey, England3.2 km
- Purleytown in South London within the London Borough of Croydon2.2 km
- Farleighvillage in Tandridge, Surrey, England, UK3.7 km
- Selsdonarea of the London borough of Croydon2.5 km
- Waddonarea of Croydon, South London4 km