Purley
Purley is an area of the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England, on the border with Sutton.
Purley is an area of the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England, on the border with Sutton. It is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) south of Charing Cross and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of the London/Surrey border, with a history going back at least 800 years. It was originally granted as an estate from holdings at Sanderstead and until as a district of Surrey and then, with neighbouring Coulsdon, as an urban district that became an electoral ward of the London Borough of Croydon, becoming part of the ceremonial county of London, in 1965. In 2018 the Purley ward was divided into two: Purley and Woodcote, and Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown.
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Worth seeing in and around Purley
9 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.
- 01London Trams
Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 1952.
5.5 km · light rail tram system in Greater London, England · Wikipedia - 02BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
The London School for Performing Arts & Technology, more commonly referred to as The BRIT School, is a secondary school in Selhurst, Croydon, England, specializing in the performing and creative arts. The school is free-to-attend.
5.8 km · city technology college in Croydon, England · Wikipedia - 03Addington 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.
5.4 km · Mansion in Addington in Greater London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Addington Hills
Addington Hills is a park in Upper Shirley, London, England. It is managed by the London Borough of Croydon.
4.6 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Croydon Minster
Croydon Minster is the parish and civic church of the London Borough of Croydon, located in the Old Town area of Croydon. There are currently more than 35 churches in the borough, with Croydon Minster being the most prominent.
3.7 km · Grade I listed church in Croydon, London · Wikipedia - 06Croydon Mosque
Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre is a mosque situated in Croydon, London.
5.6 km · mosque in London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Lebanon Road
Lebanon Road tram stop is a light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It serves the residential area along Addiscombe Road to the east of the centre of the town of Croydon.
4.4 km · light rail stop in Croydon · Wikipedia - 08Duppas Hill
Duppas Hill is a park, road and surrounding residential area in Waddon, near Croydon in Greater London. Duppas Hill has a long history of sport and recreation.
3.1 km · hill and park in the London Borough of Croydon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Manor Park
Manor Park is a public park in the town of Sutton in Greater London. It was created in 1914 on a site in the town centre, opposite the police station.
6 km · park in Sutton, London · Wikipedia
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Getting to Purley
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 22 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 28 km · London Luton (LTN), 62 km
- Stations
- West Croydon, 4.4 km · East Croydon railway station, 4.2 km · Carshalton Beeches railway station, 4.6 km · Wallington railway station, 3.6 km · Purley railway station, 200 m
- Luton, Luton → Purley64 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · £10–13
- London, Essex → Purley19 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · £2–2.5
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Purley177 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · £22–29
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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 Purley
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 Purley. 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 Purley
Purley is 19 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Croydonborough in the London Region in England3.7 km
- Croydontown in South London, England3.7 km
- Q2220276suburb of London in the London Borough of Sutton, England4.8 km
- Coulsdonarea in the London Borough of Croydon, England, UK2.7 km
- Whyteleafevillage in Tandridge district, Surrey, United Kingdom4 km
- Chaldonvillage in Tandridge, Surrey, England, UK6 km