Selsdon
Selsdon is a village in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Croydon, in the ceremonial county of Greater London.
Selsdon is a village in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Croydon, in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Prior to 1965 it was in the historic county of Surrey. It now has the character of a suburb and sits at a high elevation, bordering downland.
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Worth seeing in and around Selsdon
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.
1.6 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.
2 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Lebanon 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 km · light rail stop in Croydon · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Mary, Addington
The Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin is an Anglican church in Addington, in the Borough of Croydon, London. It is associated with the Archbishops of Canterbury of the 19th century, who lived at nearby Addington Palace: five of the archbishops are buried at the church.
2.1 km · Grade I listed church in the London Borough of Croydon, England,UK · Wikipedia - 05Addington Park
Addington Park is a park situated in Addington in the London Borough of Croydon. The park covers an area of 24.5 acres.
1.6 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Church 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.
3.5 km · Anglican church in Croydon, London · Wikipedia - 07Ruskin 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 - 08Church of All Saints
All Saints is a church of England church in Croydon, London, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
1.8 km · church in Sanderstead, London · Wikipedia - 0946 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.
3.9 km · building in Croydon, London, UK · Wikipedia - 10Addiscombe Recreation Ground
Addiscombe Recreation Ground, commonly known as Bingham Park, is a park situated in Addiscombe, London. The park is managed by London Borough of Croydon.
3.8 km · park in Addiscombe, London, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Selsdon
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 24 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 31 km · London Luton (LTN), 63 km
- Stations
- Sandilands, 3.7 km · South Croydon railway station, 3.4 km · Coombe Lane, 1.7 km · Gravel Hill, 1.3 km · King Henry's Drive, 2.3 km
- Luton, Luton → Selsdon64 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · £11–14
- London, Essex → Selsdon19 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · £2–2.5
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Selsdon18 km · quickest by road, 38 min · £2.5–3
- 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 Selsdon
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 Selsdon. 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 Selsdon
Selsdon is 19 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Warlinghamvillage in Tandridge district, Surrey, England4 km
- Addingtonsuburb in the Borough of Croydon, London, England, UK2.2 km
- New Addingtonarea in the London Borough of Croydon, England, UK2.6 km
- Sandersteadarea of London2.2 km
- Farleighvillage in Tandridge, Surrey, England, UK2.8 km
- Coombearea in the London Borough of Croydon, United Kingdom2.3 km