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Norbury, Croydon A multi-ethnic district consisting mainly of former council houses, situated between Thornton Heath and Streatham The existence of a manor house was first…

…the Croydon to Epsom railway line came through in 1847, and to the cemetery that was opened by Croydon rural district council in 1900. Bandon Hill…

…ward of Thames­mead Moorings has by far the most residents of black African descent. Peckham, which used to top that list, now comes second. Croydon’s…

Sutton, Sutton Situated four miles west of Croydon, Sutton has been a busy town since the Victorian era – and its centre is presently undergoing…

Shrub­lands, Croydon A postwar council estate situated in the south-eastern corner of Spring Park When the woods and farmland of Spring Park were subur­banised in…

…one or other of those places There was nothing here but fields bordered by inter­mit­tent trees until the Croydon canal meandered through in the early…

Upper Norwood, Croydon The central part of the huge Victorian suburb of Norwood, situated west of Crystal Palace (the two iden­ti­ties overlap and many residents…

Upper Woodcote, Croydon Also known as the Webb estate, this garden village in south-west Purley is a paradise for horti­cul­tur­al­ists and tree lovers – if…

Russell Hill, Croydon A scholastic locality in north-west Purley, where the ground rises to over 360 feet above sea level The area was referred to as…