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Croydon expanded in the Middle Ages as a market town and a centre for charcoal production, leather tanning and brewing. The brewing industry remaining strong for hundreds of years. [6] The Surrey Iron Railway from Croydon to Wandsworth opened in 1803 and was an early public railway. [7]
Croydon's physical features consist of many hills and rivers that are spread out across the borough and into the North Downs, Surrey and the rest of south London. Addington Hills is a major hilly area to the south of London and is recognised as a significant obstacle to the growth of London from its origins as a port on the north side of the ...
This is a list of towns, villages and most notable hamlets and neighbourhoods in Surrey, a ceremonial and administrative county of England. For lists relating to parts of London formerly in Surrey, see the London Boroughs of Croydon, Kingston upon Thames (Royal Borough), Richmond upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth.
Kirsty MacColl (1959–2000) was born in Croydon, then part of Surrey. Norman Cook, also known as Fatboy Slim (born 1963), grew up in Reigate. Georgia Buchanan, also known as Call Me Loop (born 1991), was born in Surrey. [119] Hard-Fi members Richard Archer, Ross Phillips and Kai Stephens are from Staines-upon-Thames.
The CR postcode area, also known as the Croydon postcode area, [2] is a group of eight postcode districts in England, within ten post towns. These cover parts of southern Greater London and north-east Surrey .
Shirley is an area of south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It lies north of Spring Park and Addington, east of Addiscombe, south of Monks Orchard and west of West Wickham, and 10 miles south-southeast of Charing Cross. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Shirley was in the administrative county of Surrey.
The County Borough of Croydon was a local government district in and around the town of Croydon in north east Surrey, England from 1889 to 1965. Since 1965 the district has been part of the London Borough of Croydon within Greater London .
It is centred on Croydon Minster and the Old Palace, and is the location of the original early medieval settlement of Croydon. As defined for modern planning purposes, the neighbourhood includes Surrey Street Market to the east, and extends west as far as the boundaries of Wandle Park, and south to Croydon Flyover (part of the east–west A232 ...