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| A major town in [[Locale South London|South London]] or [[Locale Surrey|Surrey]] depending on your point of view — it is within a Greater London borough (of the same name), but classified as Surrey from the post office's point of view. It is within the [[Locale CR0|CR0]] postal district (as well as [[Locale CR9|CR9]], which though non-geographic, is used for large businesses which are based in the centre). |
Croydon is a major town in [[Locale South London|South London]] or Surrey depending on your point of view. Croydon has grand aspirations - like many large towns it applied unsuccessfully for city status in 2000 and 2002, and it has a number of "skyscrapers" in the town centre. |
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Croydon has grand aspirations — like many large towns it applied unsuccessfully for city status in 2000 and 2002, and it has a number of "skyscrapers" in the town centre. |
Croydon is notable for two things. Firstly it has excellent transport links: for [[Locale Central London| Central London]], Brighton and many other south coast destinations, and locally thanks to an extensive bus and tram network. Secondly, Croydon is a significant local shopping nexus, with two large "malls" in the centre and a considerable out-of-town retail park on Purley Way. |
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Croydon is particularly notable for two things. Firstly it has excellent transport links: for [[Locale Central London|Central London]], Brighton and many other south coast destinations, and locally thanks to an extensive bus and [[Category Tramlink|tram]] network. Secondly, Croydon is a significant local shopping nexus, with two large "malls" in the centre (the Whitgift and Centrale centres, with another in the planning stages) and a considerable out-of-town retail park on Purley Way. |
Historically, Croydon can boast the world's first (horse-drawn) public railway, and London's first international passenger airport. |
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Historically, Croydon can boast the world's first (horse-drawn) public railway, and London's first international passenger airport (opened in 1915, but now long gone). Although the centre is largely given over to commercial and industrial use, there is a notable pocket of residential development just to the south-east, close by [[East Croydon Station]], the Park Hill 'Village'. It was laid out in the 1960s and 70s, replacing a stately home, and is bounded on the east by the Tramlink tunnel and [[Lloyd Park]]. |
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* [http://croydon.randomness.org.uk/ Completists' Guide to Croydon] * [http://london-road-croydon.org/history/ The Past and Present of Croydon's London Road] * [http://dirtycroydonlovearchitecture.blogspot.co.uk/ Dirty Croydon Love] (an architecture blog) * [http://www.flickr.com/groups/croydon/ Flickr group] |
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<div class="neighbouring_postcodes">North: [[Locale Selhurst|Selhurst]]<br> North-East: [[Locale Woodside|Woodside]]<br> East: [[Locale Addiscombe|Addiscombe]]<br> South: [[Locale South Croydon|South Croydon]]<br> West: [[Locale Waddon|Waddon]]</div> |
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| summary='' summary='Major town to the south of London, now part of Greater London.' | summary='' summary='Major town to the south of London, now part of Greater London.' |
Croydon is a major town in South London or Surrey depending on your point of view. Croydon has grand aspirations - like many large towns it applied unsuccessfully for city status in 2000 and 2002, and it has a number of "skyscrapers" in the town centre.
Croydon is notable for two things. Firstly it has excellent transport links: for Central London, Brighton and many other south coast destinations, and locally thanks to an extensive bus and tram network. Secondly, Croydon is a significant local shopping nexus, with two large "malls" in the centre and a considerable out-of-town retail park on Purley Way.
Historically, Croydon can boast the world's first (horse-drawn) public railway, and London's first international passenger airport.
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