Borough

Croydon

About:

The London Borough of Croydon is in South London and part of Outer London.

While Croydon has a reputation as a business and retail centre, it has retained some traditional character too, with four scheduled ancient monuments, six Grade 1 listed buildings, 10 designated conservation areas and over 150 buildings listed as having special architectural or historic interest.

Croydon is an ancient town; despite 150 years of continuing urban growth many reminders of this still remain.

It was the Saxons who first inhabited the area in great numbers and gave Croydon its name thought to mean either 'crooked valley' or 'saffron valley'. In the fifth to sixth centuries, it was the site of an important pagan Saxon cemetery.

Routes that go through Croydon:

Capital Ring:

Section 4 (Crystal Palace to Streatham Common)

London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP):

Section 4 (West Wickham Common, Bromley to Hamsey Green, Croydon)

Section 5 (Hamsey Green, Croydon to Coulsdon South Station, Croydon)

Section 6 (Couldson South Station, Croydon to Banstead Downs, Banstead)

Population:

330,587 which is 4.6% to the total London population (2001 Census)

Area:

87 square kilometres

Tube:

There are no tube services in Croydon.

Rail:

There are frequent rail services to London from the borough run by Southern, Southeastern, First Capital Connect and Virgin trains. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/rail/ for more information. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a tramway in south London which passes through the borough on routes between Elmers End to Croydon, Beckenham Junction to Croydon and New Addington to Wimbledon. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/trams/ for more information.

Bus:

Croydon is served by a comprehensive network of bus routes. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ for more information.

Green space:

The London Borough of Croydon has over 120 parks and open spaces within its boundaries, ranging from the 200 acre (80ha) Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve to many recreation grounds and sports fields scattered throughout the Borough.

Local Authority:

Croydon London Borough Council

Other Information:

Click on the links below to visit the Totally London website to watch short video clips (3 minutes) of Section 4 of the Capital Ring and Section 5 of the LOOP.

Capital Ring Section 4 from Forest Hill to Crystal Palace

LOOP Section 5 from Riddlesdown to Kenley