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It is a lovely place and romantic. It is a large town and a major commercial centre in southern England, and is also an important part of Greater London, being the main settlement in the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 15.3 km south of the centre of London - Charing Cross. Croydon is one of ten major metropolitan centres earmarked in the London Plan.

The name of Croydon derives originally from the Anglo-Saxon croh, meaning “crocus“ and denu 'valley', indicating that, like Saffron Walden in Essex, it was a centre for the collection of saffron.

Croydon was created a municipal borough in Surrey in 1883. In 1889, through its growing economic importance, it was made a county borough exempt from county administration. In 1965 the County Borough of Croydon was abolished and its former area was transferred to Greater London and combined with that of the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District to form the present-day London Borough of Croydon.
History

There is a plate recording a Bronze Age settlement on Croham Hurst. In addition there is evidence of a Roman settlement in the area and a 5th to 6th century pagan Saxon cemetery.
Archbishops of Canterbury as lords of the manor

The church and the archbishops' manor house occupied the area still known as the Old Town. The archbishops used the manor house as an occasional place of residence and would continue to have important links as Lords of the manor.

Addington Palace

Addington Palace is a Palladian-style mansion between Addington Village and Shirley, surrounded by park landscapes and golf courses, within the boundaries of Croydon. After an Act of Parliament enabled the mansion to be purchased for the Archbishops of Canterbury in 1807, it became the official residence of six Archbishops until it was sold again in 1898.
Whitgift Almshouses

The Elizabethan Whitgift Almshouses, the “Hospital of the Holy Trinity” as it was named, have stood in the centre of Croydon (at the corner of North End and George Street) since they were erected by Archbishop John Whitgift. He had petitioned for and had received permission from Queen Elizabeth I to establish a hospital and school in Croydon for the “poor, needy and impotent people” from the parishes of Croydon and Lambeth.

The Elizabethan Whitgift Almshouses in the centre of Croydon

The premises included the actual Hospital or Almshouses, providing accommodation for between 28 and 40 men and women, and a nearby schoolhouse and schoolmaster's house.
Industrial era. Croydon's main shopping area, North End. Part of the front of the Whitgift Almshouses on the right-hand side

Amusement parks & arcades
M Perretts

Turnip Hall Farm,Radwinter Rd, Saffron Walden CB10 2LB, Tel. 01799 521527
Reels Amusements

121 High St, Bedford MK40 1NU, Tel. 01234 351112, Fax. 01234 348802
Show Boat Casino Slots

81 George St, Luton LU1 2AT, Tel. 01582 487806, Fax. 01582 453787
Carey Amusements

81 High St, Rushden NN10 0NZ, Tel. 01933 418090
H J M Caterers

Harlow CM20 1HP, Tel. 01279 417426

Gullivers Land,

Newlands, Milton Keynes MK15 0DT, Tel. 01908 609001, Fax. 01908 609101

Bus Station and address

Cambridge Drummer Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1NQ

Luton Luton Bus Station, Bute Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2WN

Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Coach Way, Childs Way, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9AB

Peterborough Queensgate Bus Station, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1NT

Watford Outside Watford Junction rail station, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1PA

Northampton Greyfriars Bus Station, Greyfriars, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 3AP

Golders Green, North End Road, Golders Green, NW11 7RN

Stratford Stratford Bus Station, Stratford, E15 1AZ

London Victoria Victoria Coach Station, 164 Buckingham Palace Road,

London, SW1W 9TP

Basildon Basildon Bus Station, Southernhay, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1BZ

The 10 nearest train stations from Croydon are:

Meldreth, Shepreth, Royston, Foxton, Ashwell & Morden, Biggleswade, Sandy, Shelford, St Neots, Cambridge
Need help with your local timetable?

Call National Rail enquiries on 08457 48 49 50
If you are hungry select a nice Restaurant, and enjoy the food!

Ritzy India

2 Blackbird St, Potton, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2LT, Tel. 01767 260332
Italian restaurants

Pizza Palazzo

41 Kneesworth St, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5AB, Tel. 01763 226225
Chinese restaurants

Mulan

11 Kneesworth St, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5AA, Tel. 01763 249333
Mexican restaurants

Pond Rosa

Cambridge Rd, Croxton, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 6SS, Tel. 01480 880104
French restaurants

Tickell Arms

1 North Rd, Whittlesford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 4NZ, Tel. 01223 833128
Seafood restaurants

Loch Fyne Restaurant Ltd

37 Trumpington St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1QY, Tel. 01223 362433
Vegetarian restaurants

Rainbow Vegetarian

9a Kings Pde, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1SJ, Tel. 01223 321551
Greek restaurants

The Varsity Restaurant

35 St Andrews St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3AR, Tel. 01223 356060
Pizza restaurants

Pizza Hut

19-21 Regent St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1AB, Tel. 01223 323737

Fax 01223 364201

Why not go and watch a Cinema?
Cineworld

Cambridge Leisure Park,Clifton Way, Cambridge CB1 7DY, Tel. 0871 220 8000
Vue Cinemas

Grafton Centre, Cambridge CB1 1PS, Tel. 0871 224 0240, Fax. 01223 460229
Broadway Cinema

Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3DG, Tel. 01462 681223
Cineworld

Aspects Leisure Centre, Newnham Av, Bedford MK41 9LW, Tel. 0871 220 8000