Croydon

"CROYDON, a parish and market town in the first division of the hundred of Wallington, in the county of Surrey. It is situated in the eastern part of the county, under Banstead Downs, 10 miles to the S. of London. The parish is large and populous, containing 30,229 inhabitants, and comprises a large part of Norwood, as also the hamlets of Bensham, Shirley, Addiscombe, Croham, Haling, Coombe, Selsdon, Norbury, Woodside, and Wadden. It is bounded on the N. by Lambeth and Streatham; on the E. by Beckenham, Addington, and Wickham; on the S. by Sanderstead and Coulsdon; and on the W. by Mitcham and Beddington."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868), Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Archives and Libraries

Full details of libraries in the London Borough of Croydon will be found on the Borough's Web site:
- Central Library
- Croydon Local Studies Library

Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for Croydon from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Names, Personal

Name index to the The Book of Addiscombe

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