Spring Park, Croydon

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Spring Park
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Spring Park
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  • Surrey
Post town Croydon
Postcode district CR0
Dialling code 020
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51°22′33″N0°01′52″W / 51.375745°N 0.031049°W / 51.375745; -0.031049 Coordinates: 51°22′33″N0°01′52″W / 51.375745°N 0.031049°W / 51.375745; -0.031049

Spring Park is a small area in London, England. It is within the London Borough of Bromley and the London Borough of Croydon, straddling the traditional Kent-Surrey border along The Beck. Spring Park is located north of Addington, west of West Wickham and south of Monks Orchard and Shirley. [1]

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History

The area was historically known as Cold Harbour. [1] Settlement began in the area in the 1830s at the instigation of the MP John Temple Leader, who employed the agricultural innovator Hewitt Davis to turn what was barren heathland into productive farmland. [1] Large scale residential building began in the 1920s–1930s. [2] The Shrublands council estate was constructed after the Second World War on compulsorily purchased land from the golf course. [3]

The area contains a small row of shops at the junction of Bridle Road and Broom Road. The Goat pub, which closed in 2017 following an attack on a local asylum seeker, re-opened in 2019 as The Apple Tree. [4]

Notable residents

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Addington, London Human settlement in England

Addington is a village in the London Borough of Croydon and the historic county of Surrey, located 11.1 miles (18 km) south of Charing Cross and 4 miles south east of Croydon. It is situated to the south of Spring Park, west of Coney Hall, north of New Addington and east of Forestdale and Selsdon.

Addiscombe Human settlement in England

Addiscombe is an area of south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon and the historic county of Surrey. It is located 9.1 miles (15 km) south of Charing Cross, and is situated north of Coombe and Selsdon, east of Croydon town centre, south of Woodside, and west of Shirley.

Selsdon Human settlement in England

Selsdon is an area in South-East London, England, located in the London Borough of Croydon and the historic county of Surrey. It is located south of Coombe and Addiscombe, west of Forestdale, north of Hamsey Green and Farleigh, and east of Sanderstead.

West Wickham Area of south-east London, England

West Wickham is a suburban area of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It lies south of Park Langley and Eden Park, west of Hayes and Coney Hall, north of Spring Park and east of Shirley, and 10.3 miles (16.6 km) south-east of Charing Cross. It also lies on the line of a Roman road, the London to Lewes Way. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, West Wickham was in the administrative county of Kent.

Shirley, London Human settlement in England

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 (16 km) south south-east of Charing Cross. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Shirley was in the administrative county of Surrey.

Monks Orchard Human settlement in England

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Eden Park, London Human settlement in England

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Woodside, London Human settlement in England

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Elmers End Human settlement in England

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References

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  2. Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p. 467.
  3. Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p. 441.
  4. "The Goat pub in Shirley is reopening very soon under a new name". MyLondon. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. "Rio 2016: Croydon boxer Joshua Buatsi guaranteed at least a bronze medal". MyLondon. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1376050)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 31 January 2020.