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Delve into Purley Way
The district Purley Way of in England is a district located in United Kingdom a little south of London, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 70% |
Air Pressure | 987 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hilton London Croydon
Best Western Plus London Croydon Aparthotel
De Vere Selsdon Estate
Hallmark Croydon
Coulsdon Manor Hotel and Golf Club
Westciti Caroco Aparthotel
The Dukes Head Hotel
Croham Park Bed & Breakfast
Croydon Park
Queens Euro Hotel
Videos from this area
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Southern Service journey to Caterham (Part 2 of 3 Just beyond South Croydon to Kenley)
This is the second of three window journey's to Caterham, obviously on a Southern service. Journey continues just beyond South Croydon to Purley Oaks, Purley and Kenley.
Croydon Airport Video Footage
Just messing around practicing orientation control with my DJI Phantom 2 Vision + drone.
Schools Plus Venue @ Purley - Dance / Drama Studio For Hire
Schools Plus Venue @ Harris Academy Purley Facilities for hire: - Full Size 3G Football Pitch - Sports Hall - Auditorium - Performance Studios - Fitness Suite - Car Park and more... Bookings...
Schools Plus Venue @ Purley - 3G Football Pitch For Hire
Schools Plus Venue @ Harris Academy Purley Facilities for hire: - Full Size 3G Football Pitch - Sports Hall - Auditorium - Performance Studios - Fitness Suite - Car Park and more... Bookings...
Schools Plus Purley - Dodgeball League UK South
Dodgeball League Organised by UK Dodgeball Association. Held on Saturday 7th March 2015. Schools Plus Venue @ Harris Academy Purley Facilities for hire: - Full Size 3G Football Pitch - Sports...
Old Plymouthians 3 - 3 Cheam Village Warriors Penalty Shoot
The first penalty in Old Plymouthians' epic cup semi-final penalty shootout win against Cheam Village Warriors. 3-0 down at half-time, it looked like another semi-final exit for OPFC, but they...
Elite Lessons- Choosing Between A Manual & Automatic Car
ELITE Driving Instructor Training Ltd. Helena Suite 3 Airport House Purley Way Croydon Surrey CR0 0XZ 020 8781 1818 More info at http://www.elitelessons.co.uk Elite Lessons is a driving...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Croydon Airport
Croydon Airport was an airport in South London straddling the boundary between what are now the London boroughs of Croydon and Sutton. It was the main airport for London before it was replaced by Northolt Aerodrome, London Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport. The terminal building and entrance lodge are Grade II listed buildings.
Croydon Palace
Croydon Palace, in Croydon, now part of south London, was the summer residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury for over 500 years. Regular visitors included Henry III and Queen Elizabeth I. Now known as 'Old Palace', the buildings are still in use as the Old Palace School, an independent girls' school of the Whitgift Foundation. The Manor of Croydon was connected with the Archbishop of Canterbury from at least the late Saxon period, and records of buildings date back to before 960.
Duppas Hill
Duppas Hill is a park, road and surrounding residential area in Waddon, near Croydon in Greater London (and historically in Surrey). It is thought to be named after a family called 'Dubber' or 'Double'. Duppas Hill has a long history of sport and recreation. It is said that jousting took place there in medieval times and the story goes that Lord William de Warenne was treacherously slain there during a joust in 1286.
Roundshaw
Roundshaw is a housing estate and park in south Wallington on the eastern edge of the London Borough of Sutton. Grid Ref TQ302633. It was built on part of the site of the former Croydon Airport, and occupying roughly the area on which once stood the buildings of the first Croydon Aerodrome (the 'Plough Lane' aerodrome) which was demolished in 1928. The name comes from Roundshaw Park on the edge of the site, itself named from a round 'shaw' or grove of trees, which is still a feature.
Municipal Borough of Beddington and Wallington
Beddington and Wallington was, from 1915 to 1965, a local government district in north east Surrey, England. It formed part of the London suburbs, lying within the Metropolitan Police District and the London Passenger Transport Area. In 1965 it was abolished on the creation of Greater London.
Waddon Marsh tram stop
Waddon Marsh tram stop is a stop on the Tramlink service serving the area between Waddon and Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon. It is close to the commercial areas of the Purley Way. The stop is overshadowed by the giant gasometer of Croydon Gas Works. There was previously a railway station on this site called Waddon Marsh, though all that remains of the previous station is an access path still lined with streetlamps painted BR red.
Wandle Park tram stop
Wandle Park tram stop is a light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It serves the residential area between central Croydon and Waddon, and is adjacent to Wandle Park. The tram stop is served by Tramlink route 3 from Wimbledon to New Addington via central Croydon. The tram stop is located on a double track section of line, with platforms on either side of the track.
Reeves Corner tram stop
Reeves Corner tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service in central Croydon. It is normally only served by trams coming from Wimbledon to Croydon; trams going in the opposite direction pass the station on the other side of the road without stopping. If an incident in Croydon town centre prevents normal service, Reeves Corner acts as the Croydon terminus for all trams from Wimbledon.
Centrale tram stop
Centrale tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service in Croydon town centre, serving the Centrale shopping centre. The tram stop was provided and paid for as part of the development of the shopping centre. The stop operates as a transport interchange with trams stopping on one side of the platform and local buses on the other. It operates, along with West Croydon and East Croydon as Tramlink interchanges within the 'Croydon Loop'.
Bandon Halt railway station
Bandon Halt was a station on the 1847 London, Brighton and South Coast Railway extension from West Croydon to Epsom. It was situated between Waddon and Wallington stations and was open between 1906 and 1914. It takes its name from the immediate area which is called Bandon Hill. It was located at grid reference TQ301644 and was accessed from Plough Lane, the platforms lying to the immediate east of the overbridge.
Croydon Water Palace
The Croydon Water Palace was an indoor water park complex that opened in 1990 on Purley Way in Waddon in the London Borough of Croydon, opposite Croydon Airport. It was part of the Purley Way retail development drive that occurred in the early 1990s, which also saw the creation of the Valley Park Retail Area. The Water Palace experienced continuous financial difficulties and finally closed in 1996.
Waddon Marsh railway station
Waddon Marsh railway station was in Waddon in the London Borough of Croydon on the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line. It was between West Croydon and Beddington Lane Halt stations. There was pedestrian access by footpath only from Miller Road a side street near Purley Way.
Church Street tram stop
Church Street is a tram stop for westbound Tramlink trams in central Croydon. It serves all routes, with routes 1 and 2 turning right, to continue around the 'Croydon Loop', whereas route 3 carries on westward towards Wimbledon. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Church Street tram stop
Croydon Flyover
The Croydon Flyover is a flyover located in Croydon, London, England. It is part of the A232 road which connects Orpington with Ewell. The flyover connects Park Lane and the Croydon Underpass, on the A212 road with Duppas Hill Road. It crosses over the A236, Old Town and Southbridge Road and the A212, Lower Coombe Street. The bypass also goes over Croydon High Street close to the Croydon Clocktower.
Surrey Street Market
Surrey Street Market is a street market located in Surrey Street, Croydon, south London. It operates six days a week (Monday to Saturday). It sells mainly fruit & vegetables, and a range of other items.
Colonnades Leisure Park
The Colonnades Leisure Park (also known as Croydon Colonnades) is an out-of-town leisure park located in the Purley Way retail and industrial district of the London Borough of Croydon, South London which opened in the late 1990s. The retail park was built on the former site of the Croydon Water Palace, an indoor water park complex that opened in 1990, but had to close due to financial difficulties.
Valley Park Retail Area
Valley Park Retail and Leisure Complex is a retail park in the Purley Way retail and industrial area of the London Borough of Croydon. Valley Park was opened in 1992 on the site of the former Croydon power stations, the first of which was built in the late nineteenth century. Croydon B power station was closed in 1984 and the majority of the site cleared in 1991.
Croydon Minster
Croydon Minster is the parish and civic church of the London Borough of Croydon. There are currently more than 35 churches in the borough, with Croydon Minster being the most prominent.
Broad Green (ward)
Broad Green is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, corresponding to the west Croydon area of London in the United Kingdom. The much smaller area known as Broad Green is divided between this ward and the neighbouring ward of Selhurst. Broad Green extends from central Croydon to the south to the border with the London Boroughs of Sutton and Merton by Mitcham Common. The ward includes part of the retail core of Croydon and the northern part of the Purley Way retail area.
Wandle Park
Wandle Park is the name of two separate parks in London, on the course of the River Wandle and on the Wandle Trail. The Wandle Trail passes through both parks.
Croydon power stations
The Croydon power stations refers to a pair of demolished coal-fired power stations and to a gas-fired power station in the Purley Way area of Croydon, London. The coal-fired stations operated from 1896 until 1984, and the gas-fired station opened in 1999. Croydon B power station's chimneys have been retained as a local landmark.
1936 KLM Croydon accident
The 1936 KLM Croydon accident was the crash of a KLM airliner on 9 December 1936, shortly after taking off from the Croydon Air Port (as it was known at the time) on a scheduled flight to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The aircraft was destroyed and 15 of the 17 passengers and crew on board died as a result of the accident.
1947 Croydon Dakota accident
The 1947 Croydon Dakota accident occurred on the 25 January 1947 when a Spencer Airways Douglas C-47A Skytrain (Dakota) failed to get airborne from Croydon Airport, located near London, and crashed into a parked and empty CSA Douglas C-47 destroying both aircraft and killing eleven passengers and one crew member.
1924 Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash
The 1924 Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash occurred on 24 December 1924 when de Havilland DH.34 G-EBBX of Imperial Airways crashed at Purley, Surrey, United Kingdom killing all eight people on board. The aircraft was operating a scheduled international flight from Croydon, Surrey, to Paris, France. It was the first fatal accident suffered by Imperial Airways and led to the first public inquiry into a civil aviation accident in the United Kingdom.
House of Reeves
House of Reeves is a family-run furniture retailer in Croydon, south London, founded in 1867. The store was one of the few buildings in Croydon to survive The Blitz during World War II. The company came to widespread public attention in August 2011, when one of its two adjacent buildings was destroyed in an arson attack during the 2011 England riots.