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Old Town, Croydon
Old Town is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon, lying immediately to the west of Croydon town centre. It is centred on Croydon Minster and the Croydon Palace, Old Palace, and is the location of the original early medieval settlement of Croydon. As defined for modern planning purposes, the neighbourhood includes Surrey Street Market to the east, and extends west as far as the boundaries of Wandle Park, Croydon, Wandle Park, and south to Croydon Flyover (part of the east–west A232 road (Great Britain), A232 road). It is bisected by the dual-carriageway north–south A236 road, A236, known along this stretch as Roman Way. It is in the CR postcode area, CR0 postcode area. History A Roman road, the London to Portslade Way, is known to have passed through what is now Croydon, but its precise route is debated. One suggestion is that it ran through Old Town, and it is in acknowledgement of this theory that the local section of the A236 road, A236 dual carriageway was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruskin Road, Croydon - Geograph
Ruskin may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ruskin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Ruskin (given name), a list of people Places United States * Ruskin, Florida, a census-designated place * Ruskin, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Ruskin, Minnesota. an unincorporated community * Ruskin, Nebraska, a village * Ruskin Colony, a utopian socialist colony in Dickson County, Tennessee, from 1894 to 1899 * Mount Ruskin, California Elsewhere * Ruskin, British Columbia, Canada, a community ** Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse * Ruskin, Iran, a village in Kerman Province Education * Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, England * Ruskin College, Oxford, an adult education college named after John Ruskin * Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University, United Kingdom * Ruskin Colleges, a group of American colleges named after John Ruskin * John Ruskin College, a further education college in South Croydon, Greater London * Ruskin Hall, a residence hall at the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
