Purley

Purley is an area of the in , England, on the border with . It is 11.5 miles south of and 2.5 miles northeast of the London/Surrey border, with a history going back at least 800 years.
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  • Type: Suburb with 72,000 residents
  • Description: town in South London within the London Borough of Croydon
  • Also known as: “Purley, Croydon”, “Purley, London”, “Purley, Surrey”, and “パーリー”
  • Postal code: CR8

Places of Interest

Highlights: Purley railway station and Purley Oaks railway station.

Railway station
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is in the…

Railway station
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is in the…

Hospital
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is a community hospital in Purley, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South London and Croydon.

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is generally defined as any part of that is south of the river Thames.

Town
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is a large town in , England, 9.5 miles south of . is situated 2½ miles north of Purley.

Town
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is a town in the in , England. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Purley.

Purley

Latitude
51.3388° or 51° 20′ 20″ north
Longitude
-0.1159° or 0° 6′ 57″ west
Population
72,000
Elevation
318 feet (97 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB PUR
Open location code
9C3X8VQM+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 88374952
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2639842
Wiki­data ID
Q2118905
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Purley” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Փըռլի”
  • Asturian: “Purley”
  • Basque: “Purley”
  • Bulgarian: “Пурлей”
  • Catalan: “Purley”
  • Cebuano: “Purley”
  • Chinese: “珀利”
  • Dutch: “Purley”
  • French: “Purley”
  • German: “Purley”
  • Hebrew: “פורלי, לונדון”
  • Irish: “Purley, Londain”
  • Irish: “Purley”
  • Italian: “Purley”
  • Japanese: “パーリー (ロンドン)”
  • Korean: “펄리”
  • Ladin: “Purley”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Purley”
  • Persian: “پورلی، لندن”
  • Persian: “پورلی”
  • Polish: “Purley”
  • Russian: “Перли”
  • Scots: “Purley”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پورلی، لندن”
  • Swedish: “Purley”
  • Urdu: “پرلی، لندن”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Roundshaw and Kenley.

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Highlights: The Downlands Shopping Precinct and The Jolly Farmers.

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