Purley

Purley is an area of the in , England, 11.7 miles south of , 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, London
  • Postal code: CR8

Places of Interest

Highlights include Purley railway station and Purley Oaks railway station.

Railway station
is in the on the Brighton Main Line, 13 miles 29 chains measured from London Bridge, in London fare zone 6. It is a junction, with branches to Caterham and Tattenham Corner.

Railway station
is in the in south , on the Brighton Main Line 12 miles 34 chains measured from London Bridge.

Railway station
is on the Oxted Line in the , 1 mile from Sanderstead village. It is in London fare zone 6, 12 miles 23 chains from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South London and Croydon.

Photo: Wjh31, Public domain.
is generally defined as any part of that is south of the river Thames. However, this guide only covers the outer boroughs, namely Bromley, Bexley, Croydon, Kingston-upon-Thames, Sutton, and parts of Merton.

Town
is a large town in , England, 9.5 miles south of . Part of the , a local government district of ; it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping area. is situated 2½ miles north of Purley.

Town
is a town in the in , England. It is the administrative headquarters of the borough. It is 10 miles south-southwest of , one of the fourteen metropolitan centres in the London Plan. 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)
United Nations Location Code
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)
  • Japanese: パーリー
  • Ladin: Purley
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Purley
  • Persian: پورلی، لندن
  • Polish: Purley
  • Russian: Перли
  • Scots: Purley
  • South Azerbaijani: پورلی، لندن
  • Swedish: Purley
  • Urdu: پرلی، لندن

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