Riddlesdown

Riddlesdown is a railway stop in Croydon, Greater London, England. Riddlesdown is situated near the golf course Purley Downs Golf Club, as well as near the forest Coombes Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Riddlesdown railway station and St Edmund’s Church.

Riddlesdown railway station

Railway station

Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riddlesdown railway station is on the Oxted line serving Riddlesdown in the London Borough of Croydon, south London. It is in London fare zone 6, 13 miles 38 chains from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from London Victoria.

St Edmund’s Church

Church

Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Edmund’s Church is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Riddlesdown.

St. James‘ Riddlesdown

Church

Photo: Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St. James‘ Riddlesdown is a church, which is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Riddlesdown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kenley and Purley.

Kenley

Suburb

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kenley is a suburb within the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 13 miles south of Charing Cross and within the southern boundary of London, England.

Purley

Suburb

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Purley is an area of the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England, on the border with Sutton. It is 11.5 miles south of Charing Cross and 2.5 miles northeast of the London/Surrey border, with a history going back at least 800 years.

Sanderstead

Suburb

Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanderstead is a village and medieval-founded church parish at the southern end of Croydon in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, and formerly in the historic county of Surrey, until 1965.

Riddlesdown

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transport
Location: Croydon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.33297° or 51° 19′ 59″ north

Longitude

-0.09975° or 0° 5′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C3X8WM2+54

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4591922401

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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Highlights: Riddlesdown Post Office and Riddlesdown Tennis Club.

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