South Norwood Recreation Ground

South Norwood Recreation Ground is a park located in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. In 1889, Croydon Corporation acquired the land and the borough surveyor estimated that it would cost just over £1,300 to lay out.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Selhurst Park and Norwood Junction railway station.

Selhurst Park

Stadium

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Selhurst Park is a football stadium in Selhurst, in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It serves as the home ground of Premier League club Crystal Palace. Selhurst Park is situated 1,900 feet northwest of South Norwood Recreation Ground.

Norwood Junction railway station

Railway station

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Norwood Junction is an interchange station between the Windrush line of the London Overground and National Rail services operated by Southern and Thameslink, located in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. Norwood Junction railway station is situated 1,000 feet northeast of South Norwood Recreation Ground.

South Norwood Library

Library

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South Norwood Library is a purpose-built public library in South Norwood, South London. Also known locally as 'Brutalist Library' it stands in the London Borough of Croydon and is part of the Croydon Libraries arm of the council. South Norwood Library is situated 720 feet north of South Norwood Recreation Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Norwood and South London.

South Norwood

Suburb

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South Norwood is a district of South London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, Greater London and formerly in the historic county of Surrey.

South London

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

Selhurst

Suburb

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Selhurst is a suburb in the London Borough of Croydon, England, 7.8 miles south-east of Charing Cross. Historically in Surrey, the suburb is bounded to the west and south by Thornton Heath and Croydon and to the east and south by South Norwood and Woodside.

South Norwood Recreation Ground

Type: Park
Description: park in London Borough of Croydon, United Kingdom
Category: recreation area
Location: Croydon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.39537° or 51° 23′ 43″ north

Longitude

-0.07828° or 0° 4′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C3X9WWC+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 15112446

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q7568048

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