Croydon Canal
The Croydon Canal ran 9+1⁄4 miles from Croydon, via Forest Hill, to the Grand Surrey Canal at New Cross in south London, England. It opened in 1809 and closed in 1836, the first canal to be abandoned by an act of Parliament.Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anerley railway station and Betts Park.
Anerley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anerley is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It is 7 miles 47 chains down the line from London Bridge, in London fare zone 4. Anerley railway station is situated 1,000 feet north of Croydon Canal.
Betts Park
Park
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Betts Park is a public park in Anerley, London Borough of Bromley, in southeast London, England. It is approximately 13 acres and has a number of attractions, including part of the old Croydon Canal and the Heart of Anerley obelisk. Betts Park is situated 500 feet southeast of Croydon Canal.
Selhurst Park
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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 1¼ miles southwest of Croydon Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anerley and Penge.
Anerley
Suburb
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anerley is suburb of south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located 7 miles south south-east of Charing Cross, to the south of Upper Norwood, west of Penge, north of Elmers End and east of South Norwood.
Penge
Suburb
Photo: P Ingerson, Public domain.
Penge is a suburb of South East London, England, now in the London Borough of Bromley, 3.5 miles west of Bromley, 3.7 miles north east of Croydon and 7.1 miles south east of Charing Cross.
Crystal Palace
Suburb
Photo: Regan123, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Crystal Palace is an area in South London, named after the Crystal Palace Exhibition building which stood in the area from 1854, until it was destroyed by a fire in 1936.
Croydon Canal
- Type: Canal (intermittent)
- Description: former canal in Surrey
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.40974° or 51° 24′ 35″ northLongitude
-0.06568° or 0° 3′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C3XCW5M+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 24457884OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canalOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yesWikidata ID
Q5189646
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Croydon Canal” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة كرويدون”
- French: “canal Croydon”
- French: “Canal Croydon”
- Japanese: “クロイドン運河”
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