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	Croydon Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary of what are now the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton.
		It was the main airport for London before it was replaced by Northolt Aerodrome, London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport.
		Although Croydon Airport has long ceased operation, the two ends of Plough Lane have never been reunited, the area having been developed instead into parkland, playing fields and the Roundshaw residential estate with its roads aptly named after aviators and aircraft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croydon_Airport (903 words)

	Croydon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Croydon is a major suburban town and commercial centre situated 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Charing Cross and the principal town in the London Borough of Croydon.
		In 1965 the County Borough of Croydon was abolished and its former area was transferred to Greater London and combined with that of the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District to form the present-day London Borough of Croydon.
		Croydon Clocktower, built by the London Borough of Croydon in the mid-1990s, houses a state-of-the-art library, the David Lean cinema, a performance venue in the old reference library and the town museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croydon (2199 words)

	Croydon
		Croydon is a suburban town to the south of London; though it used to be a Surrey Urban District Council, it is now part of the London Borough of Croydon, which has a cabinet-style council created in 2001.
		The name of Croydon derives originally from the Anglo-Saxon croeas deanas, meaning "the valley of the crocuses", indicating the fact that, like Saffron Walden[?] in Essex, it was a centre for the collection of saffron.
		Croydon had a growth spurt in the 1960s and remains a good place to observe concrete buildings of that era.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/cr/Croydon.html (356 words)

	London Borough of Croydon - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1965 it became the London Borough of Croydon, annexing the former Coulsdon and Purley Urban District.
		The town of Croydon is situated 10 miles south of London at one of the heads of the River Wandle.
		Croydon Clocktower, built by Croydon Council in the mid-1990s, houses a state-of-the-art library, the David Lean cinema, a perfomance venue in the old reference library and the town museum.
	www.unipedia.info /Croydon.html (2959 words)

	Wikinfo \| Croydon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Croydon is a large suburban town and commercial centre to the south of London and forms part of the Greater London conurbation.
		The Croydon canal ran for 9½ miles from what is now West Croydon railway station north along the course of the present railway line to New Cross, where it joined, the Surrey canal and went on into the Thames.
		Actress, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, — (1907—1991) was born :in Croydon and lived in George Street as a child, (She is honoured in the naming of the Ashcroft Theatre, part of the Fairfield Halls).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Croydon (1684 words)

	Croydon College: Croydon Past
		Croydon's industrial and commercial importance grew at the beginning of the 19th Century as a result of transport developments, in particular the London to Brighton railway.
		Croydon was redeveloped rapidly in the late 1950s, however much of its old character has been retained, with four scheduled ancient monuments, six Grade 1 listed buildings, ten designated conservation areas and over 150 buildings listed as having special architectural or historic interest.
		It was formed largely from the territory of the former County Borough of Croydon and the Urban District of Coulsdon and Purley.
	www.croydon.ac.uk /04c.html (381 words)

	Croydon Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Croydon Aerodrome was the cradle of British civil aviation and London's chief airport for twenty vital years between the World Wars.
		Croydon Airport had its genesis in 1915, when a new Royal Flying Corps defence station was formed alongside Plough Lane, Beddington, on New Barn Farm, formerly part of the Carew Estates; and, in l918, National Aircraft Factory No. 1 was built nearby with its own airfield.
		On May 5th 1980, the Croydon Airport site was reopened for flying for one day when the London Borough of Sutton organised an Airshow and a re-enactment of Amy Johnson's departure on her historic solo flight to Australia which began on that day 50 years earlier.
	www.sutton.gov.uk /leisure/heritage/croydon+airport.htm (389 words)

	Purley, London - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In 1915 Purley and the neighbouring town of Coulsdon formed the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District which in 1965 was abolished and its area used to form part of the London Borough of Croydon.
		Since the north of Croydon tends to return Labour councillors who form a majority on the council, the two halves of the borough are often at loggerheads.
		The A23 north from Purley forms the Purley Way, which leads to Croydon's trading and industrial hinterland and also to the former Croydon Airport, the predecessor of the present London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Purley,_London (763 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Croydon Airport, hub of the world's commercial aviation between the wars, opened on Monday, January 30, 1928.
		Throughout the 1930s, Croydon Airport was to symbolise everything that was modern, exciting and forward-looking about air travel.
		A boys' annual for 1935 describes the airport with an enthusiasm typical of the period: "A few years ago a cluster of old sheds and a small landing ground was all there was to be seen of Croydon Aerodrome, Britain's leading airport.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=86090 (378 words)

	London Borough of Croydon \| Croydon Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The reason was the presence of Croydon Airport: the stepping-off point to Europe and the world for those who could afford air travel, the hub of the Empire's air mail services, and the start or finish of many heroic long-distance flights.
		Croydon Airport (or Croydon Aerodrome, as it was at first called) opened on 29 March 1920.
		The airport's origins as two separate airfields meant that it was physically divided by Plough Lane: the two halves were linked by a level crossing, where road traffic had to be halted at first by a man with a red flag, and later by a gate.
	www.croydon.gov.uk /leisure/artsentertainmentculture/culture/localhistoryheritage/historicaltopics/croydonairport?a=5441 (1042 words)

	Serviced Offices in Croydon - Airport House, Serviced Offices, Serviced Office, Westmead House, Challenge House, ...
		Airport house was the terminal building for the worlds first international airport and this tastefully refurbished building reflects much of its historic past.
		Airport House has parking for over 300 cars and deliveries and despatch of goods is easy and unrestricted.
		Airport House is situated on the main London to Gatwick route, the A23, just south of Croydon on the Purley Way.
	www.airport-house.co.uk /AHouse.htm (493 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Croydon Airport
		Croydon Airport is in south London on the borders of the London Boroughs of Croydon and Sutton.
		It was once the main airport for London, before it was replaced by Northolt Aerodrome, London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport.
		Although Croydon Airport has long ceased operation, the two ends of Plough Lane that had been divided have never been reunited, the area having been developed instead into parkland, playing fields and the Roundshaw residential estate with its roads aptly named after aviators and aircraft.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Croydon_Airport (731 words)

	Edge Cities Network Project - About EdgeCities Business Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Croydon has a population of over 330,000 residents and is the most heavily populated London Borough.
		Croydon's population is very diverse with a 25% minority ethnic population and a resident workforce of 150,000.
		Croydon has three large Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) schemes, completed one trade mission to the Carribean in 2000 and have two more planned (one to the Carribean and one to Eastern Europe), has delivered a number of transnational european projects working with other EU countries.
	www.edgecities.eu.org /about_us/content.php?q=1&sid=2 (331 words)

	London Voices - Neighbourhoods Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Croydon is an ancient town dating back over 7,000 years.
		With a population of 330,700, Croydon is the largest Borough in London but also the third greenest Borough, with a quarter of the Borough's area natural Green belt land.
		At the end of the First World War, Croydon Airport (Croydon Aerodrome) was officially the 'Airport of London' and it was also where Amy Johnson, the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia, began her flight in 1930.
	www.londonvoices.com /local/cdn.shtml (698 words)

	London Borough of Croydon \| History of Croydon Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Croydon Airport housed the world's first international terminal, from the earliest days of air transport until it closed in 1959.
		This road was closed and levelled as part of the development for the new aerodrome buildings opened in 1928 which were built in a retardataire Classical style, suggestive of the steam ship terminals that were popular at the time.
		At the outbreak of World War II the airport closed to civil flying and the RAF occupied the field.
	www.croydon.gov.uk /sportsdocuments/croyairport (217 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Wimbledon Guardian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lindbergh flew in with his Spirit of St Louis after his flight from New York to Paris, and was greeted by enormous crowds he appeared on the old wooden control tower and spoke to the masses, ending his speech by saying: “all I want is a cup of tea”.
		Croydon, however, as an established airport, continued to be busy.
		Airport House is now developed for office use, with a De Haviland Heron displayed outside and a Tiger Moth hung from the ceiling of the main hall.
	www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=9527 (543 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Croydon Guardian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An exhibition at Croydon Airport's visitor centre, a play celebrating the life of tragic heroine pilot Amy Johnson and the Biggin Hill Airshow are all taking place this week.
		The Croydon Airport display is housed on the top two floors of former control tower at Airport House, Purley Way the original terminal building.
		And this year marks the 60th anniversary of the disappearance of the ill-fated pilot, Amy Johnson, who launched her historic solo flight to Australia from Croydon Airport in 1930, landing to a rapturous welcome on her successful return.
	www.croydonguardian.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=9401 (440 words)

	United Kingdom: Civil Air Ensign
		This was intended to be flown at airports and from landed British aircraft as an equivalent of the Red Ensign for merchant ships.
		Its field is light blue (strictly the shade known in the UK as 'air force blue' as it is used in the ensign of the Royal Air Force) with a dark blue cross, fimbriated white, overall.
		Airport House is the former terminal building of Croydon Airport, London's major Airport from 1920 -1939.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/gb-ciair.html (980 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Those interested in Croydon Airport's history as a hub of international air travel will be able to view some fascinating archive material and artefacts when the dedicated visitor centre next opens its doors on Sunday, May 6.
		Housed on the top two floors of the former control tower at Airport House, Purley Way the original terminal building the attraction is open to the public on the first Sunday of every month, from 11am to 4pm, and admission is free.
		A timeline and globe illustrate the airport's position at the centre of world events and as the hub of a rapidly expanding network of routes across the British Empire.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=8870 (351 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Hertfordshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For Croydon residents, the secret was to avoid being part of the collateral damage.
		Not all Croydon residents were happy with the aerodrome in their midst and the re-siting and enlargement in 1928 made this worse rather than better.
		The above extracts were taken from Croydon Airport 1928-1939, published in 1980 by London Borough of Sutton Libraries and Arts Services.
	www.thisishertfordshire.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=86630 (469 words)

	Croydon Airport Visitor Centre
		Croydon was London's principal airport from the 1920s.
		The Visitors Centre comprises two galleries in the airport's old control tower, with displays and memorabilia telling the history of the world's first international airport.
		The Secretary, Croydon Airport Society, 68 Colston Avenue, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2NU.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /mus/uk/c-e/croydon-avc.htm (111 words)

	Croydon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The archbishops used the manor house as an occasional place of residence and would continue to have important links as Lords of the manor and then as local patrons right up to the present day.
		The rapid expansion of the town brought about by the railways in the 19th century led to considerable health problems, especially in the damp and overcrowded working class district of the Old Town.
		New stores opened and expanded in central Croydon, including Allders, Kennards and Grants, and one of the first Sainsbury's shops.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Croydon.htm (2076 words)

	Purley, London, England
		Kenley Aerodrome, to the east of the town, nowadays home to gliding clubs, was one of the most important fighter stations - together with Croydon Airport and Biggin Hill - during World War Two.
		Purley Cross Roundabout connects routes leading east to East Grinstead and Eastbourne, west to Epsom and Kingston, south to Redhill[?] and Brighton, and north to Croydon and London.
		Purley Way[?] which connects Purleys road system to Croydon's trading and industrial hinterland was also the main approach to the former Croydon Airport, the predecessor of the present London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport, and it joins Purley Cross as one of the busiest highways from Croydon to London.
	ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pu/Purley,_London,_England.html (290 words)

	Croyweb Croydon Local History
		Croydon carried on through the ages as a prosperous market town, they produced charcoal, tanned leather, and got into brewing.
		Croydon saw the first railway (horse drawn) in the world in 1803, and later became a vital link in the London to Brighton rail link in the mid-1800s, helping Croydon to become the largest town in Surrey, which it remains to this day, (not Guildford).
		Not in Croydon, we don't have the underground yet, but irresistibly fascinating photos and reports on parts of London's tube that would otherwise be forgotten....
	www.croyweb.com /Basic/history.htm (665 words)

	Weird Croydon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Weird Croydon is a collection of these stories, ranging from news reports of poisonous spiders found in warehouses and frogs falling from the sky, to haunted hotels and poltergeist activity in high-street bars.
		Croydon is one of London's most southerly boroughs, bordering Sutton, Merton, Lambeth and Bromley, along with parts of Surrey and Kent.
		However, the site does not concentrate exclusively on Croydon, as occasionally there are interesting tales to be told about areas nearby, such as Banstead, Reigate and Kingston.
	www.paraseek.com /search/new/2178215.6666.html (334 words)

	Jurys Inn Croydon - Discount Hotel Rooms at Orbitz
		For those visiting the area for a leisure break, Croydon is an ideal destination, close to the capital city but also on the doorstep of the luxurious South East countryside.
		Jurys Inn Croydon is perfectly positioned to meet both accommodation and meeting requirements of clients in the prime city centre location.
		The Croydon Park Hotel is centrally located in Croydon- London- in the largest commercial and retail centre in the South East outside the centre of London.
	www.orbitz.com /hotel-info/FRGB/JD-42685.html (505 words)

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