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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Croydon is a large town in South London, England, located in the historic county of Surrey and the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is 9.4 miles south of Central London. The principal settlement in the London Borough of Croydon, it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London outside Central London, with an extensive shopping district and night-time economy. Croydon lies on a transport corridor between central London and the south coast of England, to the north of two high gaps in the North Downs, one taken by the A23 Brighton Road and the main railway line through Purley and Merstham and the other by the A22 from Purley to the M25 Godstone interchange. Road traffic is diverted away from a largely pedestrianised town centre, mostly consisting of North End. East Croydon is a major hub of the national railway transport system, with frequent fast services to central London, Brighton and the south coast. The town is also at the centre of the only tramway system in southern England.

Croydon's annual retail turnover from comparison goods is over £350 million, the 5th highest in Greater London. Croydon has over 320,000 square metres (3,455,000 sq ft) of total town centre floor-space, the 2nd highest in Greater London. Apart from its very large central shopping district, Croydon has a number of smaller shopping areas, especially towards the southern end of the town in which are many restaurants. Two of Croydon's restaurants are listed in The Good Food Guide. Croydon was ranked 12th in the "Hot 100 UK retail locations" with a score of 90%. The Zotefoams company is headquartered in Croydon.
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Croydon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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Croydon has a population of over 386,700 people. Croydon also forms part of the Greater London metropolitan area which has a population of over 14,372,596 people.

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William Curtis Green |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect William Curtis Green is associated with Croydon. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1909.
John Burnett Parkin |
Architect/Industrial Designer John Burnett Parkin is associated with Croydon.
Anthony Minoprio |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Anthony Minoprio is associated with Croydon. He was also an Associate Member of the Town Planning Institute (AMTPI).
Leslie Gooday |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect/Exhibition/Display Designer/Painter Leslie Gooday is associated with Croydon. He served in the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1945.
Frank Halliburton Smith |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Frank Halliburton Smith is associated with Croydon.
Marian Pepler |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect/Interior/Textile/Rug Designer Marian Pepler is associated with Croydon. She designed a rug for the 'Britain Can Make It' exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Mark Cooper Day |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇦🇺 Architect/Surveyor Mark Cooper Day is associated with Croydon.
Walter Monckton Keesey |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Painter/Etcher/Architect Walter Monckton Keesey is associated with Croydon. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers in 1914.
Clifford Augustus Aish |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Architect Clifford Augustus Aish is associated with Croydon. He designed a number of cinemas in London.
Reginald Arthur Rix |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Reginald Arthur Rix is associated with Croydon. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1893.
Edmund Livingstone Wratten |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Edmund Livingstone Wratten is associated with Croydon. He was elected an Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1925.
John Loughborough Pearson |
🇧🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect John Loughborough Pearson is associated with Croydon. He was awarded the RIBA Queen's Gold Medal in 1880.
Robert Atkinson |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect/Painter Robert Atkinson is associated with Croydon. He was Principal of the Architectural Association Architecture School in London from 1924 to 1930.
Eric Frank Starling |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Eric Frank Starling is associated with Croydon. In 1932 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA).
Thomas Roger Smith |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Thomas Roger Smith is associated with Croydon. He was President of the Architectural Association in 1860-61 and 1863-64.
Gordon Bernie Kaufmann |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇺🇸 Architect Gordon Bernie Kaufmann is associated with Croydon. He is best known for the architectural styling of the Hoover Dam near Boulder, Colorado (1931-36).
Francis Longstreth Thompson |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect/Town Planner Francis Longstreth Thompson is associated with Croydon. He set up his own town planning consultancy, and was President of the Town Planning Institute in 1932-33.[5]
Sydney Ernest Castle |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect/Illustrator/Writer Sydney Ernest Castle is associated with Croydon. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1925.
Kenneth William Bland |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Kenneth William Bland is associated with Croydon. During the 1960s he was the Chief Architect for Wates Built Homes Ltd.
William Alfred de Laistre Broadley |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect William Alfred de Laistre Broadley is associated with Croydon. He was elected a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1912.
Samuel Sanders Teulon |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Samuel Sanders Teulon is associated with Croydon. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1835.
Louis David Blanc |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Architect Louis David Blanc is associated with Croydon. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1938.
Stanley Arthur Heaps |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Stanley Arthur Heaps is associated with Croydon. In 1907 he was appointed Architect to London Underground Electric Railway.