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[Guineveretoo]

No it fucking isn't.

It's in the borough of Croydon, but it's not in Croydon.

You don't say that Hampstead is in Camden, do you?

I don't understand why you're getting so wound up.

Purley is in Croydon according to everyone except you.

 

[Hoss]

No it fucking isn't.

It's in the borough of Croydon, but it's not in Croydon.

You don't say that Hampstead is in Camden, do you?

Yes.


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[Callie]

Yep sorry Maggot

If Purley isn't in Croydon....where does Croydon end and begin?

Granted saying east Croydon in Croydon sounds a bit daft but Addiscombe is in Croydon, Broad Green is in Croydon, Sanderstead is in Croydon and mother flipping PURLEY IS IN CROYDON.

Purley probably likes to think it isn't though.

 

[hash tag]

Going off at a tangent here, what happened to North Croydon? There is East, West and South but no North; how come?
Is West Croydon really West, is it not really North and if so, West Croydon should be down towards Old Town/Duppas Hill?

 

[Guineveretoo]

Going off at a tangent here, what happened to North Croydon? There is East, West and South but no North; how come?
Is West Croydon really West, is it not really North and if so, West Croydon should be down towards Old Town/Duppas Hill?

Those are just the names of the railway stations. I guess North Croydon would be Norwood Junction.

 

[Callie]

Going off at a tangent here, what happened to North Croydon? There is East, West and South but no North; how come?
Is West Croydon really West, is it not really North and if so, West Croydon should be down towards Old Town/Duppas Hill?

Its just a lie, Croydon is full of LIES. Croydon has no compass!

 

[Guineveretoo]

Its just a lie, Croydon is full of LIES. Croydon has no compass!

Good point

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Selhurst is north Croydon

 

[Miss-Shelf]

NoCro

 

[BigMoaner]

The dirty north is more south London than south London, and the south is another world. Next.

 

[Guineveretoo]

Selhurst is north Croydon

True, but I think Norwood Junction is a) more northerly than Selhurst station, and b) was supposed to be called North Croydon station.

Which is why I suggested that

 

[hash tag]

Norwood junction should really be north Croydon? Wow, where did that come from, what happened? My only thought on that is the junction has an SE postcode as opposed to a Croydon one.

 

[Callie]

Norwood junction should really be north Croydon? Wow, where did that come from, what happened? My only thought on that is the junction has an SE postcode as opposed to a Croydon one.

Lots of places in Croydon have SE postcodes. I grew up on a road where my nan's house on one side was a CRO postcode but my cousins over the road had an SE. This was in Addiscombe.

 

[Guineveretoo]

Norwood junction should really be north Croydon? Wow, where did that come from, what happened? My only thought on that is the junction has an SE postcode as opposed to a Croydon one.

It was named before we had postcodes.

I may have misremembered, but I thought I read somewhere they wanted it to call it Jolly Sailor or something similar related to the canal, but that wasn't allowed, so it was going to be North Croydon, but that was thrown out, so it became Norwood Junction.

I have no idea where I got that from. Possibly from a dream. But it would be a sad dream if so.

ETA - looks like I may have made that bit up. I was right about the Jolly Sailor, though. Norwood Junction railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Guineveretoo]

Norwood junction should really be north Croydon? Wow, where did that come from, what happened? My only thought on that is the junction has an SE postcode as opposed to a Croydon one.

But I could add that it is (probably?) the most northerly railway station in Croydon?

 

[Hoss]

Callie I grew up in Addiscombe too!

And Norbury surely the most northern of northern places in Croydon?

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[Guineveretoo]

Callie I grew up in Addiscombe too!

And Norbury surely the most northern of northern places in Croydon?

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Ah - Norbury. I didn't realise that was in Croydon.

Yep - I reckon that'll do it.

Although it is also probably further West than West Croydon station

 

[TruXta]

Surely Norwood Junction is South Norwood, not fucking North Croydon? Might as well call Upper Norwood North Croydon then. Selhurst, fine. I don't give a shit about Selhurst

 

[TruXta]

Apropos of nothing the wikipedia page on the history of Fort Neaf is interesting. History of Thornton Heath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Ah - Norbury. I didn't realise that was in Croydon.

Yes - according to this, the name derives from Northbury, the ‘northern manor house’ of Croydon

Norbury was the northern terminus of Croydon Corporation Tramways

it was well in to the 1920s before the lines at Hermitage Bridge (still the boundary between Croydon and Lambeth boroughs) were joined to those of the London County Council Tramways so that trams could run through from Croydon to central London - before that you had to get off one tram, walk across the boundary and get on another - there were a few nonsenses like that around London and elsewhere)

 

[TruXta]

Yes - according to this, the name derives from Northbury, the ‘northern manor house’ of Croydon

Interesting, the wiki article I linked to above disputes that.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Interesting, the wiki article I linked to above disputes that.

history is like that

although the difference between northbury / northborough is not that great, and it's worth bearing in mind that English was a spoken language and spelling was pretty flexible until dr johnson got involved...

 

[Guineveretoo]

Surely Norwood Junction is South Norwood, not fucking North Croydon? Might as well call Upper Norwood North Croydon then. Selhurst, fine. I don't give a shit about Selhurst

Yes, Norwood Junction is South Norwood, but it's also Croydon, whereas Upper Norwood is in several London Boroughs, not just Croydon.

 

[TruXta]

Yes, Norwood Junction is South Norwood, but it's also Croydon, whereas Upper Norwood is in several London Boroughs, not just Croydon.

I wasn't talking about the borough, I meant the town. Up thread it was said Purley was in Croydon, which is fine if you're on about the borough.

 

[Callie]

Callie I grew up in Addiscombe too!

And Norbury surely the most northern of northern places in Croydon?

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what school did you go to:

 

[Hoss]

I wasn't talking about the borough, I meant the town. Up thread it was said Purley was in Croydon, which is fine if you're on about the borough.

Is Up Thread in the North or South of the borough?


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[Hoss]

what school did you go to:

Davidson and then Shirley High.

You?


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[Callie]

Ashburton Juniors then the same. Im now frantically trying to work out how old you are! my detective skills say you might know my cousin


someone who went to the same school as me. how terrifying!

 

[Hoss]

Ashburton Juniors then the same. Im now frantically trying to work out how old you are! my detective skills say you might know my cousin


someone who went to the same school as me. how terrifying!

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What's your cousins name? PM if you prefer!



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[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

My daughter goes to Davidson. Can I be in the gang too?