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Norwood New Town

Field	Value
country	England
region	London
official_name	Norwood New Town
coordinates
os_grid_reference	TQ325705
london_borough	Croydon
post_town	LONDON
postcode_area	SE
postcode_district	SE19
dial_code	020

Norwood New Town is a largely residential, former working-class enclave within the larger district of Upper Norwood in South London. It is within the London Borough of Croydon. In common with the neighbouring districts of West Norwood, South Norwood and Upper Norwood, it is named after the contraction of the Great North Wood, which once occupied this area.

History

Norwood New Town was built from 1840 purposely as one of the main working class areas of early Norwood (the others were South Norwood and the 'Triangle' of Upper Norwood). It was built as a walled estate to separate its working-class inhabitants from the upper-class country houses and farm land, which at that time made up the district. Its construction commenced before the rebuilding of the Crystal Palace on Norwood Hill but it became home to many of the workers employed on the construction of the Palace.

The walled-in terraced streets formed a particularly close community, which occupied an area south of Central Hill. The enclosed streets were:

Oxford Road
Naseby Road (formerly Albert Road)
Dover Road (formerly Albert Terrace)
Crystal Terrace
Eagle Hill (formerly Spa Road)

The wall was demolished in 1930 and the district was integrated into the neighbouring area, which was becoming increasingly suburbanised.

Transport

Bus

Buses use the A214 (Crown Dale) and the A215 (Knight's Hill).

Rail

The high elevation of the area has made building railways very difficult so the area does not have a station of its own. The closest railway stations are West Norwood and Gipsy Hill.

Nearest places

West Norwood to the north
Upper Norwood for the larger surrounding district
Norbury to the south west
South Norwood to the south
Streatham to the west.

References

Cheesman, Beryl D. (1991), Treetops and Terraces – A Bygone Era of New Town , Upper Norwood SE19 Theban Publishing, Surrey,

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