What is London Borough of Croydon?
{{ Infobox London Borough | name = London Borough of Croydon | short_name = Croydon | imagename = File:LondonCroydon.png | status = [[London Boroughs|London Borough]] | area_rank = 256th | area_km2 = 86.52 | ons_code = 00AH | adminhq = Croydon | ethnicity = 70.2% White<br />13.3% African-Caribbean<br />11.3% [[Asian|South Asian]]<br />3.1% Mixed<br />2.1% [[China|Chinese]] | url = http://www.croydon.gov.uk/ | leadership = Leader & Cabinet | mayor = Cllr Janet Marshall | mps = Richard Ottaway<br />Andrew Pelling<br />Malcolm Wicks | gla_constituency = Croydon and Sutton | gla_member = Andrew Pelling }} The '''London Borough of Croydon''' is a [[London Borough]]. It is in south [[London]]. The [[borough]] is the farthest south of Greater London, with the [[M25 circle motorway]] touching it at the bottom. In North Croydon the borough mainly borders the [[London Borough of Bromley]] to the east as well as the [[London Borough of Southwark|London Boroughs of Southwark]] and [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]] to the north. The boroughs of Sutton and [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]] are west of Croydon. Croydon's main town centre is [[Croydon]] itself. The town offers the most office space in Southeast England apart from Central London. There are two shopping centres in Croydon which are named Centrale and the Witgift Centre. Croydon was named the 20<small>th</small> best shopping town in the UK.{{fact|date=December 2016}} Croydon is currently being modernised (meaning new buildings are being built). Croydon College and John Ruskin College are the only schools for people over 16 years old. The London Borough of Croydon asked the government for city status in 2000 and again in 2002 but it failed. If the government said yes it would have been the third council in Greater London to hold that status, the others being the [[City of London]] and the [[City of Westminster]]. The borough is the home of two football clubs, Crystal Palace F.C. who are in the [[Football League Championship]] and Croydon F.C. who are in t