What is Croydon?
{{infobox UK place |country = England |region= London |population= 384,837 |population_ref= (Addiscombe, Broad Green, Fairfield, Waddon, Croham, Selhurst, Ashburton, Woodside, Sanderstead, Shirley and Selsdon and Ballards wards)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/2011-census-ward-pop |title=2011 Census Ward Population Estimates &#124; London DataStore |accessdate=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202755/http://data.london.gov.uk/2011-census-ward-pop |archivedate=22 February 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> |official_name= Croydon |static_image_name = {{Photomontage | photo1a = P1490912 The Old Town Hall,Katherine Street.. Croydon...jpg | photo2a = Grant's, High Street, Croydon - geograph.org.uk - 33228.jpg | spacing = 3 | size = 266 |color = white | foot_montage = From top to bottom: the Old Town Hall and [[Croydon Clocktower|Clocktower]] (with the Spreadeagle in the foreground), Katharine Street; the Grants Building, High Street}} |coordinates = {{coord|51.3727|-0.1099|display=inline,title}} |os_grid_reference= TQ335655 |london_borough= Croydon |post_town= CROYDON |postcode_district= CR0 |postcode_area= CR |dial_code= 0208 |constituency_westminster= [[Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon Central]] |constituency_westminster1=[[Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon North]] |constituency_westminster2=[[Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon South]] |charingX_distance_mi= 9.4 |charingX_direction= N }} '''Croydon''' is a large [[town]] in [[Greater London]], southern [[England]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. It is south of [[London]] and is part of the [[London Borough of Croydon]]. It is birthplace of [[Crowded House]] and [[Split Enz]] singers [[Neil Finn]] and [[Tim Finn]]. ==History== The town grew up from [[Anglo-Saxon]] times around a palace belonging to the [[Archbishop of Canterb