New Addington
OS grid reference	TQ382622
London borough	Croydon
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CROYDON
Postcode district	CR0
Dial code	020
	01689
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Croydon Central
London Assembly	Croydon and Sutton
European Parliament	London
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New Addington is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a large local authority estate surrounded by open countryside and golf courses. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

Until the 1930s, the area now known as New Addington was farmland and woodland in the ancient parish of Addington. The farms were called Castle Hill, Addington Lodge and Fisher's Farms. At the time, central Croydon and London more generally had overcrowded slums causing concern to the authorities. In 1935, the First National Housing Trust purchased 569 acres (2.3 km²) of Fisher's Farm with the intention of erecting a 'Garden Village', with 4,400 houses, shops, two churches, cinema, and village green. The Chairman of the Trust was Charles Boot, hence the earliest part of New Addington is sometimes called The Boot's Estate. Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... , St Marys Church, Addington, with the cross commemorating five archbishops in the foreground Addington is a village in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... Ebenezer Howards 3 magnets diagram which addressed the question Where will the people go?, the choices being Town, Country or Town-Country The garden city movement is an approach to urban planning that was founded in 1898 by Ebenezer Howard in England. ... Charles Boot of Sheffield, England was the creator and builder of Pinewood Studios on the estate of Heatherden Hall at Iver Heath in the parish of Iver in Buckinghamshire, England. ...

By 1939, when the outbreak of World War II suspended construction, 1023 houses and 23 shops had been built. The new estate was popular, but the provision of amenities had not kept pace with the house building. Only one of the proposed schools and few of the shops were in operation. For employment, decent shopping and entertainment, the residents had to travel off the estate. This heralded a long history of isolation for the estate, then nicknamed Little Siberia, partly remedied 60 years later with the arrival of Tramlink. Tramlink runs alongside Lodge Lane, the main (northern) road access. There is only one other point of access by road, where King Henry's Drive connects with minor roads to the south, leaving the area with a sense of detachment unlike any other community of a similar size in south-east England. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... New Addington is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport tramway in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ...

After the War, there were concerns about the amount of green space being used for building around London. Much of the countryside around the developing estate was declared Green Belt. The County Borough of Croydon bought the unused First National Housing Trust land and a further 400 acres (1.6 km²) to add to it, for extensive further development. This was more development than had been originally envisaged and brought about the structure of the estate as seen today. Many more houses, blocks of flats, the Central Parade of shops, churches and factories were built. The London Borough of Croydon obtained permission for a further 1,412 houses, which were completed in 1968. This area, at the Croydon end, is known as the Fieldway Estate and has developed its own identity to an extent. The total population counted by the 2001 Census was 21,527, of which 10,351 were in New Addington ward, with 11,176 in Fieldway ward. For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ... Central Parade formerly Cenegal FC, is a Sierra Leonean football club from the capital Freetown, Sierra Leone currently a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League which is the top football division in Sierra Leone. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reputation

New Addington has had a mixed press over the years. Its isolation has perversely given it a strong sense of community and independence. The Croydon Advertiser publishes a separate New Addington edition. The presence of the library, youth clubs, leisure centre, shops, churches and street market enables locals to lead full lives in many ways. The Addington Community Association has provided an important hub for the community. However, the distance from Croydon and other centres, with only patchy bus services, prevented New Addington residents from being able to access a full range of employment and educational facilities or indeed shops. Educational and health standards were low, with a high number of teenage mothers, particularly in Fieldway. Indeed Fieldway has historically had a five-year difference in life expectancy from nearby Selsdon^{[citation needed]}. Additionally, New Addington has suffered from a bad reputation in the neighbouring areas, mainly through snobbery and lack of contact with the area and its community, but also because of a spate of anti-social behaviour and gang violence involving youths on the estate from the 1990s to the present, as well as the perceived poor standard of schools. The Croydon Advertiser is a weekly newspaper covering the London Borough of Croydon, South London and surrounding areas. ... Selsdon is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Regeneration

Beginning in the late 1990s, there has been an improvement in quality of life in and perception of New Addington and Fieldway. The area was declared one of the first Education Action Zones by the Labour government, with extra investment and opportunities for partnership for schools. The majority of the houses were bought by their tenants, which some say has led to renewed pride in their properties and community. The London Borough of Croydon increased its investment in the remaining housing stock and in the leisure and youth facilities. It also organised a neighbourhood partnership for the estate which local people lead to hold public institutions to account. But perhaps the most important improvement was the arrival of Tramlink, providing a connection with Croydon and connections to central London in a little over 20 minutes, providing the opportunity of a greater choice of schools and jobs. More recently the Octagon Cyber Café has been opened by the London Borough of Croydon, although Tesco closed its supermarket and Lidl have bought, closed down and have demolished the Cunningham pub, one of just three in New Addington and Fieldway, for redevelopment. The remaining public houses are the Man on the Moon and the Randall Tavern. The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Tesco plc is a UK-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ... A Lidl store in Launceston, United Kingdom Lidl is a European discount supermarket chain of German origin that operates 5,000 stores. ...

New Addington is still surrounded by open space, woodland and golf courses, including some important chalk downland sites. It is on the top of a hill and its temperature can be noticeably colder on the estate than in surrounding lower areas. A downland is an area of open chalk upland. ...

Politics

Politically, New Addington and Fieldway have traditionally been Labour strongholds, providing the only five Labour councillors out of 70 in the London Borough of Croydon between 1982 and 1986. Four of the last six leaders of the Labour Party on Croydon Council have been councillors representing the estate, including Geraint Davies, the area's former Member of Parliament, and Val Shawcross, now a London Assembly member. In 2006 the two wards of Fieldway and New Addington had two Labour councillors each, both wards seeing stong challenges from the British National Party. These wards are unusual as being two of the very few in Greater London that do not have three councillors each - the Boundary Commission could not find a way to make this standard fit in the isolated New Addington estate. If you have an image of Geraint Davies, please keep it For other persons named Richard Davies, see Richard Davies (disambiguation). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Valerie Shawcross CBE is a Labour Party politician and member of the London Assembly for Lambeth and Southwark. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... The British National Party (BNP) is a White Nationalist political party in Great Britain. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ...

Facilities

The Anglican parish church of New Addington is St Edward's church at the end of Central Parade, built in 1957. Fieldway however is part of Addington parish, under the 11th-century St Mary the Blessed Virgin church in Addington village. There are also a Baptist church, the Good Shepherd Roman Catholic church, the Salvation Army and several other smaller places of worship. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Coptic Orthodox Pope · Roman Catholic Pope Archbishop of Canterbury · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a non-military evangelical Christian organisation. ...

Although most of the rest of Croydon has the London telephone dialling code '020', New Addington has the Orpington code for BT customers of '01689'. In recent years, cable telephone providers have entered the estate, using 020. New Addington is in the CR0 postal district, the largest in the country. , // Orpington Town Sign Station Road Car Park Demolition The High Street and adjacent Walnuts Shopping Centre contain a wide selection of high-street shops. ... BT Group plc (which trades as just BT, and is commonly known by its former name, British Telecom) is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator. ... CR0 is the postcode for Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon in South London. ...

Since the beginning of 2006, Croydon Council have started consultation with the local community with a view to regenerating the Central Parade Shopping district and bringing in a partner to develop new housing and a Supermarket retail outlet.

Nearest places

• Addington Interchange
• Addington
• Shirley
• West Wickham
• Forestdale
• Keston
• Biggin Hill
• Fickleshole

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Nearest stations

• New Addington tram stop
• King Henry's Drive tram stop
• Fieldway tram stop

New Addington tram stop is a terminus on the Tramlink route 3. ... King Henrys Drive tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service in the London Borough of Croydon. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

External links

• British Survey New Addington
• The Octagon Cyber Cafe's Community Website