Sanderstead

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TQ340641
Administration
London borough:	Croydon
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Country:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Surrey (1965)
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	SOUTH CROYDON
Postal district:	CR2
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Croydon South
London Assembly:	Croydon and Sutton
European Parliament:	London

All Saints' church, Sanderstead

Sanderstead (pronounced /'sɑ:ndəˌstɛd/) is a village in South-East England. Sanderstead was formerly a parish of Surrey, but since 1965 has been part of the London Borough of Croydon. It is on high ground at the edge of the built-up area of Greater London. All Saints' Church dates from the 13th century but was extensively altered in later periods. Sanderstead station is lower down the hill and has trains to East Croydon and London, and to East Grinstead and Uckfield. Having been a farming community in previous centuries, Sanderstead is now essentially a dormitory village for commuters to London and Croydon. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... 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There has been human habitation in the area since at least the Roman period. A Romano-British homestead (small farming settlement) was discovered during the construction of one of the two junior schools of the village, Atwood. This was further excavated during the 1980s when the school was extended, revealing the remains of several round huts, hearths, a broach and pottery, some of which hailed from North Africa. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent. ...

One of the more curious aspects of Sanderstead is that it has no pub, unlike nearby Warlingham which has around six. Rumours persist that this is due to the Manor of Sanderstead being Quaker Church land at one time, creating an unusual legal situation preventing the opening of one.^{[citation needed]} Warlingham is a large village on the south-eastern boundary of London, UK, just across the border in Tandridge district, east Surrey. ...

Kate Moss is originally from Sanderstead. She went to Ridgeway Primary School on The Ridgeway in Sanderstead.

Nearest places

• Selsdon
• South Croydon
• Hamsey Green
• Warlingham
• Kenley
• Purley
• Riddlesdown

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Nearest railway stations

• Sanderstead railway station
• Purley Oaks railway station
• Riddlesdown railway station

Sanderstead railway station serves the village of Sanderstead in the London Borough of Croydon, although the station is some distance north-west of the original village centre. ... Purley Oaks railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. ... Riddlesdown railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, on the Oxted line. ...

External links

• Sanderstead Village Community
• Sanderstead Parish (Church of England)