Thornton Heath
Thornton Heath shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ315685
London borough	Croydon
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THORNTON HEATH
Postcode district	CR7
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Croydon North
London Assembly	Croydon and Sutton
List of places: UK • England • London

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Thornton Heath is a district in the London Borough of Croydon. It is 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south of Charing Cross. Thornton Heath High Street is the centre of a large area of north Croydon known as Thornton Heath between West Croydon and South Norwood. For other places called Croydon see Croydon (disambiguation) For details of the town of Croydon on which this borough is centred see Croydon The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in South London, England and part of Outer London. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... West Croydon is a locality to the north west of central Croydon in South London. ... South Norwood is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ...

History

Until the arrival of the railway in 1862 and the subsequent building of many houses around it, Thornton Heath was actually focused on an area a mile (1.6 km) to the west, at the locality on the A23 now known as Thornton Heath Pond. The heath itself consisted of 36 acres (146,000 m²) stretching northwards from Thornton Heath Pond towards Norbury. This was the common grazing land for the manor of Norbury. There were also some farms and cottages. Colliers Water Lane, an ancient route, is thought to have been used by charcoal-burners who took water from Thornton Heath Pond. The A23 road, in its original form, was a major road running between London to Brighton, England. ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... Norbury is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, on the border with the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Merton. ...

The area was known for being desolate and a haunt of highwaymen, including the most famous of all, Dick Turpin, who was said to have lived for a time nearby. A gallows was placed by the pond to execute criminals and serve as a warning to others. On 31 March 1722 six men were hanged there together, and a further four together the following year. The area was known as Gallows Green, the gallows being a well-known sight along the increasingly important stagecoach route between London and the south coast. In the 18th century a coaching inn called the Wheatsheaf was established by the pond providing refreshment for travellers and their horses. In 1799 the common was enclosed and some development began around the pond along London Road. By 1900 most of the common had been built on. For a period after the arrival of the railway, the area around the station was known as 'New Thornton Heath'. Folk image of a mounted highwayman Highwayman was a term used particularly in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries to describe criminals who robbed people travelling by stagecoach and other modes of transport along public highways. ... A 19th century illustration of Dick Turpin Richard (Dick) Turpin (born September 21, 1705 in Hempstead, Essex – died April 7, 1739 in York) is a legendary English rogue and the most famous historical highwayman. ... These gallows in Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park are maintained by Arizona State Parks. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom, from approximately the mid-seventeenth century for a period of about 200 years, the Coaching Inn was a vital part of the inland transport infrastructure. ...

The pond had become a hazard by the late 19th century, a parcel mail coach having notably come to grief in it in 1891. To commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, a large fountain was placed in the middle of the pond and railings were erected around it. In 1953 the pond was drained and is now a major roundabout on the London to Brighton route (the A23 road). In 1975, due to sporadic incidents of vandalism, the decision was made to fill in the pool as well. In January 2003, a new water feature (funded by Croydon Council's Smarter Croydon initiative) was put in place, although this was soon removed. Queen Victoria redirects here. ... A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary. ... For other places with the same name, see Brighton (disambiguation). ...

At the junction of Thornton Heath High Street and Parchmore Road, on a site previously called Walker's Green, is a Clocktower, built in 1900, and financed partly by public subscription.

Thornton Heath was the site of the Croydon Workhouse from 1865, later to become Queen's Road Hospital, with the neighbouring Queen's Road Cemetery, opened in 1861. Mayday University Hospital began as the Workhouse infirmary and is now one of the largest hospitals in south London. Mayday University Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Croydon in south London. ...

Today

Thornton Heath is one of the most multicultural areas in Croydon, home to large Asian communities as well as a significant Afro-Caribbean population. It has a wide range of religious, temples, mosques and churches. There has also been a recent influx of Polish immigrants as exemplified by a large growth of Polish shops in the area. This area is attractive by virtue of significantly lower house prices, making Thornton Heath more affordable than some other parts of Greater London. At Thornton Heath Pond is a London Bus garage which was formerly a tram depot until the 1950s. Croydon's last tram until the Tramlink scheme of the 1990s was driven to Thornton Heath by the then Mayor of Croydon and MP Fred Harris. An Enviro 400 bus, a modern interpretation of the famous London red double-decker. ... Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport tramway in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ... Frederic Walter Harris (6 March 1915 – 4 January 1979, Kenya) was a British politician and businessman. ...

Notable Residents

Local Sport

Thornton Heath's aging sports centre was recently knocked down and replaced by a more modern sports and leisure centre with a wider range of facilities.

Notable local sports teams include:

• Streatham-Croydon RFC
• South London Storm Rugby League Club
• Croydon Athletic F.C.
• Crystal Palace F.C.
• Thornton Heath leisure centre
• Gonville Sports Club-Bowling Green

The Streatham-Croydon Rugby Football Club, is an historic Rugby Union club based at Frant Road, Thornton Heath, in the London Borough of Croydon, currently playing in the RFU Surrey 2 league. ... The South London Storm Rugby League Club is a rugby league club based at Streatham-Croydon RFC in Thornton Heath, in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Croydon Athletic F.C. is an English football club currently playing in the Isthmian League First Division. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ...

Nearest places

• West Croydon
• South Norwood
• Norbury
• Pollards Hill
• Selhurst
• Upper Norwood
• Eastfields

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Nearest railway stations

• Thornton Heath railway station
• Norwood Junction railway station
• Selhurst railway station

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External links

• [Thornton Heath photos]
• [13 historic photos]
• [Croydon Guardian, 22 January 2003 "Thornton Heath Pond Flows Again"]