Croydon
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Croydon is the most southerly of all of London’s boroughs, lying around 10 miles (15 km) due south of the City. The borough is bordered by Lambeth to the north, Bromley to the east, Sutton and Merton to the west and Kent and Surrey to the south. It was formed in 1965 from the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District and the County Borough of Croydon.
Croydon Council (and its predecessor Croydon Corporation) unsuccessfully applied for city status in 1954, 2000 and 2002, which would make it “London’s third city” after the City of London and the City of Westminister. At present, it is the second most populous local government district without city status. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name.
Like many outer London boroughs, Croydon saw a population increase throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with people drawn by good transport links to London as well as by the promise of employment in Croydon’s metal working and car manufacturing industries or in Croydon airport, which saw its last scheduled flight depart on 30 September 1959. While the borough saw a small population decline in the 1970s and 1980s, by 2007 Croydon was London's most populous borough with an estimated population of 339,500. However, its large size (33.6 square miles) means that it is far from the most densely populated.
Croydon’s ethnic diversity is about average for London, with around 59% recorded as “White British.” Major BAME groups include Indians, Carribeans and Africans. However, ethnic composition varies across the borough, with 87% of residents in the southerly ward of Coulsdon East’s population recorded as “white British,” compared to the northernly wards of West Thornton and Bensham, where the percentages are 31% and 32% respectively.
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