| Sanderstead | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Sanderstead | |
  Sanderstead Location within Greater London | |
| Population | 12,777 (2011 Ward)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ337613 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTH CROYDON |
| Postcode district | CR2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Sanderstead /ˈsɑːndərstɛd/ is a village and medieval-founded church parish at the southern end of Croydon in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, and formerly in the historic county of Surrey, until 1965. It takes in Purley Downs and Sanderstead Plantation, an area of woodland that includes the second-highest point in London. Sanderstead sits above a dry valley at the edge of the built-up area of Greater London. Cementing its secular identity from the late 19th century until abolition in 1965 it had a civil parish council.[n 1][2][3] The community had a smaller farming-centred economy until the mid 19th century.
All Saints' Church's construction began in about 1230 followed by great alterations and affixing of monuments including a poem attributed to John Dryden, the first Poet Laureate nationally; it is protected under UK law as Grade I listed.[4][5] Sanderstead station is at the foot of the dry valley and has frequent, fast trains to East Croydon, connected to a range of London terminals and interchanges.[n 2] Sanderstead is claimed to an origin of the English Sanders surname,[6] noting at least four separate geographical clusters formed by the 19th century, two of which were by 1881 far more populous.[7]
Sanderstead's Interwar growth coincided with the electrification of the Southern Railway leaving largely a suburban community of households having at least one commuter to central London or Croydon.
- ^ "Croydon Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Vision of Britain - Sanderstead civil parish boundary
- ^ The Church of England Sanderstead ecclesiastical parish boundary
- ^ 'Parishes: Sanderstead', A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4, ed. H E Malden (London, 1912), pp. 237-243. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol4/pp237-243 [accessed 24 May 2018].
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Church of All Saints, Croydon, London". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Generations, a Thousand Year Family History by Ralph Sanders; ISBN 1425795722
- ^ Sanders surname in 1881 map of England
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