South Norwood Country Park

Part of South Norwood Country Park. In the background can be seen the aerials of the Croydon transmitting station to the left and the Crystal Palace transmitting station to the right.

South Norwood Country Park is a park in South Norwood, close to Elmers End and Birkbeck train stations. The historic Kent-Surrey border runs through the site,[1] and since 1965 it has been located wholly in the London Borough of Croydon.[2] It is a 47 hectare[3] (116 acre) green space which opened in 1989. The park is a mix of countryside and parkland, and land formerly used for sewage farms serving the growing London population.

Croydon Sports Arena, the home of Croydon F.C., is on the south-eastern edge of the park. There is also a car park and visitor centre, and a duck pond similar to the one at South Norwood Lake.

  1. ^ "Great Britain and Ireland interactive county map". Wikishire. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ "LOndon Borough of Croydon". Google Maps. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "South Norwood Country Park - Children's Play Area Design and Access Statement" (PDF). Croydon Council. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2010.