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| London Borough of Croydon | |
 Shown within Greater London | |
| Official website | http://www.croydon.gov.uk/ |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Status | London Borough |
| Area — Total |
Ranked 256th 86.52 km² |
| ONS code | 00AH |
| Admin HQ | Croydon |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 9th (of 354) 342,700 3,961 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 70.2% White 13.3% African-Caribbean 11.3% South Asian 3.1% Mixed 2.1% Chinese |
| Politics | |
| Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| Mayor | Cllr Janet Marshall |
| Executive | Conservative |
| MPs | Richard Ottaway Andrew Pelling Malcolm Wicks |
| London Assembly — Member |
Croydon and Sutton Andrew Pelling |
The London Borough of Croydon is a London Borough. It is in south London. The borough is the farthest south of Greater London, with the M25 circle motorway touching it at the bottom. In North Croydon the borough mainly borders the London Borough of Bromley to the east as well as the London Boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth to the north. The boroughs of Sutton and Merton are west of Croydon.
Croydon's main town centre is Croydon itself. The town offers the most office space in Southeast England apart from Central London. There are two shopping centres in Croydon which are named Centrale and the Witgift Centre. Croydon was named the 20th best shopping town in the UK.[source?] Croydon is currently being modernised (meaning new buildings are being built). Croydon College and John Ruskin College are the only schools for people over 16 years old.
The London Borough of Croydon asked the government for city status in 2000 and again in 2002 but it failed. If the government said yes it would have been the third council in Greater London to hold that status, the others being the City of London and the City of Westminster.
The borough is the home of two football clubs, Crystal Palace F.C. who are in the Football League Championship and Croydon F.C. who are in the Ryman League. Croydon is also known for having a lot of parks and open spaces like Mitcham Common and South Norwood Lakes.
Croydon is a tourist attraction in London. One of the reasons is because it is close to Gatwick Airport and because it has lots of entertainment and historic facilities including the Fairfield Halls, Warehouse Theatre, Croydon Airport (disused), Shirley Windmill, Croydon Palace and the Croydon Clocktower.