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Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

History

Local government

Under the Local Government Act 1894, Purley became part of the Croydon Rural District of Surrey. In 1915 Purley and the neighbouring town of Coulsdon formed the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District which in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, was abolished and its area transferred to Greater London and used to form part of the London Borough of Croydon.

The urban district council was based in a colonial-style building opened in 1930. The building, on the A23 road Brighton Road near Reedham railway station (London), became the property of the London Borough of Croydon and was sold to developers. It was left derelict for many years but was converted into flats in 2012

Aviation
RAF Kenley, to the east of the town, is currently official property of the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). It was one of the most important fighter stations – together with Croydon Airport and Biggin Hill – during World War II.
it is used by a gliding association, and is a popular area where learner drivers can practice.

Suburban growth
Purley grew rapidly in the 1920s and 1930s, providing spacious homes in a green environment. Northeast Purley stretches into the chalk hill spurs of the North Downs.

[[Image:Purley Council Office.jpg|thumb|255px|Former offices of Coulsdon and Purley Urban District on Brighton Road, Purley]]

One road, Promenade de Verdun, created by William Webb, has a distinction all of its own. It is 600 yards (550 m) long and has on one side Lombardy poplars planted in soil mixed with English and French earth specifically shipped over to the UK, a plaque at one end explains that the French ministry of Interior donnated the soil from Armentières, as a memorial to the alliance of World War One and the soldiers who died. At the other end of the road stands an obelisk carved from a single piece of stone with the inscription "Aux soldats de France morts glorieusement pendant la Grande Guerre". Notably, the town was home to Joachim Von Ribbentrop when he was ambassador before WWII, and he is understood to have ensured that the town was never bombed.

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"The 32nd Surrey Battalion of the Home Guard was known as the Factory Battalion, and had the [http://%20http://www.croydononline.org/history/places/purleyway.asp specific task of guarding the Purley Way] factories: its units were mainly based on staff from the individual firms. The factories adjoining Croydon Airport took the worst of the air raid of 15 August 1940: the British NSF factory was almost entirely destroyed, and the Bourjois factory gutted, with a total of over sixty civilian deaths."

A comprehensive history of Purley and its growth around Caterham Junction (now Purley Station) with the coming of the railways some 150 years ago is found in the Bourne Society's 'Purley Village History' and in its Local History Records publications.

The Webb Estate made headlines in a 2002 survey, which found that it had over the years attracted the highest-earning residents in the United Kingdom. In the same year Purley topped Britain's rich list becoming the most affluent suburb and consistently features among the most affluent suburbs in Britain owing to its exclusive gated estates, large houses and greenery yet only less than 30 minutes from central London thus attracting wealthy city workers. Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

Education

Purley is home to a number of schools; including three notable Catholic schools, two of which are in Peaks Hill, Surrey: these schools are The John Fisher School a high-performing Catholic all boys state school (formerly an independent and then highly selective state school), Laleham Lea Primary School a co-educational prep-school and Oakwood School, a co-educational Catholic primary. Cumnor House School A prep-school is also in Purley.

Other schools in Purley include:

*Thomas More Catholic School, Purley (co-ed)
*Riddlesdown High School (co-ed)
*St David's School (London)
*Margaret Roper Roman Catholic Primary School (co-ed) Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

Retail and commerce

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Purley used to have many different kinds of retail shops such as greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers, card shops, sport shops, etc. The old Sainsbury's was closed in the early 1980s (and has now been demolished as part of redevelopment plans by the congregation of Purley Baptist Church). Since the opening of a new Sainsbury's in the early 1980s (closed 2001) and, more significantly, a Tesco superstore in 1991, there has been a shift in the town's retail, predominantly charity shops, estate agents, restaurants and bars. In 2006, further change was on the cards as Tesco proposed to replace the store with a 6-storey building containing affordable flats above a new store. These expansion plans were subsequently shelved.http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=250080&command=displayContent&sourceNode=250082&home=yes&more_nodeId1=250133&contentPK=19805691

The island opposite Purley Baptist Church has been refurbished and the Church, under the banner of 58:12 (a company and charity set up by the Church) are planning to redevelop it. Other partners in the development of a strategy for the regeneration of central Purley include the Purley & Woodcote Residents' Association and Purley Rotary who actively participate in the Neighbourhood Partnership forums hosted by Croydon Council.

During 2012 many of the roads, pavements, pedestrian areas and the rail station approach were completely remade to advantage. Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

Politics

Purley has consistently returned Conservative Party (UK) MPs to the local seat of Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency) and has also returned Conservative members to the local council. Since the north of Croydon tends to return Labour Party (UK) councillors, the two halves of the borough are often at loggerheads. In the 2006 local elections the Conservatives were returned to power in Croydon removing Liberal Democrats and replacing Labour from the local political scene. Prominent members of the new Council are residents of Purley & of Woodcote (now part of Coulsdon West Ward) Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

Notable references in fiction

*On television the town became known in the sitcom, ''Terry and June'' where Terry and June Medford (Terry Scott and June Whitfield), had moved after the characters' previous series, ''Happy Ever After (UK TV series)''. The sitcom was set on the cusp of Purley and Wallington, London (on Church Road in a house within sight of St Mark's Church) and the opening credits featured them searching for one another around the (now unrecognisable) Whitgift Centre – a shopping precinct in central Croydon.
*One of the houses used in ''Footballer's Wives'' is in Purley.
*Purley is famous for a reference in both the "Marriage Guidance Counsellor", "Nudge Nudge", and "Kilimanjaro Expedition" (mentioned only in version in ''And Now for Something Completely Different'' film) sketches by Monty Python.
*Purley is the location of Dr. Seward's sanatorium in the theatrical version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula".
* The CBBC show Little Howard's Big Question is based in Purley, with Big Howard, Little Howard and MOTHER. Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

Notable residents

* Michael Arthur (academic), Vice-Chancellor of Leeds University, Provost of University College London from September 2013, was born in Purley
* Jay Aston, singer with Bucks Fizz (band), born in Purley.
*Derren Brown, famous magician and mentalist, was born and grew up in Purley.
*June Brown, actress, used to live in South Croydon near Purley.
*Laura Hamilton, TV Presenter and Dancing on Ice Contestant lives in Purley
*Peter Cushing, OBE, famous actor who appeared in many Hammer Horror films as Baron Frankenstein and the vampire hunter Dr van Helsing, as Sherlock Holmes, Dr Who and Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars. Grew up and went to school in Purley.
*Andy Frampton, professional association footballer, currently playing for AFC Wimbledon grew up in Purley.
*Nigel Harman, actor, was born and grew up in Purley.
*John Harrison former Technical & Commercial Director Royal Opera House lives in Purley.
*Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher's former press secretary, lives in Purley.
*David P. Lane, Oncologist best known for identifying P53 went to school and grew up in Purley.
*Martin Lee (singer), singer with Brotherhood of Man. Born in Purley.
*Archibald Low, pioneer of radio guidance systems. Born in Purley.
*Ray Mears (author), TV survivalist
*Francis Rossi, lead Singer with Status Quo, lives in The Webb Estate in Purley.
*John Horne Tooke, an English politician and philologist, lived in Purley at the end of the 18th century where he began writing ''Epea Pteroenta, Or, The Diversions of Purley''. Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

Transport

Purley Cross gyratory connects routes leading south-east to East Grinstead and Eastbourne (the A22 road), west to Epsom and Kingston upon Thames (the A2022 road), south to Redhill, Surrey and Brighton (the A23 road), and north to London Borough of Croydon and Central London (the A23 road and A235 road). The A23 north from Purley forms the Purley Way, which leads to Croydon's trading and industrial hinterland and also to the former Croydon Airport, the predecessor of the present London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport.

The town is on the main Brighton main line and is served by Purley railway station and Purley Oaks railway station stations on that line, and Reedham railway station (London) on the Tattenham Corner Line.

There are plans to extend Tramlink to Purley.

Nearest railway stations
*Purley railway station
*Purley Oaks railway station
*Riddlesdown railway station
*Reedham railway station (London)
*Sanderstead railway station

Nearest places

*Coulsdon
*Croydon
*Kenley
*Riddlesdown
*South Croydon
*Selsdon
*Sanderstead
*Warlingham
*Woldingham
*Banstead Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

In Popular Culture

In the Monty Python sketch "Nudge Nudge" (1969), the businessman mentions that his wife has traveled a bit, emphasizing that she's from Purley. Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

See also

* John Fisher School
* St. David's School (London)
* Commonweal Lodge
* [http://www.purleycollege.com/ Purley Language College]
* [http://www.purleybusiness.co.uk/ Purley Business Association] Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

References

Purley is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name, first recorded as "Pirlee" in 1200, means 'Peartree wood or clearing'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.

External links

* [http://www.purleybusiness.co.uk Purley Business Association]
* [http://www.purleybusinessexpo.co.uk Purley Business Expo]
* [http://www.purleyfestival.co.uk Purley Festival]
* [http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksrecreation/additionalitems/openspacesa-z/promenadedeverdun?a=5441 Local Gov. Site Promenade de Verdun]
*[http://www.bournesociety.org.uk/bournesoc/1-purley.html History of Purley Village]
*[http://www.58-12.co.uk/ Purley's "58:12" Regeneration Project]
*[http://www.purleywoodcote.org.uk/pwindex.html PWRA, Purley & Woodcote Residents' Association]
*[http://www.bourne-society.org.uk/ The Bourne Society, representing heritage interests in the debate over Purley regeneration]
* [http://www.pjfrfc.co.uk Home of Purley John Fisher Rugby Football Club]
*[http://www.purleymail.com Online newsletter]




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