Woodside, London

Woodside
Woodside Woodside shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ344672
London borough	Croydon
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CROYDON
Postcode district	CR0
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE25
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Croydon Central
London Assembly	Croydon and Sutton
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Coordinates: 51°23′16″N 0°04′03″W / 51.387849°N 0.067509°W / 51.387849; -0.067509

Woodside is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon located between Addiscombe and South Norwood.

History

Woodside is a suburban district of residential streets based around Woodside Green, a small sized area of green land. At one end of the green is a war memorial. It is surrounded by residential properties, with the main shopping parade at one end. Portland Road, an important distributor road, leads away from the green towards South Norwood, and has many more shops, restaurants, pubs and a swimming pool. The green still has a somewhat villagey feel with several old houses and cottages around it. Housing is largely Victorian terraces or more recent developments of small flats. There are some attractive pubs including the Joiner's Arms.^[1]

Woodside was first mentioned in 1332, one of the older settlements in the area. It is likely to signify 'at the side of the Great North Wood', which gives its name to Norwood, London. Woodside was largely agricultural land, but its heavy soil enabled a brick-making industry to form from 1815. Handley's brickworks' chimneys dominated the area, their hooter being heard all over the locality at lunchtime to signify the start and finish of the rest period and following their closure in 1974, a new open space known as Brickfield Meadows serves the community. Handley's sold out to Hall & Co who were subsequently taken over by Ready Mixed Concrete prior to closure. (There were two other brickyards in the group - at Newdigate and Ashford - the managing director Jack Milsted was also Founder Chairman of Croydon Amateurs FC from 1953 until 1990 when the club was known as Croydon FC. Croydon Racecourse opened in 1866 on nearby Stroud Green Farm, now the site of Ashburton Community School, closing in 1890.

Woodside station was built to serve visitors to the racecourse in 1871. The station was served by the Woodside and South Croydon Railway. It is now served by Tramlink routes 1 and 2, with services to Croydon and the London Borough of Bromley.

Woodside is part of the electoral ward of Woodside, one of 24 of the London Borough of Croydon, which covers a wider area up to Norwood Junction railway station, including South Norwood Country Park. The area identifying primarily as Woodside has gradually shrunk with most living within the SE25 postcode now terming themselves 'South Norwood'.

Nearest places

Nearest stations

References

↑ FancyaPint? review of The Joiner's Arms

External References

Canning and Clyde Road Residents Association and Friends. (2000) The Book of Addiscombe, Halsgrove.
Streets within the Ward of Woodside

London Borough of Croydon

Districts	Addington Addiscombe Ashburton Beddington Broad Green Coombe Coulsdon Croydon Crystal Palace Forestdale Hamsey Green Kenley Monks Orchard New Addington Norbury Norwood New Town Old Coulsdon Pollards Hill Purley Roundshaw Russell Hill Sanderstead Selhurst Selsdon Shirley Shirley Oaks South Croydon South Norwood Spring Park Thornton Heath Upper Norwood Upper Shirley Waddon Woodcote Woodside Whyteleafe

Attractions	Addington Palace Croydon Airport Croydon Clocktower (David Lean Cinema Museum of Croydon Croydon Central Library) Croydon Palace Fairfield Halls (Ashcroft Theatre) RAF Kenley Selhurst Park (football stadium) Shirley Windmill Warehouse Theatre

Street markets	Croydon Farmers Market Surrey Street Market

Parks and open spaces	Addington Hills Addington Park Addington Vale Addiscombe Railway Park Addiscombe Recreation Ground Apsley Road Playground Ashburton Park Ashburton Playing Fields Beaulieu Heights Brickfields Meadow Coombe Wood Cotelands Duppas Hill Grangewood Park Great North Wood Heavers Meadow Kenley Common Mitcham Common Norbury Park Park Hill Pollards Hill Purley Downs Queen's Gardens Roundshaw Selsdon Wood South Norwood Country Park South Norwood Lake and Grounds South Norwood Recreation Ground Streatham Vale Park Woodside Green

Constituencies	Croydon South Croydon Central Croydon North

Rail stations and tram stops	Addington Village Addiscombe Ampere Way Arena Beddington Lane Blackhorse Lane Centrale Church Street Coombe Lane Coulsdon South Coulsdon Town East Croydon Fieldway George Street Gravel Hill Harrington Road Kenley King Henry's Drive Lebanon Road Lloyd Park New Addington Norbury Norwood Junction Purley Oaks Purley Reedham Reeves Corner Riddlesdown Sanderstead Sandilands Selhurst South Croydon Therapia Lane (in LB of Sutton) Thornton Heath Waddon Marsh Waddon Wandle Park Wellesley Road West Croydon Woodmansterne Woodside

Art and architecture	Croydon Vision 2020 Grade I and II* listed buildings Public art Tallest buildings and structures

Other topics	Coat of arms Council Economy People Railway stations Schools

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