Selhurst is an area in the

London Borough of Croydon The London Borough of Croydon () is a London borough in south London, part of Outer London. It covers an area of . It is the southernmost borough of London. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name; w ...

south-south-east of

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it lay in Surrey. The area is bounded to the west and south by

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and

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and to the east and south by

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and Woodside.

Selhurst Park Selhurst Park is a football stadium in Selhurst in the London Borough of Croydon which is the home ground of Premier League side Crystal Palace. The stadium was designed by Archibald Leitch and opened in 1924. It has hosted international ...

, the home stadium of Crystal Palace Football Club, is sited at the northern end of the neighbourhood.

History

Selhurst is named after the Old English for "dwelling in a wood", or possibly 'dwelling where willows grow'; the name is first recorded in 1225. Saxon coins were found here when the railway station was built. Housing began to be built in the area following the opening of the Croydon Canal in 1809, however the canal proved to be a failure and it closed in 1836. Races were held at Heaver's Farm in the 1850s-60s. Further housing development occurred following the opening of Selhurst train station in 1865.

Green spaces

Heavers Meadow is an open space covering an area of with a footpath through a flood meadow. King George's Field (recreation ground) is sited near the junction of Selhurst Road and Sydenham Road with entrances on Sydenham Road and Gloucester Road. Facilities include an outdoor gymnasium, children's play area and multi-use hard court.

Demography

White British is the largest ethnic group as of the 2011 census, forming 26% of the population. The second and third largest were Black Caribbean and Black African, both 14% each. 65.5% of the population are of

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minority background, higher than the Croydon average. The median house price in Selhurst ward in 2014 was £212,998, which is the 17th lowest out of the 628 wards of Greater London.

Education

The

BRIT School The BRIT School is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, dan ...

, a performing arts school operated by The BRIT foundation, more commonly known for the

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, is located in the area.

Transport

Selhurst railway station has frequent trains north to London Victoria, and London Bridge at peak times, and south to

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and

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via East Croydon and West Croydon. Selhurst Depot is mainly used by the Southern train operating company, and lies on the site of the former Crystal Palace FC grounds. Selhurst is in Zone 4 of the London Transport Network. London Bus Route 75 and London Bus Route 157 both run the length of Selhurst Road, terminating at

and

Lewisham Lewisham () is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one o ...

(75) and

Morden Morden is a district and town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Merton, in the ceremonial county of Greater London. It adjoins Merton Park and Wimbledon to the north, Mitcham to the east, Sutton to the south and Worcester ...

and

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(157).

Notable residents

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 18751 September 1912) was a British composer and conductor. Of mixed race, mixed-race birth, Coleridge-Taylor achieved such success that he was referred to by white New York musicians as the "African Gu ...

(1875–1912), composer, lived at 30 Dagnall Park. * Juris Kalnins (Born 1990), Polish singer, musician, philanthropist and activist lives in Selhurst. He famously reduced the capacity of his shows in Russia as a protest against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Gallery

File:Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's House, Dagnall Park, Selhurst - geograph.org.uk - 1466225.jpg, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's House, Dagnall Park File:britoutside.jpg, The BRIT School File:Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road Stand - geograph.org.uk - 138710.jpg,

, home of Crystal Palace F.C. File:Selhurst War Memorial Grade II listed.jpg, Selhurst War Memorial, a grade II listed structure File:Seventh-day_Adventist_Church,_Selhurst.jpg, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Selhurst, originally built as a Congregationalist church in 1865 File:Selhurst_shops.jpg, Shops along Northcote Road/ Selhurst Road File:King George's Field, Croydon.jpg, King George's Field

References

External links

Selhurst Property Guide
{{LB Croydon Districts of the London Borough of Croydon Areas of London