Selhurst is an area in the

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south-south-east of

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it lay in

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. 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

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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 fo ...

, the home stadium of

Crystal Palace Football Club Crystal Palace Football Club is a professional football club based in Selhurst in the Borough of Croydon, South London, England, who compete in the Premier League, the highest level of English football. Although formally created as a profes ...

, is sited at the northern end of the neighbourhood.

History

Selhurst is named after the

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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

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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 BAME 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

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at peak times, and south to Sutton,

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and

Epsom Downs Epsom Downs is an area of chalk upland near Epsom, Surrey; in the North Downs. Part of the area is taken up by the racecourse, the gallops are part of the land purchased by Stanly Wootton in 1925 and are open to users such as ramblers, model ...

via

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and West Croydon.

Selhurst Depot Selhurst is an area in the London Borough of Croydon south-south-east of Charing Cross. Historically it lay in Surrey. The area is bounded to the west and south by Thornton Heath and Croydon and to the east and south by South Norwood and Wood ...

is mainly used by the

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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

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(75) and Morden and

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(157).

Notable residents

* Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (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

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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 Selhurst Road is a main road between South Norwood and Selhurst in the London Borough of Croydon, south London. It forms part of the A213 road which is a major A Road connecting both Sydenham and Croydon. The road starts in South Norwood from t ...

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