Purley may refer to:
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Purley (name) Purley is both a surname and a given name.
People
Notable people with the name include:
* David Purley (1945-1985), British race driver
*Purley Baker
Purley Albert Baker (18581924) was an ordained Methodist minister who strongly opposed any con ...
, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Places
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Purley, London
Purley is an area of the London Borough of Croydon in London, England, south of Charing Cross, with a history going back at least 800 years. It was originally granted as an estate from holdings at Sanderstead and until as a district of Surrey ...
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Purley railway station
Purley railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon on the Brighton Main Line, measured from ( from ), in Travelcard Zone 6. It is a junction, with branches to Caterham and Tattenham Corner.
History
Purley station has been known by ...
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Purley Way
Purley Way is a section of the A23 trunk road in the London Borough of Croydon
The London Borough of Croydon () is a London borough, borough in South London, part of Outer London. It covers an area of and had a population of 397,741 as of ...
, out-of-town retail area
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Purley on Thames
Purley on Thames (known locally as Purley) is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. Purley is centred north-west of Reading, east of Pangbourne, and south-east of Oxford. Historically, Purley comprised three separate manors and ...
, Berkshire, England
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Purley, North Carolina
Purley is an unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States, which, along with the communities of Blanche and Providence, makes up Dan River Township. On a farm in this area, a process for curing brightleaf tobacco ...
, United States
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Purley, Texas
Purley is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 81 in 2000.
History
Purley was first settled in the 1850s. A post office opened in Purley in ...
, United States
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Purleigh
Purleigh is a village on the Dengie peninsula about south of Maldon in the English county of Essex. The village is part of the Purleigh ward of the Maldon district.
The place-name 'Purleigh' is first attested in a charter of 998, where it a ...
, Essex, England
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Pearly (disambiguation)
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