South Norwood, SE25

South Norwood is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a suburban development 7.8 miles (12.5 km) south-south-east of Charing Cross. In common with West Norwood and Upper Norwood it is named after a contraction of Great North Wood.

South Norwood is home to South Norwood Country Park, a former sewage farm and site of a fireworks factory now converted into a nature reserve. It also includes Croydon Sports Arena, which consists of a football club and a full-size running track. The arena is situated next to Arena tramlink stop. Crystal Palace F.C. play at Selhurst Park, which is between South Norwood and Selhurst.

Handley's Brickworks' seven chimneys once dominated the landscape of the area. It has been demolished and the site changed into a park and lake, called Brickfields Meadow. Over 20 pubs were to be found in a 1.5 mile radius, but many of these have closed. Some of South Norwood's famous pubs, such as the Jolly Sailor and The Albert, are still busy and are mentioned in the Good Pub Guide.

Arthur Conan Doyle lived in Tennison Road, South Norwood, from 1891 to 1894, and used the area as the setting for a Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Norwood Builder. D.H. Lawrence taught at Davidson School before the First World War.

The former Stanley Technical School has recently been refurbished and is now called the Harris Academy in South Norwood to avoid conusion with the Harris school in nearby Crystal Palace. Many local residents are upset that the name Stanley was removed from the school, as William Stanley, who had the school built in 1907, is a famous and well regarded figure in South Norwood.

Nearest places :
Anerley
Elmers End
Thornton Heath
Upper Norwood
Woodside

Nearest stations:
Norwood Junction railway station
Selhurst railway station
Arena tram stop
Harrington Road tram stop
Woodside tram stop

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