History

picture of Croydon Water Tower Interested in Croydon's history, researching your roots or just like looking at old photographs? You can find a wealth of information right here.

You can also visit our Local Studies Library and Museum of Croydon.

Croydon's Armed Forces Covenant

Information on what Croydon is doing to meet the needs of Armed Forces communities.

Buildings

Where are our historic buildings?
What year was the Police Station in Fell Road demolished?

Genealogy

Where are they now?
What records do we hold?

Origins

How did Croydon get its name?
What is the Coat of Arms?

People

Who was John Whitgift, what did he do?
Which famous people who have lived, worked or where born in Croydon?

Places

Where are Croydon's parks and open spaces?
Why was the Surrey Iron Railway built?

The War Years

What was life like in Croydon?
Who is included on the Roll of Honour?

Topics

What markets have been held in Croydon?
When did the last tram run?

The answers to all these questions and much, much more can be found by clicking on the appropriate heading.

Historical days in the year - check out our 'on this day' section.

Tuesday, 21 May, 2013