Brighton Road, Purley
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Brighton Road, Purley
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 22 Aug 2008
When Purley was part of the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District, and in Surrey, this road was named quite logically as London Road. But when the area was absorbed by the London Borough of Croydon in 1967, bureaucracy demanded the whole stretch would become known as Brighton Road. The United Reformed Church is seen here on the right, while a bus on Route 412 is at the end of its journey from Croydon via Selsdon.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.339391
Longitude
-0.114966