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Cranbourne Close, LONDON, SW16 4NG

The back of Glamorgan Close

Pollards Hill occupies the highest point in Norbury and on a clear day the view stretches to Windsor Castle. It was originally part of the Great North Wood and the name 'Pollard' derives from this connection. The road layout of Pollards Hill was shown on maps of 1868 with two avenues of trees. Pollards Hill had been left as an open space as the surrounding estate developed and it was given to Croydon Council in 1913 by Sir Frederick Ederidge. A pedestal was erected on the summit of the hill to show the direction of various local landmarks but the direction pointer on the top has disappeared. The part here to the west was opened in the 1980s, having previously been allotments. Thickets of native trees and shrubs have been planted. The view in this direction takes in Crown House at Morden on the right horizon and St Helier Hospital on the left horizon - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1884008 . The large green space just this side of these features is Mitcham Common.

Pollards Hill occupies the highest point in Norbury and on a clear day the view stretches to Windsor Castle. It was originally part of the Great North Wood and the name 'Pollard' derives from this connection. The road layout of Pollards Hill was shown on maps of 1868 with two avenues of trees. Pollards Hill had been left as an open space as the surrounding estate developed and it was given to Croydon Council in 1913 by Sir Frederick Ederidge. A pedestal was erected on the summit of the hill to show the direction of various local landmarks but the direction pointer on the top has disappeared. The trig point seen here is close by. The view takes in the twin chimneys of the former Waddon Marsh Power Station, now next to IKEA, on the right. Croydon town centre is in the centre of the photograph, just to the right of the trees.

Pollards Hill occupies the highest point in Norbury and on a clear day the view stretches to Windsor Castle. It was originally part of the Great North Wood and the name 'Pollard' derives from this connection. The road layout of Pollards Hill was shown on maps of 1868 with two avenues of trees. Pollards Hill had been left as an open space as the surrounding estate developed and it was given to Croydon Council in 1913 by Sir Frederick Ederidge. The pedestal seen here was erected on the summit of the hill to show the direction of various local landmarks but the direction pointer on the top has disappeared. A trig point is close by. The view takes in the twin chimneys of the former Waddon Marsh Power Station, now next to IKEA. Croydon town centre is to the left.

A view towards the Thornton Heath area, with little of note in view.

At the summit of the hill, Pollards Wood Road, arriving from the left, turns left into Pollards Hill North. The tarmac in the foreground leads to paths crossing the open space on the hill, with fine views across the outer south London suburbs.