Forestdale, London

Forestdale
Forestdale  Forestdale shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ366625
London borough	Croydon
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CROYDON
Postcode district	CR0
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Croydon Central
London Assembly	Croydon and Sutton
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Forestdale is a village in southeast London, UK, part of the London Borough of Croydon. It is located to the east of Selsdon, and to the west of Addington. The main building development of the village, commenced in the late 1960s and completed in the mid 70s, took place on what was previously open ground, containing a number of smallholdings. Forestdale is linked to Croydon via Addington by Featherbed Lane which skirts the suburb on one side.

The distinctive feature of the village consists of cul-de-sacs running off four main roads, the cul-de-sacs being subdivided into several 'neighbourhoods'. All houses within a cul-de-sac are of the same style, but differ from other cul-de-sacs in style and materials, such as weatherboarding, brick colour and arrangement, and so uniformity of style is achieved within one cul-de-sac but differs from all others.

One more mark of distinction was the award-winning introduction in 1972, by the construction firm, Wates Group, of solar heating panels in three houses in one of the areas.^[1]

Contents 1 Transport and locale 2 Nearest places 3 Education 4 References

Transport and locale

Forestdale has the advantages of being located in the greenery near a nature reserve with diverse walks, as well as being close to several golf courses. Two London Buses serve the village; routes T31 and T33, all of which contributes to the desirability of living in the area. The village is also near Tramlink tram stops; Gravel Hill tram stop connected via local buses, and Fieldway tram stop. But there are no trams running in Forestdale itself.

Nearest places

• Selsdon
• Addington
• Monks Hill
• New Addington
• Fickleshole

Education

Primary Education

• Courtwood Primary School
• Forestdale Primary School

Secondary Education

• Selsdon High School

References

London Borough of Croydon Districts Addington Addiscombe Ashburton Broad Green Coombe Coulsdon Croydon Crystal Palace Forestdale Hamsey Green Kenley New Addington Monks Orchard Norbury Norwood New Town Purley Sanderstead Selhurst Selsdon Shirley South Croydon South Norwood Thornton Heath Upper Norwood Waddon Woodside Attractions Addington Palace Croydon Airport Croydon Clocktower (David Lean Cinema Museum of Croydon Croydon Central Library) Croydon Palace Warehouse Theatre Fairfield Halls (Ashcroft Theatre) RAF Kenley Shirley Windmill Street markets Croydon Farmers Market Surrey Street Market Parks and open spaces Addington Hills Addington Park Addington Vale Addiscombe Railway Park Addiscombe Recreation Ground Apsley Road Playground Ashburton Park Ashburton Playing Fields Beaulieu Heights Brickfields Meadow Coombe Wood Cotelands Duppas Hill Grangewood Park Great North Wood Heavers Meadow Mitcham Common Park Hill Pollards Hill Queen's Gardens Roundshaw Selsdon Wood South Norwood Country Park South Norwood Lake and Grounds South Norwood Recreation Ground Woodside Green Constituencies Croydon South Croydon Central Croydon North Other topics Architecture (Croydon Vision 2020 Tallest buildings and structures) Economy People Public art Railway stations Schools