The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in south London, England and is a part of Outer London. It covers an area of 33.6 square miles and is the biggest London borough by population, being the home of about 376040 inhabitants. It's the southernmost borough of London. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough got its name. Croydon is described within the Domesday Book, and from a small market town has expanded into one of the most populous places on the fringe of London. Croydon is the civic centre of the borough.
Formed in 1965 from the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District along with the County Borough of Croydon, the local authority Croydon London Borough Council, is now part of the local government association for Greater London, London Councils. Croydon is mostly urban, although you'll find big suburban and rural uplands in the south. It was the very first London Borough to reach Fairtrade status which is awarded on certain criteria.
Premier League football club Crystal Palace F.C. play at Selhurst Park in South Norwood, a stadium they've been based in since 1924. Other landmarks inside the borough include Shirley Windmill, among the few surviving large windmills in Greater London constructed during the 1850s, along with the BRIT School, a creative arts institute run by the BRIT Trust which has produced artists like Adele, Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis.