| Addington | |
|---|---|
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  Addington Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ375645 |
| • Charing Cross | 11.1 mi (17.9 km) NNW |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CROYDON |
| Postcode district | CR0 |
| Post town | SOUTH CROYDON |
| Postcode district | CR2 |
| Dialling code | 01689[1] |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°21′30″N0°01′50″W / 51.3583°N 0.0305°W /51.3583; -0.0305 | |
Addington is a village andarea in southLondon, England, within theLondon Borough of Croydon. It is south ofSpring Park, west ofConey Hall, north ofNew Addington and east ofForestdale andSelsdon, and is 11.1 miles (18 km) south ofCharing Cross and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of the centre ofCroydon.
InDomesday Book of 1086, the area was namedEdintona and thenEddintone.[2] The village lay within theWallington hundred in the county ofSurrey. Addington is thought to be named after Edda, aSaxon landowner. In Domesday, two manors are mentioned, linked with the names Godric and Osward.[3]
Addington Place, later known as Addington Farm and now calledAddington Palace, dominates the village above the church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin Church andThe Cricketers pub. The manor house was situated behind the church and was the residence of the Leigh family. There is an oft repeated, but false account of a royal hunting lodge, "where KingHenry VIII supposedly wooedAnne Boleyn, whose family owned nearby Wickham Court" byWest Wickham Parish Church. However, the Anne Boleyn of Wickham Court was the aunt of Queen Anne.
ThePalladian Palace was built in 1780 byBarlow Trecothick, fromBoston, Massachusetts in the colonialProvince of Massachusetts Bay, who returned to England and became an MP andLord Mayor of the City of London in 1770. After his death without heirs, his nephew James Ivers (later Trecothick), also of Boston, continued his uncle's work and had the grounds laid out byCapability Brown.[4] The estate was sold and eventually, asCroydon Palace became too inconvenient and unsanitary, the Addington house and part of the estate was bought for theArchbishops of Canterbury as a country residence.[4] The last archbishop to use it wasEdward Benson (Archbishop 1883–1896). From 1954 to 1996, Addington Palace was the headquarters of theRoyal School of Church Music.[5]
Around 1805 parts of the estate covering what is now New Addington were sold to John Cator of Beckenham Place, including Castle Hill Farm. Cator left this to George and Henry Sparkes in his Will in 1806, citing "Addington recently acquired from ..... Trecothick" but the land appears as part of the Cator estates in an 1825 private Act of Parliament allowing the Cators to sell the land, as John Barwell Cator was transferring the main estate holdings toWoodbastwick in Norfolk.[6]
In the 20th century, technological advances and population growth in the region led to many changes in the way of life for people in Addington. At the beginning of the century, Addington was in the county ofSurrey, which had established urban and rural districts to provide services matched to the needs of the differing communities. The parish of Addington was transferred toGodstone Rural District on abolition ofCroydon Rural District in 1915. Subsequently, Addington parish became part of theCounty Borough of Croydon in 1925. On 1 April 1928 the parish was abolished and merged with Croydon St John the Baptist.[8] At the 1921 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Addington had a population of 691.[9] Since 1965 the county borough has been part of the London Borough of Croydon within highly urbanized Greater London, which ended over 900 years of administration by the county of Surrey.
New Addington was developed to the south of the existing village from the 1930s onwards.
There are still several old houses and buildings in Addington and, even though there has been some fairly modern building, the village atmosphere is intact in the 21st century, despite its being inGreater London. There is a blacksmith's forge, dating from around 1740, now mainly making ornamental ironwork.[10]The hunt used to meet outside the pub,The Cricketers which has reverted to its former name once again after a temporary change of name. The villageco-operative store and post office is now a private house.
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St Mary's Church, Addington is anAnglican church in the village. It is associated with theArchbishops of Canterbury of the 19th century, who lived at nearbyAddington Palace.[4] Five successive archbishops are buried at the church:Charles Manners-Sutton (d.1828);William Howley (d.1848);John Bird Sumner (d.1862);Charles Longley (d.1868); andArchibald Campbell Tait (d.1882).[11]
Addington Village Interchange (also known as Addington Village tram stop) connects the area withTramlink services toWest Croydon andNew Addington. Addington Palace is served byGravel Hill tram stop on the same line.[12]
The interchange also provides access to bus routes run byTransport for London, which connect it with areas includingBromley,Croydon,Eltham,Hayes,New Addington,Orpington,Purley andThornton Heath.
Cricket has been played in the village since at least the 18th century.[4]
The Addington Golf Club is regarded as an important golf facility in the London area.[13]
![Old village forge, dating to do the 18th century[14]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aAddington_village_forge.jpg)
![Flint Cottage, built 1796 and now listed at grade II[15]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aFlint_Cottage%2c_Addington_(South_Face_-_01).jpg)
