Norwood New Town is a largely residential, former working-class enclave within the larger district of Upper Norwood in South London. It is within theLondon Borough of Croydon. In common with the neighbouring districts ofWest Norwood,South Norwood andUpper Norwood, it is named after the contraction of theGreat North Wood, which once occupied this area.
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Norwood New Town was built from 1840 purposely as one of the main working class areas of early Norwood (the others were South Norwood and the 'Triangle' of Upper Norwood). It was built as a walled estate to separate its working-class inhabitants from the upper-class country houses and farm land, which at that time made up the district. Its construction commenced before the rebuilding ofthe Crystal Palace on Norwood Hill but it became home to many of the workers employed on the construction of the Palace.
The walled-in terraced streets formed a particularly close community, which occupied an area south of Central Hill. The enclosed streets were:
The wall was demolished in 1930 and the district was integrated into the neighbouring area, which was becoming increasingly suburbanised.
Buses use the A214 (Crown Dale) and the A215 (Knight's Hill).
The high elevation of the area has made building railways very difficult so the area does not have a station of its own. The closest railway stations areWest Norwood andGipsy Hill.
