Purley Way
Purley,Way
Purley,Way,is,a,section,of,the,A23,trunk,road,in,the,London,Borough,of,Croydon,,in,the,areas,of,Purley,,Waddon,and,Broad,Green,,and,has,given,its,name,to,the,out-of-town,shopping,area,alongside,it,with,a,catchment,area,covering,most,of,South,London,It,was,designed,as,a,bypass,for,Croydon,and,was,opened,in,April,1925,and,was,formed,from,improvements,to,pre-existing,local,roads,,from,north,to,south:,Waddon,Marsh,Lane,,Waddon,Court,Road,and,Coldharbour,Lane,Thornton,Road,,the,northern,section,of,the,by-pass,,was,not,renamed1,In,1932,,Purley,Way,became,the,first,road,in,the,United,Kingdom,to,be,lit,with,sodium,lights
Contents
1,Industrial,history
2,Retail,history
21,IKEA,Croydon
3,Other,information
4,References
5,External,links
Industrial,history
The,IKEA,chimneys
The,opening,of,Purley,Way,attracted,industry,to,the,area,and,it,became,the,main,industrial,area,of,Croydon,Industry,attracted,to,the,area,included,Redwing,Aircraft,Ltd,,Trojan,Ltd,car,manufacturers,and,Tizer,Ltd,There,were,also,several,metal,companies,including,Standard,Steel,Co,,Croydon,Foundry,Ltd,,Metal,Prpurley,way,cinema,,purley,way,croydon,,purley,way,,purley,way,bowling,,purley,way,retail,park,,purley,way,shops,Purley,Way
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