Sanderstead

Sanderstead is a village and medieval-founded church parish at the southern end of Croydon in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, and formerly in the historic county of Surrey, until 1965¹. It takes in Purley Downs and Sanderstead Plantation, an area of woodland that includes the second-highest point in London. Sanderstead sits above a dry valley at the edge of the built-up area of Greater London. Cementing its secular identity from the late 19th century until abolition in 1965 it had a civil parish council. The community had a smaller farming-centred economy until the mid 19th century. All Saints' Church's construction began in about 1230 followed by great alterations and affixing of monuments including a poem attributed to John Dryden, the first Poet Laureate nationally; it is protected under UK law as Grade I listed. Sanderstead station is at the foot of the dry valley and has frequent, fast trains to East Croydon, connected to a range of London terminals and interchanges. Sanderstead is claimed to an origin of the English Sanders surname, noting at least four separate geographical clusters formed by the 19th century, two of which were by 1881¹ far more populous.…

Sanderstead is a village and medieval-founded church parish at the southern end of Croydon in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, and formerly in the historic county of Surrey, until 1965. It takes in Purley Downs and Sanderstead Plantation, an area of woodland that includes the second-highest point in London. Sanderstead sits above a dry valley at the edge of the built-up area of Greater London. Cementing its secular identity from the late 19th century until abolition in 1965 it had a civil parish council. The community had a smaller farming-centred economy until the mid 19th century. All Saints' Church's construction began in about 1230 followed by great alterations and affixing of monuments including a poem attributed to John Dryden, the first Poet Laureate nationally; it is protected under UK law as Grade I listed. Sanderstead station is at the foot of the dry valley and has frequent, fast trains to East Croydon, connected to a range of London terminals and interchanges. Sanderstead is claimed to an origin of the English Sanders surname, noting at least four separate geographical clusters formed by the 19th century, two of which were by 1881 far more populous. Sanderstead's Interwar growth coincided with the electrification of the Southern Railway leaving largely a suburban community of households having at least one commuter to central London or Croydon. ==Education== Sanderstead has four schools, namely; Atwood Primary School, Gresham Primary School, Kingsdown Secondary School and Ridgeway Primary School. It is also conveniently placed for a number of others located within a couple of miles from the village including Croydon High School, Harris Academy Purley, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Royal Russell School, The Quest Academy, Thomas More Catholic School, Warlingham School, and Whitgift School. ==Demography== In the 2011 census, Sanderstead was White or White British (80.3%), Asian or Asian British (9.5%), Black or Black British (4.4%), Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (3.8%), and Other ethnic group (0.9%). The largest single ethnicity is White British (76.2%). The crime rate in 2014/15 in Sanderstead was 29.6, the 7th lowest out of the 628 wards of Greater London. ==Politics== Sanderstead has consistently returned Conservative Party MPs to the local seat of Croydon South and has also returned Conservative members to the local council. Since the north of Croydon tends to return Labour councillors, a near-identical split in representation follows. The current MP for Croydon South is Chris Philp. Sanderstead is one of the twenty-four wards constituting Croydon London Borough Council. Three councillors are elected every four years to represent the ward on the council. The current elected Councillors are: On 1 April 1965 the civil parish was abolished. At the 1951 census (one of the last before the abolition of the parish), Sanderstead had a population of 20,940. ==Notable residents== In alphabetical order: Samuel Ogden Andrew (1868–1952), classical and Anglo-Saxon scholar John Atwood (1576–1644), was the Assistant Governor of the Plymouth Colony, in the US state of Massachusetts, in 1638. His childhood was spent at Sanderstead Court. Margaret Bondfield (1873–1953), the first woman to sit in Cabinet in the United Kingdom (1929–1931), died in Sanderstead. Dorothy Boyd (1907–96), actress Ruth Ellis (1926–55), the last woman to be executed in the UK, lived on Sanderstead Hill. Helen Harrison-Bristol (1909–95), pioneering Canadian female civil aviation instructor, lived at 33 Heathurst Road in the 1930s. Charlie Kray (1927–2000), criminal and elder brother of gangsters Ronald and Reggie Kray, lived for a time in Limpsfield Road in the 1990s. Laurier Lister (1907–86), theatre director and producer, was born in the village. Stephen Rumbold Lushington (1775–1868), lived for a time at Sanderstead Court, and his daughter was born there in 1816¹. He was Joint Secretary of the Treasury (1824–7), Governor of Madras (1827–32), and MP for Rye (1807–12) and for Canterbury (1812–30). Ronald Mansbridge (1905–2006), author and publisher Kate Moss (born 1974¹), model, lived at Church Way as a child and teenager. She went to Ridgeway Primary School, then Riddlesdown High School. Malcolm Muggeridge (1903–90) was born in Broomhall Road on 24 March 1903. Louisa Stammwitz (1850–1916), pharmacist Hilary Page (1904–57) was born in Sanderstead. Invented the interlocking plastic brick Kiddicraft. Marian Pepler (1904–97), architect and textile designer Eileen Ramsay (1915–2017), photographer John Randolph (1821–81), cricketer David Rippingale, aka William Hung, lead singer of I, Ludicrous, spent his formative years in Sanderstead (1958–71). Tony Sewell (born 1959¹), educationalist, lives in Sanderstead. Joan Turner (1922–2009), comedian and singer John Wenham (1913–96), Anglican biblical scholar Michael Willett (1933–2002), cricketer ==Nearest places== Selsdon South Croydon Hamsey Green Warlingham Kenley Purley Riddlesdown ==Nearest railway stations== Sanderstead railway station Purley Oaks railway station Riddlesdown railway station ==References== Notes References ==External links== Local guide covering Sanderstead Sanderstead Village Community History of Sanderstead Village Sanderstead Parish (Church of England) Sanderstead Evangelical Church A gallery of images of Sanderstead

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