Know about Croydon : Croydon is a large town and major commercial centre in South London and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Croydon. It is located on the natural transport corridor between London and the South coast just to the north of a gap in the North Downs. Road traffic is now diverted away from the town centre, but its railway station is still a major hub in the railway transport system. There is a plate recording a Bronze Age settlement on Croham Hurst. In addition there is evidence of a Roman settlement in the area and a 5th to 6th century pagan Saxon cemetery.