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Croydon unsuccessfully applied for [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]] in 2000 and again in 2002. If it had been successful it would have been the third local authority in [[Greater London]] to hold that status, the others being the [[City of London]] and the [[City of Westminster]].

== Geography ==

The borough sits on the edge of London, with the [[M25 motoway]] touching it. In [[Croydon North]] the borough mainly borders the [[London Borough of Bromley]] dominantly to the east aswell as the [[London Boroughs of Southwark|London Boroughs of Southwark]] and [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]] to the north. The boroughs of [[London Borough of Sutton|Sutton]] and [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]] are directed to the west

Croydon's main town centre is in [[Croydon]] itself. It houses a great variety of well-known stores on the high street "North End" aswell as one of the current two shopping centres in the town although another one is planned, [[Park Place]].

According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]], Croydon has a population of 269,100. 70.2% of the borough is White, 13.3% African-Caribbean and 11.3% South Asian.

=== Parks and Green spaces ===

{{main|Croydon parks and open spaces}}

==Croydon Council==