London Car Rental Thornton Heath

Car Hire – Car Rental – Thorton Heath, London

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Thornton Heath Local Information

Just a short drive from Charing Cross in your car rental and you’ll find the London borough of Croydon. Within this borough is located the district of Thornton Heath. Sandwiched between West Croydon and South Norwood, Thornton Heath’s centre is the Thornton Heath High Street, and until the mid-1800s, Thornton Heath was actually at the location on the modern day A23 known as Thornton Heath Pond.

What was the heath stretched from the pond to Norbury, and the land was the grazing land for the manor of Norbury. The path known as Colliers Wood Lane was thought to have been used by charcoal burners, taking water from the pond. Park your car rental and explore the area reflecting on how much it has changed.

An area near the pond was known as Gallows Green, as a set of gallows were used to both hang highwaymen (who were prevalent in the area) and serve as a warning to would-be highwaymen. Dick Turpin, perhaps the most famous highwayman of all time, used to live near Thornton Heath. The gallows were a bit of a landmark in the area, as it was by the side of a coach route from London to the south coast.

A coaching inn was established in the 1700s near the pond, called Wheatsheaf, to provide refreshments for horse, driver and passenger alike. Around 1799 the common was enclosed, and development began along London Road, around the pond. The pond was soon done away with, and in 1897 (to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee) it was turned into a fountain. This is now the roundabout on the A23. Drive past it in your car rental and picture the roundabout as it would have been over 100 years ago.

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