Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CROHAM

CROHAM, a hamlet on the east border of Surrey; in the south-eastern vicinity of Croydon. The woods around it are notable for the lily of the valley and for nightingales. Croham-Hurst has a post office under Croydon, London, S.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Surrey Ancient County
Place: Croham

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