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History of Thornton Heath. Thornton Heath is an area of South London, England, and makes up a part of the London Borough of Croydon . Pre-history. The London suburb of Thornton Heath sits at the base of the southern slopes of the Norwood Hills in a glacial valley which was formed during the last ice age.
History. Until the arrival of the railway in 1862, Thornton Heath was focused on an area 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of the Whitehorse manor house (now a school), at the locality on the main London–Sussex road known as Thornton Heath Pond in the parish of Croydon St John the Baptist. Between the manor house and pond was an isolated farmhouse.
Born in 1935 to caring parents, I grew up with my older brother during the WW2 years. We lived in Thornton Heath, Surrey (Now South London). My Father, who had survived WW1 in the army serving...
19. Aug. 2016 · Thornton Heath. Thornton Heath War Hospital (Ingram Road School) in 1916. SHC ref PC/48/50. Thornton Heath in the early years of the 20 th Century was a parish, St. Paul’s, that had been formed on August 22, 1871, out of the parish of All Saints, Norwood, and the district chapelry of St. Saviour, Croydon.
Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thornton Heath like this: THORNTON-HEATH, a village in the NE of Surrey; on the London West End and Croydon railway, 1¾ mile N of Croydon.
In the 50-year period 1861-- 1911, Thornton Heath saw a complete transformation from isolated rural outpost to integrated metropolitan suburb. In its infancy, a new railway station sited in the eastern farmlands enabled that immediate area to evolve around a central point.
When Thornton Heath High Street was being built Roman coins were discovered indicating that the area had been occupied from 69- 139AD. Saxon, Frankish and Oriental coins were also discovered while the railway was being built. Bensham Lane also has a very interesting history. The name originates from the ancient name Benchesham.
