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Parks and open spaces in the London
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1146:Waddon Marsh
1066:Lebanon Road
1031:East Croydon
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881:Norbury Park
750:Selsdon Wood
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1111:Riddlesdown
1091:Purley Oaks
1046:Gravel Hill
1016:Coombe Lane
906:Sanderstead
841:Broad Green
775:Wandle Park
665:Foxley Wood
655:Duppas Hill
640:Coombe Wood
577:open spaces
473:Attractions
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292:Broad Green
62:leading to
1325:Categories
1295:51°22′18″N
1200:Public art
1121:Sandilands
1071:Lloyd Park
991:Ampere Way
986:Addiscombe
710:Lloyd Park
529:RAF Kenley
448:Whyteleafe
317:Forestdale
287:Beddington
282:Addiscombe
182:References
83:Park Place
1298:0°05′52″W
856:Fairfield
745:Roundshaw
725:Park Hill
645:Cotelands
575:Parks and
277:Addington
269:Districts
1265:Category
1180:Art and
1171:Woodside
1126:Selhurst
1036:Fieldway
1006:Centrale
961:Woodside
911:Selhurst
770:Spa Wood
443:Woodside
438:Woodcote
382:Selhurst
357:Old Town
302:Coulsdon
165:See also
1277:Commons
1246:Schools
1231:Economy
1226:Council
1101:Reedham
1081:Norbury
392:Shirley
387:Selsdon
342:Norbury
307:Croydon
219:(1997)
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32:Croydon
1241:People
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327:Kenley
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