Croydon is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt. The land on which the suburb now stands was purchased in 1853 by Alfred Watts and Philip Levi. They laid out the Village of Croydon in 1855, comprising Croydon Farm of 40 acres and lots of up to 5 acres. The village may have been named after Cro…
Croydon is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt. The land on which the suburb now stands was purchased in 1853 by Alfred Watts and Philip Levi. They laid out the Village of Croydon in 1855, comprising Croydon Farm of 40 acres and lots of up to 5 acres. The village may have been named after Croydon, England, then a part of Surrey, Now a part of London, the same county in which Levi had been born. In 1904, market gardener and greengrocer John Brooker founded a jams and conserves business on Queen Street, producing "Croydon" branded products. The business prospered, leading to the construction of the Croydon Jam Factory on the corner of Queen Street and Princes Street in 1945. However production was soon moved to Woodville North in 1951. The Croydon factory became a warehouse for Godfreys Ltd., a whitegoods retailer.
Population: 1,220 (SAL 2021)
Established: 1855
Location: 4.5 km (3 mi) NW of Adelaide city centre
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