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{{Short description|Village in South London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| region                   = London
| population               = 12,777
| population_ref           = (2011 Ward)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688667&c=Sanderstead&d=14&e=62&g=6322674&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476095613123&enc=1|title=Croydon Ward population 2011|access-date=10 October 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
| official_name            = Sanderstead
| static_image_name        = Sanderstead Church - geograph.org.uk - 19905.jpg
| static_image_caption     = All Saints' Church, Sanderstead
| london_borough           = Croydon
| post_town                = SOUTH CROYDON
| postcode_area            = CR
| postcode_district        = CR2
| dial_code                = 020
| os_grid_reference        = TQ337613
| coordinates              = {{coord|51.3358|-0.0818|display=inline,title}}
| constituency_westminster = [[Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon South]]
}}
'''Sanderstead''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɑː|n|d|ɚ|s|t|ɛ|d}} is a village and medieval-founded church parish at the southern end of [[Croydon]] in south London, England, within the [[London Borough of Croydon]], and formerly in the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Surrey]], until 1965. It takes in '''Purley Downs''' and Sanderstead Plantation, an area of woodland that includes the second-[[List of highest points in London|highest point in London]]. Sanderstead sits above a [[wind gap|dry valley]] at the edge of the built-up area of [[Greater London]]. Cementing its secular identity from the late 19th century until abolition in 1965 it had a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] council.{{refn|group=n|for the last fifty years of which, the CPC was an inferior body to the [[Coulsdon and Purley Urban District]] of [[Surrey]], co-run by [[Surrey County Council]] and all of the London Borough of Croydon formed in 1965 lay in the latter county as 1965 saw the county's second major reduction}}<ref>Vision of Britain - [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10147232/boundary Sanderstead civil parish boundary]</ref><ref>The Church of England [https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/782/ Sanderstead ecclesiastical parish boundary]</ref> The community had a smaller farming-centred economy until the mid 19th century.

[[All Saints, Sanderstead|All Saints' Church's]] construction began in about 1230 followed by great alterations and affixing of monuments including a poem attributed to [[John Dryden]], the first [[Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom|Poet Laureate]] nationally; it is protected under UK law as [[Grade I]] [[listed building|listed]].<ref>'Parishes: Sanderstead', ''[[Victoria County History|A History of the County of Surrey]]'': Volume 4, ed. H E Malden (London, 1912), pp. 237-243. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol4/pp237-243 [accessed 24 May 2018].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-201146-church-of-all-saints-croydon|title=Church of All Saints, Croydon, London|first=Good|last=Stuff|website=www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> [[Sanderstead railway station|Sanderstead station]] is at the foot of the dry valley and has frequent, fast trains to [[East Croydon station|East Croydon]], connected to a range of [[London]] terminals and interchanges.{{refn|group=n|Other direct destinations are further from London: [[East Grinstead]] and [[Uckfield]]}} Sanderstead is claimed to an origin of the English [[Sanders (surname)|Sanders]] surname,<ref>Generations, a Thousand Year Family History by Ralph Sanders; {{ISBN|1425795722}}</ref> noting at least four separate geographical clusters formed by the 19th century, two of which were by 1881 far more populous.<ref>[http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/Map.aspx?name=SANDERS&year=1881&altyear=1998&country=GB&type=name Sanders surname in 1881 map of England]</ref>

Sanderstead's [[Interwar]] growth coincided with the electrification of the [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Railway]] leaving largely a [[suburb]]an community of households having at least one commuter to central London or [[Croydon]].

== History ==
[[File:All Saints Church, Addington Road, Sanderstead (NHLE Code 1079341) (April 2013) (4).jpg|thumb|The Grade I listed All Saints' Church, Sanderstead]]
There is evidence of prehistoric human activity in and around Sanderstead.  In 1958–60 the Sanderstead Archaeological Group excavated in the vicinity of Sanderstead pond and revealed the presence of man as far back as the Mesolithic Period nearly 12,000 years ago, as well as pottery fragments dated between 100 AD and 1300 AD and a bronze belt from the end of the Saxon era.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/sandersteadpond/ssphistory |title=London Borough of Croydon : Sanderstead Pond - Sanderstead Pond history |access-date=2014-01-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112163500/http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/sandersteadpond/ssphistory |archive-date=12 January 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> North of the village at [[Croham Hurst]], upon a wooded hill, are circular barrows believed to be from a [[Bronze Age]] settlement.  This is now part of a public open space and the site is marked by a brass monument.  A [[Romano-British]] homestead (small farming settlement) was discovered during the construction of the Atwood School. During the 1980s, when the school was extended, further excavation revealed the remains of several round huts, hearths, a brooch, and pottery, some of which hailed from [[North Africa]].

An [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon]] reference to Sanderstead can be found in the will, dated 871, of  Alfred, an ealdorman.  The village lay within the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] administrative division of [[Wallington (hundred)|Wallington]] [[hundred (division)|hundred]]. It later appears to have been given to St Peter's Abbey, Winchester ([[Hyde Abbey]]) by Æthelflæd, the wife of [[Edgar the Peaceful]] and mother of [[Edward the Martyr]], where it remained after the [[Norman Conquest]].<ref>A topographical history of Surrey, by E.W. Brayley assisted by J. Britton ...  By Edward Wedlake Brayley, John Britton, page 40</ref>

Sanderstead appears in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Sandestede'', and belonging to St Peter's Abbey, Winchester. It had a noted population (probably of just the adult males) of 26 including 21 villagers, 4 slaves and 1 cottager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TQ3461/sanderstead/|title=Index of /place/TQ3461/sanderstead/|website=domesdaymap.co.uk|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> Its Domesday assets were assessed as 5 [[hide (unit)|hide]]s, and 10 [[carucate]]s of arable land. It had 9 [[plough]]s and wood worth 30 [[hog (swine)|hog]]s.<ref>[http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715015325/http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm |date=15 July 2007 }}</ref> Its Domesday entry records that in the time of [[Edward the Confessor]] it was valued at 100 shillings, and now 12 pounds; and yet it produces 15 pounds.<ref>A topographical history of Surrey, by E.W. Brayley assisted by J. Britton ...  By Edward Wedlake Brayley, John Britton, Page 40</ref>

The village was granted to [[Sir John Gresham]] by [[Henry VIII]] following the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]]. It was passed to his son Richard who subsequently sold it to John Ownsted, the transfer being ratified in 1591. Ownsted died without issue in 1600, and devised his estates to his two sisters and cousin Harman Atwood, with Atwood subsequently purchasing the shares of his joint legatees. The Atwood family had a long association with Sanderstead, with inscriptions at the local church indicating a presence in the village from the reign of [[Edward II]].<ref>A topographical history of Surrey, by E.W. Brayley assisted by J. Britton ...  By Edward Wedlake Brayley, John Britton, Page 41</ref>

The [[manor house]], known as [[Sanderstead Court]], was substantially remodelled by Harman Atwood.  This large country house was probably first constructed in the early sixteenth century. The Atwoods continued to occupy the house until 1778, when it was devised to Atwood Wigsell.  It was turned into a hotel in 1928, and before the [[Second World War]] it was used by the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF). It was very badly damaged by fire (not a bomb) in 1944 and was demolished in 1958. One very small part of the hotel building does however still stand. On the site now stands "Sanderstead Court", a cluster of two-storey blocks of flats.

One of the more curious aspects of Sanderstead is that it has no pub, unlike nearby [[Warlingham]] which has around six.

On the edge of the village lies the site of the Old Saw Mill, now home to a number of private residences and the picturesque setting for Sanderstead Cricket Club. Cricket has been played in the area since the 18th century, with matches recorded in 1731 and 1732.<ref>{{cite book |last=Buckley |first=G. B. |author-link=G. B. Buckley |title=Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket |year=1935 |publisher=Cotterell }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Maun |first=Ian |title=From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750 |year=2009 |publisher=Roger Heavens |isbn=978-1-900592-52-9}}</ref> The Old Saw Mill cricket ground itself has been in use since 1926 and continues to the present day with five teams playing in the Surrey Championship and a number of other Colts, The legendary Sunday XI and other friendly teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sanderstead.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/80378|title=Sanderstead CC|website=sanderstead.play-cricket.com|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>

Located between Limpsfield Road and Kingswood Lane is the large ''Kings Wood''.
It derives its name from a small wood to the north of Kings Wood Lodge. In 1823, Ordnance Survey Maps called the wood Sanderstead Wood, but this might be due to a mistake.
It covers some 147½ acres, criss-crossed by ancient rides and is on relatively flat ground.  It was purchased in 1937 under the Green Belt Act by the local council and is now public open space. There is the site of a Romano-British settlement on the northern boundary, a small farmstead undisturbed for 2000 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.croydononline.org/history/places/parks_and_open_spaces/kingswood.asp|title=Online communities|date=22 January 2016|website=croydononline.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>

==Education==
Sanderstead has four schools, namely; Atwood Primary School, Gresham Primary School, Kingsdown Secondary School and Ridgeway Primary School. It is also conveniently placed for a number of others located within a couple of miles from the village including [[Croydon High School]], [[Harris Academy Purley]], [[Riddlesdown Collegiate]], [[Royal Russell School]], [[The Quest Academy, Croydon|The Quest Academy]], [[Thomas More Catholic School, Purley|Thomas More Catholic School]], [[Warlingham School]], and [[Whitgift School]].

==Demography==
In the [[United Kingdom census, 2011|2011 census]], Sanderstead was [[White people|White]] or [[White British]] (80.3%), [[Asian people|Asian]] or [[British Asian|Asian British]] (9.5%), [[Black people|Black]] or [[Black British]] (4.4%), [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed/multiple ethnic groups]] (3.8%), and  Other ethnic group (0.9%). The largest single ethnicity is White British (76.2%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/sanderstead-e05000160#sthash.eNqWsZnl.dpbs|title=Sanderstead - UK Census Data 2011|first=Good Stuff IT|last=Services|website=UK Census Data|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>

The crime rate in 2014/15 in Sanderstead was 29.6, the 7th lowest out of the 628 wards of Greater London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/ward-profiles-and-atlas|title=Ward Profiles and Atlas – London Datastore}}</ref>

==Politics==
Sanderstead has consistently returned [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] MPs to the local seat of [[Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon South]] and has also returned Conservative members to the local council. Since the north of Croydon tends to return [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] councillors, a near-identical split in representation follows. The current MP for Croydon South is [[Chris Philp]].

Sanderstead is one of the twenty-four [[ward (country subdivision)|ward]]s constituting [[Croydon London Borough Council]]. Three councillors are elected every four years to represent the ward on the council. The current elected Councillors are:{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Elected!!Member!!Ward
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|1998
|Lynne Hale || Sanderstead
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|2022
|Helen Redfern  || Sanderstead
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|2006
|Yvette Hopley || Sanderstead
|}
{{Election box begin | title=Sanderstead 2022 (3)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Yvette Hopley
  |votes      = 3,826
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Lynne Hale
  |votes      = 3,806
  |percentage = 
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}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Helen Redfern
  |votes      = 3,596
  |percentage = 
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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = James Clark
  |votes      = 718
  |percentage = 
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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Annie Jordan
  |votes      = 705
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Laura Doughty
  |votes      = 658
  |percentage = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = Helen Buckland
  |votes      = 591
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{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate  = Alan Malarkey
 |votes      = 572
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{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate  = Tim Rodgers
 |votes      = 549
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{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate  = Edward Wells
 |votes      = 510
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{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
 |candidate  = Connie Muir
 |votes      = 465
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{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
 |candidate  = Oliver Duxbury
 |votes      = 407
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{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 
  |percentage = 48.36
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{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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==Notable residents==
In alphabetical order:
*[[John Atwood (colonial administrator)|John Atwood]] (1576–1644), was the Assistant Governor of the [[Plymouth Colony]], in the US state of [[Massachusetts]], in 1638.  His childhood was spent at [[Sanderstead Court]].
*[[Margaret Bondfield]] (1873–1953), the first woman to sit in Cabinet in the United Kingdom (1929–1931), died in Sanderstead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/72848/Margaret-Bondfield|title=Margaret Bondfield - British labour leader|website=britannica.com|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[Ruth Ellis]] (1926–1955), the last woman to be executed in the UK, lived on Sanderstead Hill.
*[[Charlie Kray]] (1927–2000), criminal and elder brother of gangsters [[Kray twins|Ronald and Reggie Kray]], lived for a time in Limpsfield Road in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/kray-on-drugs-charges-1307719.html|title=Kray on drugs charges|date=2 August 1996|website=independent.co.uk|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[Laurier Lister]] (1907–1986), theatre director and producer, was born in the village.<ref>IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6735159/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Retrieved 10 August 2018.]</ref>
*[[Stephen Rumbold Lushington]] (1775–1868), lived for a time at [[Sanderstead Court]], and his daughter was born there in 1816. He was Joint Secretary of the Treasury (1824–7), Governor of Madras (1827–32), and MP for Rye (1807–12) and for Canterbury (1812–30).
*[[Kate Moss]] (born 1974), model, lived at Church Way as a child and teenager. She went to Ridgeway Primary School, then Riddlesdown High School.<ref>Fred Vermorel, Kate Moss: Addicted to Love, Omnibus Press, 7 Apr 2010, p.4</ref>
*[[Malcolm Muggeridge]] (1903–1990) was born in Broomhall Road on 24 March 1903.<ref>''My Life in Pictures'' {{ISBN|0-906969-60-3}}</ref>
*[[Hilary Page]] (1904–1957) was born in Sanderstead. Invented the interlocking plastic brick Kiddicraft.
*[[I, Ludicrous|David Rippingale]], aka William Hung, lead singer of I, Ludicrous, spent his formative years in Sanderstead (1958–71).
*[[Tony Sewell]] (born 1959), educationalist, lives in Sanderstead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/10/27/londonpeople_tony_sewell.shtml|title = London People: Dr Tony Sewell}}</ref>

==Nearest places==
*[[Selsdon]]
*[[South Croydon]]
*[[Hamsey Green]]
*[[Warlingham]]
*[[Kenley]]
*[[Purley, London|Purley]]
*[[Riddlesdown]]

==Nearest railway stations==
*[[Sanderstead railway station]]
*[[Purley Oaks railway station]]
*[[Riddlesdown railway station]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.founditguide.co.uk/ Local guide covering Sanderstead]
* [http://www.sanderstead.com/ Sanderstead Village Community]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120420211614/http://www.bournesociety.org.uk/bournesoc/3-sanderstead.html History of Sanderstead Village]
* [https://www.sanderstead-parish.org.uk/ Sanderstead Parish (Church of England)]
* [http://www.sandersteadec.org.uk/ Sanderstead Evangelical Church]
* A gallery of [http://rhaworth.me/tq/sanders.htm images of Sanderstead]

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