is a place in the
London Borough Of Croydon . It is a suburban development situated 7.8 miles (12.5 km) south south-east of
Charing Cross .
In common with
West Norwood and
Upper Norwood it is named after a contraction of ''Great North Wood''.
Crystal Palace F.C. play at
Selhurst Park which is between South Norwood and
Selhurst .
Arthur Conan Doyle lived at Tennison Road, South Norwood, from
1891 to
1894 , and used the area as the setting for a
Sherlock Holmes story, ''
The Adventure Of The Norwood Builder ''.
D.H. Lawrence taught at Davidson School in the area before the
First World War .
South Norwood is also home to
South Norwood Country Park , a former sewage farm and site of a fireworks factory now converted into a nature reserve.
The area additionally houses Croydon Sports Arena, which consists of a football club and a full-size running track. The sports arena is situated next to
Arena Tramlink Stop .
