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The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in south London, England and is part of Outer London. It covers an area of 33.6 square miles and is the largest London borough by population, being the home of roughly 376040 people. It’s the southernmost borough of London. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough got its name. Croydon is described inside the Domesday Book, and from a tiny market town has expanded into one of the most populous places on the fringe of London. Croydon is the civic centre of the borough. Formed in 1965 from the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District as well as the County Borough of Croydon, the local authority Croydon London Borough Council, is now a part of the local government association for Greater London, London Councils. The economic strength of Croydon dates back mostly to Croydon Airport which was a significant element in the development of Croydon as a business centre. It was the first London Borough to get Fairtrade status which is awarded on certain criteria. Premier League football club Crystal Palace F.C. play at Selhurst Park in South Norwood, a stadium they have been based in since 1924. Other landmarks in the borough consist of Shirley Windmill, one of the few surviving large windmills in Greater London built in the 1850s, and the BRIT School, a creative arts institute run by the BRIT Trust which has produced artists such as Adele, Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis.