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The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in south London, England and is a part of Outer London. It covers an area of 33.6 square miles and is the biggest London borough by population, being the home of around 376040 inhabitants. It is the southernmost borough of London. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name. Croydon is described within the Domesday Book, and from a little 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 and the County Borough of Croydon, the local authority Croydon London Borough Council, is now part of the local government association for Greater London, London Councils. Croydon is largely urban, although there are significant suburban and rural uplands in the south. It was the very first London Borough to get Fairtrade status which is awarded on specific 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 include Shirley Windmill, one of the few surviving large windmills in Greater London built during the 1850s, along with the BRIT School, a creative arts institute run by the BRIT Trust which has produced artists such as Adele, Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis.