CROYDON, (Surrey) 10 a-half mm. from London, on the edge of Bansted-Downs. 'Tis said, here was once a royal palace, which, with the manor, was given to the Abps. of Canterbury, who turned it into a palace for themselves; but it is much decayed since Abp. Whitgift, who left a hos. here, endowed with farms for the maintenance of a warden, and 28 men and women, decayed housekeepers of Croydon and Lambeth; with a school for 10 boys and 10 girls, and a house for the master (who must be a clergyman) and 20 l. a year for his salary. The Ch. here which is reckoned the finest and largest in the Co. has 2 sumptuous monuments for Abps. Grindal and Sheldon; and one for Mr. Fran. Tyrrel, a grocer in London, who gave 200 l. to build the Mt. house. The Mt. which is on S. is chiefly for oats and oat-meal for London, though there is a good sale too for wheat and barley; and its fairs are June 24, and Sept. 21. the latter much frequented by the youth of both sexes from London, for walnuts, &c. Here was formerly a chantry. The adjacent hills are well stored with wood, of which great quantities of charcoal are made for London.