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No Binding. Etat : Fair. Original Drawing. Original Map, 30 1/2" X 19 1/2"; Top Broken Away In Three Small Pieces, All Present, But With Only Tiny Losses. . Kenley Is A District In The South Of The London Borough Of Croydon (Historically In Surrey). It Borders Purley, Coulsdon, Riddlesdown, Caterham And Whyteleafe. Kenley Is Situated 13 Miles South Of Charing Cross. The 2011 Census Showed Kenley Having A Population Of 14,966.Significant Portions Of Kenley Lie Within The Metropolitan Green Belt. In Particular, The South Of Kenley Is Dominated By The Open Green Spaces Of Kenley Common And Kenley Aerodrome. For Centuries, Kenley Was Part Of Coulsdon Manor Which Covered The Whole Area Now Known As Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Purley And Kenley. As With Most Of This Area, Kenley Was Primarily Farm Land, With A Few Big Houses And Their Estates. The Official Opening Of The Railway On 4 August 1856 Transformed Kenley. The New Railway Prompted Urban Development. By The End Of The Victorian Era, Kenley Had Assumed Its Own Identity. Magnificent Gentlemen's Houses In Substantial Grounds Were Constructed During The 1860S. These Houses Gave Kenley Its Distinctive Appearance On Its Western Hillside. More Modest Housing And Shops Were Built Along The Godstone Road In The 1880S. Finally, The Compact Housing Of The Lower Lying Roke Area Was Constructed Toward The End Of The 19Th Century.