Editing Selsdon (section)

== Geography ==
Selsdon sits at an elevation of 150m above sea level. Nearby Sanderstead Plantation (between Selsdon and Sanderstead) has a height of 175m above sea level.<ref>{{cite web |title=Worldwide Elevation Finder |url=https://elevation.maplogs.com/poi/selsdon_south_croydon_cr2_8lg_uk.405853.html |website=elevation.maplogs.com |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> The main shopping area of Selsdon is concentrated on Addington Road east of the junction with Farley Road/Old Farleigh Road. It contains a variety of shops, banks, cafes, the local [[Baptists|Baptist]] Church and two pubs (the Sir Julian Huxley and a micro-pub).

In January 2007 the prominent Selsdon Clock, in rustic style with a brushwood motif round its face by Jon Mills, was installed on the Selsdon Triangle, on the plinth of a former public lavatory, in front of the library and Sainsbury's supermarket.<ref>{{cite web |title=Traffic island bears strange fruit in form of unusual clock |url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/1162099.traffic-island-bears-strange-fruit-in-form-of-unusual-clock/ |website=Sutton & Croydon Guardian |date=1 February 2007|accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref>

Selsdon Hall is based underneath Sainsbury's supermarket and the library. It is designed to be a hub for the local community. It comprises a hall that can be hired privately and a coffee shop, which is open to all members of the public.