It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 and surrounded the Municipal Borough of Croydon (Croydon County Borough from 1899) to the south, east and west.
It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 and replaced the Croydon Rural Sanitary District. The district surrounded the Municipal Borough of Croydon (Croydon County Borough from 1899) to the south, east and west.