Croydon in Surrey served as a muster and assembly point for Parliamentary forces from Surrey being forwarded to the London lines or to the southern armies. The Parliamentary county committee used Croydon market and open spaces for drilling new recruits from Surrey before despatch to the various Parliamentary armies operating in the south.
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