Duppas Hill
| Location | Croydon, Surrey |
|---|---|
| Home club | Croydon Cricket Club |
| County club | Surrey |
| Establishment | by 1707 |
| Last used | 1798 |
| Other name(s) |  A232 road |
|---|---|
| Length | 0.5 mi (0.8 km) |
| Postal code | CR0 4BG |
| west end | Epsom Road |
| east end |  A236 road |
Duppas Hill is a park, road and surrounding residential area in Waddon, near Croydon in Greater London (and historically in Surrey).
Duppas Hill has a long history of sport and recreation. It is said that jousting took place there in medieval times and the story goes that Lord William de Warenne was treacherously slain there during a joust in 1286.
Duppas Hill was a noted venue for cricket in the 18th century and is believed to have been used for a first-class match by Croydon Cricket Club as early as 1707 when Croydon played the London Club. It is recorded frequently in the 1730s as the home venue of Croydon and sometimes by Surrey. In 1767, the nearby Caterham club, managed by Henry Rowett, played against Hambledon. The final mention of Duppas Hill as a senior cricket venue is on Wednesday, 29 August 1798 when Croydon played Woolwich and were defeated by an innings and 2 runs.
Duppas Hill was the site of the Croydon workhouse. In 1726 the Vestry of Croydon resolved to erect the town's first workhouse at a site on what was then called "Dubber's Hill". The establishment was open by the end of the following year and governed by a committee of Trustees. In 1836 it became the Croydon Poor Law Union workhouse. The workhouse moved to a new building at Thornton Heath in 1866, but the infirmary remained in the Duppas Hill buildings until 1885 and the establishment of a new infirmary (later Mayday Hospital, and now Croydon University Hospital) close to the new workhouse.
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