Coulsdon
Sign in to saveCoulsdon (, traditionally pronounced ) is a town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. Coulsdon was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey that included the settlements of Purley and Kenley. It was merged with Sanderstead in 1915 to form the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.official_name
- Coulsdon
- UK place.static_image_name
- Barclay's Bank, Coulsdon - geograph.org.uk - 1000058.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Brighton Road
- UK place.london_borough
- Croydon
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Croydon South
- UK place.post_town
- COULSDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- CR
- UK place.postcode_district
- CR5
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.dial_code1
- 01737
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ3059
- UK place.population
- 25,530
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Quarrying
- Toponymy
- Local government
- Localities
- Old Coulsdon
- Coulsdon (Formerly Smitham Bottom or Smitham)
- The Marlpit business and industrial estate
- The Mount or Clockhouse
- Coulsdon Woods
- Cane Hill
- Open spaces
- Places of religious interest
- Leisure
- Demography
- Education
- Nearest places
- Railway
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Coulsdon (, traditionally pronounced ) is a town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. Coulsdon was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey that included the settlements of Purley and Kenley. It was merged with Sanderstead in 1915 to form the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.
==History== thumb|A topological view of Coulsdon, showing the various hill and valleys. The location forms part of the North Downs. The hills contain chalk and flint. A few dry valleys with natural underground drainage merge and connect to the main headwater of the River Wandle, as a winterbourne (stream), so commonly called "the Bourne". Although this breaks onto the level of a few streets when the water table is exceptionally high, the soil is generally dry. The depression and wind gap was a natural route across the Downs for early populations.