Old Coulsdon

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Old Coulsdon
Old Coulsdon (Greater London)
Old Coulsdon

Old Coulsdon shown within Greater London
OS grid reference TQ315575
London borough Croydon
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town COULSDON
Postcode district CR5
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
European Parliament London
London Assembly Croydon and Sutton
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°18′07″N 0°06′52″W / 51.3018, -0.1143

Old Coulsdon is a small village near Coulsdon in London, United Kingdom and part of the London Borough of Croydon. There are many Primary and Infant schools in Old Coulsdon, one of them being Keston Primary & Infant School, the best primary school in Croydon.

The nearest station is Coulsdon South.


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[edit] Schools

Coulsdon High School was formerly Taunton Manor High School and was initially a girls school. Coulsdon College was formerly Purley College and that was formed from Purley High School for Boys and Purley High School for Girls

[edit] Churches

Old Coulsdon has two Church of England churches, St John's (website) and St Andrew's (website)

[edit] Sports

Home of Purley John Fisher Rugby Football Club www.pjfrfc.co.uk

There are currently two youth football teams active in Old Coulsdon, the Old Coulsdon Jets (external site) and the Old Coulsdon Colts (online).

Coulsdon is also home to a hashing club, the Old Coulsdon Hash House Harriers (online).

[edit] Pubs

There are two pubs in Old Coulsdon:

  • The Tudor Rose (Ember Inn)
  • The Fox (Vintage Inn)

[edit] Businesses

Beatons caterers is based in Coulsdon.

There are three Dental Surgeries in Old Coulsdon.

There are three parades of shops in Old Coulsdon:

  • Lacey Green Shops
  • Taunton Lane Shops
  • Tudor Parade

[edit] External links


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