Old Coulsdon

Old Coulsdon

Bradmore Green Pond - Old Coulsdon
Old Coulsdon
 Old Coulsdon shown within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ315575
London borough Croydon
Ceremonial county Greater London
RegionLondon
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town COULSDON
Postcode district CR5
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
London Assembly Croydon and Sutton
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Coordinates: 51°18′06″N 0°06′51″W / 51.3018°N 0.1143°W / 51.3018; -0.1143

Old Coulsdon is a village near Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, England, 14.4 miles (23 km) south of Charing Cross. It is the southernmost settlement in all of London.

Schools

Oasis Academy Coulsdon was formerly Coulsdon High School. Before this it was Taunton Manor School. Coulsdon College was formerly Purley College and that was formed from Purley High School for Boys and Purley High School for Girls.

Transport

There are four regular London bus services in the area: 60, 466, 404, and route N68 which provides a link into Central London every 30 minutes during the night.

The closest train station is Coulsdon South, 0.9 miles away.

Churches

Old Coulsdon has one Church of England church, St John's the Evangelist (website). It is also home to St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and Old Coulsdon Congregational Church

Sports

The village is home to the Purley John Fisher Rugby Football Club.

There are currently two youth football teams active in Old Coulsdon; the Old Coulsdon Jets and the Old Coulsdon Colts.

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

There is a thriving bowls club with both outdoor and indoor facilities

Scout Groups

The following Scout Groups are based in Old Coulsdon:

12th Caterham Parson's Pightle are based at Parson's Pightle 466 Coulsdon Road (next to the Rugby Club) - 12thcaterham

Pubs

There are two pubs in Old Coulsdon:

Businesses

There are three Dental Surgeries in Old Coulsdon.

There are three parades of shops in Old Coulsdon:

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