The Naming of Coulsdon
The name is thought to originate from the Saxon 'Cuthraed's Down', or 'Cuthraed's Dene'
Cuthraed was probably the King of the Kingdom of Kent
who lived here in the 7th Century
SOURCE:
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Charter documents from Chertsey Abbey
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SOURCE:
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The Domesday Book
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SOURCE:
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Legal Documents
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675
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Curedesdone
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933
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Cudredesdone
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967
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Cudredesdune
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1062
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Cuthredesdune
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1086
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Colesdone
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1190
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Culesdon
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1242
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Cullisdon
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1255
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Culesdene
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1270
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Colendone
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1279
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Kulisdon
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1288
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Collesdon
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1323
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Cullesdon
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1324
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Colleston
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1346
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Coulesdon
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1377
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Cullysdon
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1482
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Colynsdon
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1489
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Coylsdon
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1557
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Cowlesdon
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1563
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Collysdon
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1604
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Cowlsden
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1610
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Couldisdon
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1675
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Couldesdon
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1678
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Culsdon
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1724
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Colsdon
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1801 to today
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Coulsdon
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The correct way to pronounce the name is "COALSDON or COLESDON" not "COOOLSDON"