British and Irish Political Geography

Croydon

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Croydon, England/UK Croindene (Greater London) ‘Wild Saffron Valley’ from the Old English croh ‘saffron’ and denu ‘valley’.

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Croydon Cambs. Crauuedene 1086 (DB). ‘Valley frequented by crows’. OE crāwe + denu.

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