Croydon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Croydon
Historical Forms
- Crogedene 809 BCS328 c.1250
- Crogdene c.871 BCS529 c.1250
- Crogdæne 964–95 BCS1132 c.1200
- Croindene 1086 DB
- Croindena 1169 P
- Croindene 1225 Ass 1232 Pat
- Croyndene 1241,1259 Ass late13th BM
- Croyndenne 1347 Ass
- Croienden c.1150 FW
- Croyendene, Croyendone 1255 Ass
- Croyendene 1271 Pat
- Croyendone 1323 Ass
- Croindon(e) 1229 FF 1263 Ass 1276 Ch 1279 Ass
- Croyndon 1291 Tax 1292 Ipm 1294 BM 1307 Ass 1351 Seldxl
- Croydon(e) 1233–52 Ch 1263,1304,1307,1312 Ass
- Croidon 1291 Tax 1314 Ch
- Cruendon 1242 Cl
- Cruindon 1246 Pat
- Croydene 1261 BM
- Crowdon 1553 SACiv
- Croudon 1548 LRMB
Etymology
The name is a compound of OE croh , 'saffron' and denu, 'valley.' Cf. the names le Saffron Garden 1579, Safforne Garden 1599 in the parish (Endowments). To explain the spellings with medial n or en , Dr Bradley suggested an alternative OE form (æt þǣm ) crogigan dene from an OE adj. crogig , derived from croh , cf. Crendon Lane (PN Bk 204). For such double forms cf. Waddington supra 46.