Split between the busy town centre and the more traditional village of Old Coulsdon, it has long balanced its rural heritage with its role as a commuter town. Despite now being firmly associated with Croydon, Coulsdon spent centuries as part of Surrey and only became part of Greater London in 1965, though it has retained its Surrey feel. Local tradition holds that Cuthræd, believed to have been a Saxon warrior, was buried on nearby Farthing Downs. Three stations, Coulsdon South, Coulsdon North, and Smitham (now Coulsdon Town), transformed the area into a commuter suburb and fuelled a major housebuilding boom during the 1930s. Coulsdon is served by two train stations - Coulsdon South and Coulsdon Town (Image: Google Maps)Before that expansion, much of the development centred on Cane Hill Hospital, which opened in 1882 as one of Britain's largest psychiatric hospitals.