Tandridge
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Tandridge is a local government district
in Surrey
, England
. Its council offices are based in Oxted
. It is named for an ancient Tandridge
hundred
of Surrey that covered roughly the same area.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972
, by the merger of Caterham and Warlingham
urban district
along with Godstone Rural District. Since 2000, parish councils once again cover the district.
The 2010 District elections produced 33 Conservative
seats, 8 Liberal Democrat
seats and 1 other.
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Its council offices are based in Oxted
Oxted
Oxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.- History :The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
. It is named for an ancient Tandridge
Tandridge (hundred)
Tandridge was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. It includes the borough of Tandridge.It includes the parishes of Bletchingley, Caterham, Chelsham, Crowhurst, Farleigh, Godstone, Horne, Limpsfield, Lingfield, Oxted, Tandridge, Tatsfield, Titsey, Warlingham and Woldingham.The hundred has...
hundred
Hundred (division)
A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in England, Wales, Denmark, South Australia, some parts of the United States, Germany , Sweden, Finland and Norway, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions...
of Surrey that covered roughly the same area.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, by the merger of Caterham and Warlingham
Caterham and Warlingham
Caterham and Warlingham was an Urban District of Surrey in England until 1974. It was formed in 1929 as a merger of the Caterham Urban District with the parish of Warlingham from Godstone Rural District...
urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
along with Godstone Rural District. Since 2000, parish councils once again cover the district.
The 2010 District elections produced 33 Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
seats, 8 Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
seats and 1 other.
Civil parishes
These are- BletchingleyBletchingleyBletchingley is a village in Surrey, England. It is on the A25 road to the east of Redhill and to the west of Godstone.-History:The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
- BurstowBurstowBurstow is a parish in Tandridge, Surrey, England. It is one of the largest parishes in the local government district of Tandridge and its principal settlement is the village of Smallfield...
- Caterham on the HillCaterham on the HillCaterham-on-the-Hill is a civil parish in Tandridge District Council in Surrey. It has a population of 11,555 and is the oldest part of Caterham. The parish council clerk is Helen Broughton....
- Caterham ValleyCaterham ValleyCaterham Valley is a civil parish in Tandridge Borough Council in Surrey. It has a population of 7,581. The parish council clerk is Bill Ridley.The parish church of St. John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1882....
- ChaldonChaldonChaldon is a village in Surrey, England on the North Downs to the west of Caterham. It falls within the boundaries of Tandridge district.The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Wallington hundred....
- Chelsham and FarleighChelsham and FarleighChelsham and Farleigh is a civil parish in Tandridge District Council in Surrey. It has a population of 385. The parish council clerk is Maureen Turner.The parish includes the villages of Chelsham and Farleigh....
- CrowhurstCrowhurst, SurreyCrowhurst is a civil parish in the Tandridge borough of Surrey. It has a population of 349.The parish church is dedicated to St George. Crowhurst Place, a Grade 1 Listed Building, is a moated manor house dating back to circa 1450....
- DormanslandDormansland, SurreyDormansland is a village and civil parish approximately one mile south of Lingfield in Surrey, southern England. It is bordered on the east by the county of Kent and on the south by West Sussex.The Prime Meridian passes just to the west of Dormansland....
- FelbridgeFelbridgeFelbridge is a civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey. The village is forms a continuous settlement with East Grinstead.-External links:****...
- FelcourtFelcourtFelcourt is a small village just north of East Grinstead in Surrey, England. The large Manor house at Felcourt was the home to the head office of Rentokil Initial from 1949 until 2006; the former offices have now been converted to apartments and a small business park.Felcourt also has a large...
- GodstoneGodstoneGodstone is a village in the county of Surrey, England. It is located approximately six miles east of Reigate at the junction of the A22 and A25 major roads, and near the M25 motorway.-History:...
- HorneHorne, SurreyHorne is a village and civil parish in the District of Tandridge in Surrey, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Newchapel, and has a population of 805. The parish is located on the A22 road, east of Horley, west of Lingfield, south west of Oxted, and south of Kingston upon...
- LimpsfieldLimpsfieldLimpsfield is a village and parish in the east of the county of Surrey, England near Oxted at the foot of the North Downs. It lies between the A25 to the south and the M25 motorway to the north, near the Clackett Lane service station...
- LingfieldLingfield, SurreyLingfield is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. It is most famous for its horse racing course, Lingfield Park. Lingfield lies to the east of a section of the A22 which runs between Godstone and East Grinstead...
- NutfieldNutfield, SurreyNutfield is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey. It has a population of 2,728The village lay within the Reigate hundred....
- OutwoodOutwood, SurreyOutwood is a village in the Surrey weald. It is home to the oldest working windmill in England. The village lies to the east of the M23 which runs between the M25 and London Gatwick Airport. A neighbouring village is Smallfield....
- OxtedOxtedOxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.- History :The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
- TandridgeTandridgeTandridge is a local government district in Surrey, England. Its council offices are based in Oxted. It is named for an ancient Tandridge hundred of Surrey that covered roughly the same area....
- TatsfieldTatsfieldTatsfield is a village of some 1800 inhabitants located in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England, and 16 miles south south-east of Charing Cross in London...
- TitseyTitseyTitsey is a civil parish in Tandridge Borough Council in Surrey. The census area Tatsfield and Titsey has a population of 1,816. The parish council clerk is David Innes. Separate springs in Titsey are the sources of the River Darent and the River Eden....
- WarlinghamWarlinghamWarlingham is a large village on the south-eastern boundary of London, England, just across the border in Tandridge district, east Surrey. Neighbouring villages include Sanderstead, Hamsey Green, Whyteleafe, Farleigh, Fickleshole, Tatsfield and Woldingham...
- WhyteleafeWhyteleafeWhyteleafe is a small town in South East England, in the Surrey district of Tandridge. Four streets in Whyteleafe are just inside the southern edge of the London Borough of Croydon. Neighbouring villages and towns include Woldingham, Caterham, Coulsdon, Warlingham, and Kenley...
- WoldinghamWoldinghamWoldingham is a village and civil parish in Surrey located above sea level just within the M25, southeast of London. Situated high on the North Downs between Oxted and Warlingham, it is a village of 2,326 inhabitants...
Towns and villages
- BletchingleyBletchingleyBletchingley is a village in Surrey, England. It is on the A25 road to the east of Redhill and to the west of Godstone.-History:The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
- CaterhamCaterhamCaterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. The town is geographically divided into two sections: Caterham on the Hill and Caterham Valley - the main town centre. The town lies close to the A22, a few miles south of Croydon, in a valley cut into the dip slope of the North Downs...
- ChaldonChaldonChaldon is a village in Surrey, England on the North Downs to the west of Caterham. It falls within the boundaries of Tandridge district.The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Wallington hundred....
- ChelshamChelshamChelsham is a village in Surrey in the borough of Tandridge. It is within the civil parish of Chelsham and Farleigh.The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
- CrowhurstCrowhurst, SurreyCrowhurst is a civil parish in the Tandridge borough of Surrey. It has a population of 349.The parish church is dedicated to St George. Crowhurst Place, a Grade 1 Listed Building, is a moated manor house dating back to circa 1450....
- FarleighFarleigh, SurreyFarleigh is a village in Surrey, England about 5 miles to the South East of Croydon.The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
- FelcourtFelcourtFelcourt is a small village just north of East Grinstead in Surrey, England. The large Manor house at Felcourt was the home to the head office of Rentokil Initial from 1949 until 2006; the former offices have now been converted to apartments and a small business park.Felcourt also has a large...
- FicklesholeFicklesholeFickleshole is a hamlet in Tandridge, Surrey, England seven miles from Croydon.The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of Fickleshole.The area is mainly used for farming, with stables home to over eighty horses. Fickleshole was established in the early sixteenth century...
- GodstoneGodstoneGodstone is a village in the county of Surrey, England. It is located approximately six miles east of Reigate at the junction of the A22 and A25 major roads, and near the M25 motorway.-History:...
- Hamsey GreenHamsey GreenHamsey Green is a place on the plateau of the North Downs between the villages of Sanderstead to the north and Warlingham to the south. It is split almost across the centre east and west with the southern part in the Tandridge district of Surrey...
- Hurst Green
- LimpsfieldLimpsfieldLimpsfield is a village and parish in the east of the county of Surrey, England near Oxted at the foot of the North Downs. It lies between the A25 to the south and the M25 motorway to the north, near the Clackett Lane service station...
- LingfieldLingfield, SurreyLingfield is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. It is most famous for its horse racing course, Lingfield Park. Lingfield lies to the east of a section of the A22 which runs between Godstone and East Grinstead...
- OxtedOxtedOxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.- History :The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
- SmallfieldSmallfieldSmallfield is a village located in Surrey, England. The village is part of the census area Burstow which has a population of 4,301.Smallfield lies to the east of the M23 which runs between the M25 and London Gatwick Airport...
- TandridgeTandridge, SurreyTandridge is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England. It is located between Oxted and Godstone.The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
- TatsfieldTatsfieldTatsfield is a village of some 1800 inhabitants located in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England, and 16 miles south south-east of Charing Cross in London...
- TitseyTitseyTitsey is a civil parish in Tandridge Borough Council in Surrey. The census area Tatsfield and Titsey has a population of 1,816. The parish council clerk is David Innes. Separate springs in Titsey are the sources of the River Darent and the River Eden....
- WarlinghamWarlinghamWarlingham is a large village on the south-eastern boundary of London, England, just across the border in Tandridge district, east Surrey. Neighbouring villages include Sanderstead, Hamsey Green, Whyteleafe, Farleigh, Fickleshole, Tatsfield and Woldingham...
- WhyteleafeWhyteleafeWhyteleafe is a small town in South East England, in the Surrey district of Tandridge. Four streets in Whyteleafe are just inside the southern edge of the London Borough of Croydon. Neighbouring villages and towns include Woldingham, Caterham, Coulsdon, Warlingham, and Kenley...
- WoldinghamWoldinghamWoldingham is a village and civil parish in Surrey located above sea level just within the M25, southeast of London. Situated high on the North Downs between Oxted and Warlingham, it is a village of 2,326 inhabitants...