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Merstham
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Merstham is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It lies 17 miles south of Charing Cross just beyond the Greater London border. Part of the North Downs Way runs along the
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Merstham · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Merstham is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It lies 17 miles south of Charing Cross just beyond the Greater London border. Part of the North Downs Way runs along the northern boundary of the town. Merstham has community associations, an early medieval church and a football club.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Merstham is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It lies 17 miles south of Charing Cross just beyond the Greater London border. Part of the North Downs Way runs along the northern boundary of the town. Merstham has community associations, an early medieval church and a football club.
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Background
History
The area has been settled since pre-Roman times. The village lay within the Reigate hundred, an Anglo-Saxon administrative division. Its name was recorded in 947 as Mearsætham, which seems to be Anglo-Saxon Mearþ-sǣt-hām = "Homestead near a trap set for martens or weasels". The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for 851 states that a Viking army 'went south over the Thames into Surrey; and King Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald with the West Saxon army fought against them at Aclea, and there made the greatest slaughter of a heathen raiding-army that we have heard tell of up to the present day, and there took the victory.' According to Stenton, the name Aclea nearly always appears in modern times as…
Description
After World War II the London County Council built the Merstham Estate, originally entirely public housing, to a geometric layout in the eastern fields. This area has its own parade of shops, the Brook recreation ground, three schools, and a youth/community centre along Radstock Way. Oakley, a small country house, is listed and has Victorian gothic architecture features.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2640, -0.1530
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Reigate and Banstead
- Parish
- Reigate and Banstead, unparished area
- Postcode
- RH1 3BA
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Surrey
- Nearest railway station
- Merstham — 0.2 km
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Merstham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Merstham?
- Merstham is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode RH1 3BA), in the parish of Reigate and Banstead, unparished area.
- What is Merstham?
- Merstham is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It lies 17 miles south of Charing Cross just beyond the Greater London border. Part of the North Downs Way runs along the
- How do I get to Merstham?
- The nearest railway station is Merstham, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode RH1 3BA.
- Is Merstham a protected site?
- Yes — Merstham is part of the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Merstham?
- The nearest railway station is Merstham, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RH1 3BA.