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Coordinates: 51°17′42″N 0°19′44″W / 51.2951, -0.3289 Leatherhead, A medium-sized town in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. ...
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Mole Valley is a local government district in Surrey, England. ...
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Leatherhead is a small town in the County of Surrey, England, on the River Mole. It is thought to be of Saxon origin. This article is about the English county. ...
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The River Mole is a river in southern England, which rises in West Sussex near Gatwick Airport and flows north west through Surrey for 80 km (50 miles) to the River Thames at Hampton Court Palace. ...
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Located in the centre of the county of Surrey and at a junction of ancient north–south and east–west communications, the town has been a focus for transport throughout its history. Initially there was the construction of the bridge over the River Mole in the early medieval period. Later the Swan Hotel provided 300 years of service to horse driven coaches. More recently the M25 motorway was built nearby. The River Mole is a river in southern England, which rises in West Sussex near Gatwick Airport and flows north west through Surrey for 80 km (50 miles) to the River Thames at Hampton Court Palace. ...
The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ...
The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ...
History
Pre-1800 To the east of the town is the line of Stane Street, an old Roman Road. Most of it is now built over or is used as rural footpaths. The road leads from London to Chichester, passing through the strategic Mole Gap. Stane Street is the modern name given to an important Roman road in England that linked London to the Roman town of Regnum (near modern Chichester). ...
Not to be confused with Romans road. ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
For the larger local government district, see Chichester (district). ...
The origins of the town of Leatherhead appear to be Anglo-Saxon. Ashtead lay within the Copthorne hundred, an administrative division devised by the Saxons. The Leatherhead Museum has traced the history of the town from its beginnings in about AD 880 when it was known as Leodridan. Later in the Domesday Book it was called Leddrede which is believed to have meant the place where people can ride across the river. The early town population appears to have grown up on the east side of the River Mole, although Hawk's Hill, on the west side of the river, is said to be the site of an old Saxon burial ground. Old English redirects here. ...
Copthorne is in the centre of the hundreds of Surrey Copthorne was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. ...
A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ...
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A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...
For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ...
The name has also been argued to be of Celtic Origin, with the Modern Welsh equivalents being Llwyd and Rhyd ("The grey ford").[1] The Celtic languages are the languages descended from Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, a branch of the greater Indo-European language family. ...
Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...
Work on the parish church was started some time in the 1000s. Many parts were added over the years, with a major restoration taking place in the Victorian era. The Church of St. ...
The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
Leatherhead appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Leret. It was held by Osbern de Ow (Eu). Its domesday assets were: 1 church, belonging to Ewell, with 40 acres. It rendered £1. Pachesham within Leatherhead appears in Domesday Book as Pachesham. It was held by Hugo (Hugh) from the Bishop of Lisieux. Its domesday assets were: 3 virgates. It had part of 2 mills worth 12s, 4 ploughs, 5 acres of meadow, woodland worth 3 hogs. It rendered £3 10s 0d.[2] A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...
Note that Temple Ewell is in Kent Ewell is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, close to the southern boundary of Greater London. ...
A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...
Lisieux is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Lower Normandy région, in France. ...
The virgate was a unit of land area measure in Medieval England. ...
An ancient Chinese tomb model of a foot-powered mill, Eastern Han Dynasty (25 - 220 AD), Freer Gallery of Art. ...
The traditional way: a German farmer works the land with horses and plough. ...
A meadow is a habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. ...
Limber Pine woodland, Toiyabe Range, central Nevada Biologically, a woodland is a treed area differentiated from a forest. ...
Hog is a domestic or feral adult swine. ...
A market serving the developing agricultural economy developed at the crossroads and in 1248, Henry III granted to Leatherhead a weekly market and annual fair. The town survived an extensive fire in 1392, after which it was largely rebuilt. In common with many similar medieval towns, Leatherhead had a market house and set of stocks, probably located at the junction of Bridge Street, North Street and High Street. For broader historical context, see 1240s and 13th century. ...
Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272) was the son and successor of John Lackland as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death. ...
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 Portrait of Elizabeth (1588) The Running Horse pub dates back to 1403 and is one of the oldest buildings in Leatherhead. It is on the bank of the River Mole, at the southern approach to the town centre. History has it that Elizabeth I spent a night at the inn due to floods making the River Mole impossible to cross. Image File history File links Elizabeth_I_(Armada_Portrait). ...
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The Running Horse is a pub in the town of Leatherhead, Surrey, England. ...
Events July 21 - Battle of Shrewsbury. ...
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ...
The River Mole is a river in Southern England, rising in West Sussex near Gatwick Airport and flowing north. ...
During the Elizabethan and Stuart periods, the town was associated with several notable people. Edmund Tylney, Master of the Revels, who was in effect the official censor of the time to Queen Elizabeth I, lived in the Mansion House. A Wetherspoons pub in the High Street is now named after him. Another notable local noble was Sir Thomas Bloodworth of nearby Thorncroft Manor, who was Lord Mayor of London during the Great Fire of 1666. Edmund Tylney, Master of the Revels. ...
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Sir Thomas Bloodworth (sometimes spelled Bludworth) (1620-1682) was Lord Mayor of London from October 1665 to October 1666. ...
Former Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard during the parade on November 11, 2006 Michael Berry Savory, Lord Mayor 2004–2005 The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London. ...
Detail of painting from 1666 of the Great Fire of London by an unknown artist, depicting the fire as it would have appeared on the evening of Tuesday, 4 September from a boat in the vicinity of Tower Wharf. ...
1800 onwards Leatherhead saw much expansion, with two major railways linked to it. (See below) In the 1870s, a group of clergymen built the private St John's School in the town, and it has produced a number of famous pupils. (See below). see also Holy Orders The following terms have traditional meanings for the Anglican Church, and possibly beyond: A churchman is in principle a member of a church congregation, in practice someone in holy orders. ...
St Johns School, is a Private Boarding and Day School in the Town of Leatherhead, Surrey, England History of St Johns School St Johns School was founded in 1851. ...
The Letherhead Institute was built. The spelling was said, in Victorian times, to be the correct form of Leatherhead. The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
Cherkley Court on the Beaverbrook grounds was home of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. During World War II, Winston Churchill, the new British Prime Minister, would appoint him as Minister of Aircraft Production and later Minister of Supply. Under Aitken, fighter and bomber production increased so much so that Churchill declared: "His personal force and genius made this Aitken's finest hour". Grid reference: TQ178544 // The House Cherkley Court (near Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom) is a late-Victorian mansion, best known as the country estate of Lord Beaverbrook, businessman, politician and owner of the Express Newspapers group. ...
Sir William Maxwell Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (May 25, 1879 - June 9, Canadian–British business tycoon and politician. ...
Sir William Maxwell Max Aitken, 1st Baronet, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, PC (May 25, 1879 – June 9, 1964) was a Canadian – British business tycoon, politician, and writer. ...
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Once there were several industries in and around the town, including Ronson's Lighters and Goblin Vacuum Cleaners. Both were used as ammunitions plants in World War II. Most of the plants pulled out of Leatherhead in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Today most employment is in commerce. Ronson Lighters History Ronsons was a large factory making gas lighters in the town of Leatherhead, Surrey. ...
Goblin Vacuum Cleaners was a British brand of vacuum cleaner made from the early 1900s till the early 2000s Goblin Vacuum Cleaners was one of the large factory industries in the Surrey town of Leatherhead, Ashtead area. ...
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In 1940's/50s Leatherhead/Ashtead was made home to a Remploy factory, which are designed to provide work for Disabled people in the local area. On 22nd May 2007, Remploy announced that the Leatherhead factory along with 42 other sites would close. The term disability, as it is applied to humans, refers to any condition that impedes the completion of daily tasks using traditional methods. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Mole Valley District Council decided to modernise the town, with a new pedestrianised high street, and large one-way system. Mole Valley is a local government district in Surrey, England. ...
In 1986, the town was joined to the UK motorway system, when the M25 motorway was built to the north. Leatherhead became Junction 9, which has odd non-aligned entry/exit points on the two sides. The town is perhaps most frequently mentioned in the national media as the location of motorway traffic jams and accidents. Local government Leatherhead was an urban district up to 1974. It is now part of Mole Valley District Council area. Dorking is the administrative centre of Mole Valley District Council. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
Dorking is a market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately 25 miles south of London, in Surrey in England. ...
On the Mole Valley Coat of Arms, the two cocks are for Dorking and the swan for Leatherhead. On the shield the wavy lines are for the River Mole, the acorns are for the district's three parks, and the points are for the North Downs. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...
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For other uses, see Swan (disambiguation). ...
Geology of the South East, Chalk is light green (6) A cross-section , showing the Wealden Dome, and relating it to the towns of Kent The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills located in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km) from Hampshire through Surrey...
The town The symbol of Leatherhead is a swan holding a sword in its beak. This can be seen on the old Leatherhead coat of arms, and on the Mole Valley coat of arms. The insignia of Leatherhead football club includes a swan, as do the logos of The Swan Shopping Centre, Therfield school and the Leisure Centre. Leatherhead F.C. are a football club based in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. ...
A Leisure Centre in the UK is a site, usually owned and operated by the county council, where people go to keep fit or relax. ...
Town centre and South Leatherhead The fortunes of the town centre have risen and fallen over recent decades. Up to the 1970s, it was a bustling place with many busy shops. But with risks from increased traffic close to narrow pavements, the whole of the central area was pedestrianised, leading to a disastrous decline in pedestrian throughput and many shop closures. The construction of the Swan Centre, including a large supermarket, brought some reprieve but the years since have seen fluctuating fortunes. Notoriously, in around 2002, the high street was voted one of the worst in the United Kingdom in a BBC poll, although this may be seen as a result of a local campaign at the time to lobby for improved facilities. The town centre is usually the commercial or geographical centre of a town. ...
Local business parks now bring lunchtime business, and a number of popular restaurants on the main street have helped to change the face of the town, bringing a more sociable atmosphere to the small town on warm summer evenings. There is also a theatre, once named after Dame Sybil Thorndike, which is also used as a cinema and for art exhibitions. It is now owned by a religious group called the Pioneer People and is simply called "The Theatre". Dame Sybil Thorndike (October 24, 1882–June 9, 1976) was a British actress. ...
In the late 1990s the town centre's only hotel, the Bull Hotel, closed down and was subsequently demolished. A new Lidl store has now been built on the site and was opened in February 2007. In the early 2000s Travelodge opened a new hotel on the site of the old Swan hotel. Lidl in Middlesbrough, England Lidl in Lomma, Sweden Typical Lidl interior Lidl is a European discount supermarket chain of German origin that operates 5,000 stores. ...
Travelodge refers to several hotel chains around the world. ...
There is a local football team Leatherhead FC ('The Tanners') who play at Fetcham Park Grove. The town is home to a small steam train enthusiast group based next to the Mill Pond, a popular local walking spot and water source near the Leatherhead Leisure Centre. The Leisure Centre was built in the 1960s, and was extended in the 1980s with the Mole Barn. As of 2006 plans had been drawn up by Mole Valley District Council to build a new modern centre on the site, though it now seems the option of refitting and extending the old centre will happen instead. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bocketts Farm off Young Street has rare breeds and a petting zoo. It is open to the public almost all year round, and many local schools use the farm for teaching and day trips. Bocketts Farm is run by the local council. ...
Leatherhead's Royal School for the Blind (now SeeAbility) was once the work-place for Paul Heaton, but he left the school. It was said he was dismissed after encouraging residents to try cycling.[citation needed] Most of the school has now been sold off as private flats. Paul David Heaton (born May 9, 1962) is an English singer-songwriter. ...
North Leatherhead or Leatherhead Common North Leatherhead or Leatherhead Common is the area north of the Kingston Road bridge. It is known for having Therfield Secondary School, and part of The Trinity School, as well as the bulk of the town's Council Housing. Cheap, safe, housing owned by the British Government. ...
It is home to one local pub, *The Royal Oak, on the Kingston Road, which hosts regular live music sessions on Saturday evenings.
It is bordered to the north by Leatherhead Golf Course, Ashtead Common, and M25 motorway and to the south by the British Rail system. This article is about the sport. ...
It is large wooded area to the north of the village of Ashtead and Town of Leatherhead. ...
The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ...
This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ...
There is a social club, the North Leatherhead Community Association or NLCA, based in the old All Saints School, next to the Kingston Road Playing Grounds.
There are two large stores in the area, B&Q for hardware and a Tesco's supermarket. B&Q is a British retailer of DIY and home improvement tools and supplies. ...
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Local area The villages of Fetcham, Ashtead, Headley, and Mickleham are often looked at as part of Leatherhead more so for postal reasons with Royal Mail. The borders with Ashtead, and Fetcham are blended into Leatherhead. Also close by are Headley Heath, Oxshott Woods, Box Hill and Bookham Common. Fetcham is a residential area in Surrey, England. ...
Image of Ashtead Common sign Ashtead is a large commuter village in Surrey, England separated from Leatherhead and Epsom by Green Belt. ...
For other places called Headley, see Headley. ...
Statistics Population: Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ171534 Administration District: Mole Valley D.C. Shire county: Surrey Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Surrey Historic county: Surrey Services Police force: Surrey Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office...
Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. ...
For other places called Headley, see Headley. ...
Oxshott Woods is a small wooded area to the North of Oxshott and containing Oxshott Heath. ...
It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...
Bookham Commons (grid reference TQ128565) are two commons, situated just to the north of the village of Fetcham, in Surrey, England, 1. ...
In the village of Headley, there is an RAF Hospital, RAF Headley Court. There is no airport here but its playing fields can be used for helicopters. For other places called Headley, see Headley. ...
RAF redirects here. ...
RAF Headley Court is a non-flying Royal Air Force station near Leatherhead in Surrey. ...
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International business based in Leatherhead - Leatherhead is home to Leatherhead Food International (LFI) (formerly Leatherhead Food Research Association).
- Logica has had several offices on different sites in the town and is now on the Springfield Drive site.
- Exxon Mobil Corporation's UK downstream headquarters are in Ashtead/Leatherhead
- Lister Cars makers of Lister Storm, Le Mans race cars, are based in Leatherhead, and Dorking.
- The Tussauds Group, World HQ is in Chessington, but also has minor offices in Leatherhead.
- P1 International, founded in 2000 by ex Formula One World Champion Damon Hill, his business partner Michael Breen and friend Nick Hancock.
- Eqos, a provider of on-demand global sourcing and supplier management software solutions for retail supply chains.
- ERA Technology Ltd, Engineering Consultancy Organisation which has been in Leatherhead since 1920s.
- Unilever UK Ltd will move to Leatherhead, near the end of 2008. The purpose built office in Springfield Drive will be Unilever's UK Headquarters.
Leatherhead Food International, or LFI is a food research complex in the Town of Leatherhead, Surrey, England. ...
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Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), headquartered in Irving, Texas, is an oil producer and distributor formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. ...
Image of Ashtead Common sign Ashtead is a large commuter village in Surrey, England separated from Leatherhead and Epsom by Green Belt. ...
Lister Cars is a British sports car manufacturer. ...
The Lister Storm was a homologated racing car built by Lister Cars of the United Kingdom beginning in 1993. ...
Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ...
Dorking is a market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately 25 miles south of London, in Surrey in England. ...
The Tussauds Group is now a part of Merlin Entertainments, the worlds second largest leisure group, second only to Disney. ...
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P1 International is a car club/business co-founded by 1996 Formula One World Champion Damon Hill and his long term business partner Michael Breen in 2000. ...
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Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960 in London) is a British former racing driver from England. ...
Michael Breen is an NLP Trainer and hypnotist best known for working with Richard Bandler and Paul McKenna. ...
Nick Hancock (born January 25, 1962) is a British actor and television presenter. ...
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Local leisure and entertainment -
Leatherhead has a large range of leisure facilities including: There is a variety of places in Leatherhead, Surrey which are used for leisure and entertainment: // Leatherhead Football Club Bocketts Farm Cannons Health Club Leatherhead Army Cadet Force Leatherhead & Cobham Cricket Club Leatherhead F.C. Leatherhead Golf Club Leatherhead Leisure Centre Leatherhead Museum Odeon Cinemas (In Epsom) Miniature Railway Club...
Clubs and activities
 Leatherhead Football Club
 The Royal Oak, Kingston Road Image File history File links Letherheadfc. ...
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Bocketts Farm is run by the local council. ...
Cobham is a small town in Surrey, England, about 20 miles south-west of London; and 5 miles north of Leatherhead. ...
This article is about the sport. ...
Leatherhead F.C. are a football club based in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. ...
Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. ...
, See also Epsom, New Hampshire, and Epsom, New Zealand. ...
A small village situated between Cobham, Surrey and Leatherhead. ...
Chessington World of Adventures is a family theme park and zoo located in South-West London, England. ...
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Pubs Greene King is a brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. There is a visitor centre next door to the brewery. ...
Punch Taverns plc is the largest pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 9,500 tenanted and managed pubs. ...
Edmund Tilney, Master of the Revels. ...
The Moon Under Water in Hounslow J. D. Wetherspoon plc (LSE: JDW) (commonly referred to as Wetherspoons or spoons) is a British pub chain founded by Tim Martin. ...
A free house is when M Norms parents go away. ...
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Youngs is a brewer based in London. ...
The Running Horse is a pub in the town of Leatherhead, Surrey, England. ...
Social clubs - Constitutional Club (Former Conservative Club)
- Leatherhead and District Social Club, C&IU Affiliate.
- Leatherhead Royal British Legion Club, C&IU Affiliate.
- NLCA or North Leatherhead Community Association
The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is currently the largest majortiy opposition party in the United Knigdom. ...
Most Social Clubs are affiliated to the Working Mens Club and Institute Union (more commonly known as the CIU). ...
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Most Social Clubs are affiliated to the Working Mens Club and Institute Union (more commonly known as the CIU). ...
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Travelodge refers to several hotel chains around the world. ...
Dorking is a market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately 25 miles south of London, in Surrey in England. ...
This article is about the hotel chain. ...
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Burford Bridge Hotel is a Historic Hotel in the Village of Mickleham, Surrey, England. ...
There are a number of settlements named Mickleham: Mickleham, Victoria, Australia. ...
Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ...
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Combatants United Kingdom First French Empire Kingdom of Spain Commanders Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson †Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line and 6 others. ...
Education
State education - Therfield Secondary School
- St. Andrew's Catholic School. Just in Leatherhead.
- Leatherhead Trinity School and Children's Centre. On 1st September 2006, The Leatherhead Trinity School and Children's Centre came into being as the result of a merger between Woodville School, St Mary's School, and All Saints School. The new uniform is bright red, chosen as a bold colour and because it is different from the uniforms of the three old schools.
- Fetcham Infants School for ages 4–7
- Oakfield Junior School for ages 7–11
Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ...
St Andrews Catholic School is situated in Grange Road, Ottways Lane, Leatherhead in Surrey. ...
Private education Downsend School is a private school located in Leatherhead, Surrey, UK. It was founded in 1891 as a non-denominational preparatory school for boys aged 8 to 13. ...
Image of Ashtead Common sign Ashtead is a large commuter village in Surrey, England separated from Leatherhead and Epsom by Green Belt. ...
Downsend School is a private school located in Leatherhead, Surrey, UK. It was founded in 1891 as a non-denominational preparatory school for boys aged 8 to 13. ...
St Johns School, is a Private Boarding and Day School in the Town of Leatherhead, Surrey, England History of St Johns School St Johns School was founded in 1851. ...
Transport
Rail
 The entrance to the station Leatherhead is served by Leatherhead railway station. Over the years, however, Leatherhead has had four railway stations, two of which were only temporary and survived for about eight years from the railway's first opening in 1859. The current and only surviving station was designed by C. H. Driver in fine gothic revival style. It opened in 1867 to serve the London Brighton and South Coast Railway line to Dorking. The remains of the second London and South Western Railway Station can still be seen on the Leatherhead one way system. It was built as a separate terminus, but became a through station when the line to Effingham Junction and Guildford was opened in 1885. It was closed in July 1927. The lines were electrified by the Southern Railway in 1925. Image File history File linksMetadata Leatherheadfront. ...
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The entrance to the station Leatherhead railway station is a railway station serving the town of Leatherhead in Surrey. ...
Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ...
Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The LB&SCRs coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill railway station. ...
Waterloo Station The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ...
Effingham Junction railway station is situated near the villages of Effingham and East Horsley in Surrey, England. ...
, For other places with the same name, see Guildford (disambiguation). ...
Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A London and South Western Railway weight restriction sign on a bridge across the Tarka Trail (formerly the Barnstaple to Great Torrington railway) at Instow, North Devon. ...
Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Services included trains northwards to London Waterloo, London Victoria, and Wimbledon where it connects with the London Underground and Tramlink, and south to Dorking, Horsham, Guildford, and the south coast. Facade of Waterloo Station, London Waterloo is a major train station and transport interchange located in the Waterloo district of London, which was itself named after the Battle of Waterloo in which Napoleon was defeated near Brussels. ...
Victoria Station concourse Victoria station is a London Underground and railway station in London, in the City of Westminster. ...
, This article is about the district of London. ...
The London Underground is a rapid transit system that serves a large part of Greater London and some neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. ...
Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport tramway in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ...
Dorking is a market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately 25 miles south of London, in Surrey in England. ...
For other uses, see Horsham (disambiguation). ...
, For other places with the same name, see Guildford (disambiguation). ...
At one point it was planned to link Leatherhead with Chessington South Railway Station. But this was put on hold due to a protection order on Ashtead Common. In 2005 plans were put in place for a tunnel. Chessington South railway station is at the southern part of the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London, and is the terminal station of the Chessington Branch. ...
It is large wooded area to the north of the village of Ashtead and Town of Leatherhead. ...
Road - The main London to Worthing road, the A24, also runs though the town, and makes up part of its large bypass.
- The M25 motorway lies to the north of the town, with Leatherhead being accessible and known as Junction 9.
 For other uses, see Worthing (disambiguation). ...
The A24 is a major road in England. ...
Bypass routes are a type of bannered highway usually used when the main route of the highway goes through a town and an alternate route of the same highway goes around the highway. ...
The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ...
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Taxi 'Mint Taxis & Minibuses of Leatherhead' provide Taxis for the local area: 01372 806741 - [http://www.mint-taxis.co.uk/ Mint Taxis Leatherhead
A Taxi Rank is located at the train station and can be found at the entrance to platform 2.
Air Leatherhead is situated between London's two major airports, 30–40 minutes' drive from each, via the M25 motorway. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ...
Gatwick Airport (IATA Airport Code: LGW, ICAO Airport Code: EGKK) is Londons second airport and the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ...
London Heathrow Airport (IATA airport code: LHR, ICAO airport code: EGLL, and often simply Heathrow) is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ...
Emergency services Leatherhead is served by these emergency services: Surrey Police is the Home Office police force the county of Surrey in the south of England The force is lead by Chief Constable Bob Quick and has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey. ...
As of 1st July the NHS Ambulance Services Trusts of Kent, Surrey and Sussex are being joined together to form a new South East Coast Ambulance Service . ...
The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. ...
Surrey Ambulance Service is the ambulance service for the County of Surrey, England. ...
This article refers to the historic county in England. ...
For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ...
Is the local Emergency Fire & Rescue service for the County of Surrey, England. ...
Fetcham is a residential area in Surrey, England. ...
For the town in the Republic of Ireland, see Hospital, County Limerick. ...
The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. ...
The emergency department (ED), sometimes termed the emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW), accident & emergency (A&E) department or casualty department is a hospital or primary care department that provides initial treatment to patients with a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and...
Famous residents - Donald Campbell, Bluebird pilot and fastest man on water
- Michael Caine
- Kevin Williams, the "Home Doctor"
- Ben Dover, adult film maker and star
- Jonny Bairstow, professional skateboarder, grew up in Leatherhead.
- Ed Murray, professional bmx biker, started career in Leatherhead.
- Ray Alan - ventriloquist best known for Lord Charles
- Francis Rossi, front man of Status Quo went to School in Leatherhead.
- Bobby G, singer Bucks Fizz, winners Eurovision Song Contest 1981. Born in Epsom, lived, raised, schooled and worked in Leatherhead.
- Max Bygraves, singer, host Family Fortunes.
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, opera singer.
- Badri Patarkatsishvili, Georgian businessman, died at Downside Manor, his Leatherhead mansion in February 2008 with heart attack.
- Lord Richard Rogers, architect who went to school at St Johns Leatherhead.
- Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production, World War II.
- Mel Giedroyc author and half of the comedy duo Mel and Sue.
- John's Children are a band from Leatherhead
- Jeremy Bates, British Tennis Star, Former British Davis Cup Captain/Coach.
- Adam Falkner, drummer with various acts such as Mark Owen, Amy Mcdonald and James Malfoy-Sparks.
- Matt Kottman, pioneering pastor of Calvary Chapel
Donald Malcolm Campbell, CBE (23 March 1921 – 4 January 1967) was a British car and motorboat racer who broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 60s. ...
This article is about the English actor. ...
Ben Dover (born Simon Lindsay Honey, also known as Steve Perry) is an English pornographic actor and director/producer of pornographic movies. ...
Ray Alan (born September 18, 1930) was a British ventriloquist and television entertainer in the 1950s through to the 1980s. ...
Francis Rossi Francis Rossi (Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of the British rock band Status Quo, where he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar. ...
This article is about the English rock band. ...
Bobby G Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby on 23 August 1953, in Epsom, Surrey, England) has been in the British pop group Bucks Fizz since 1981. ...
Bucks Fizz is an English pop group, formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year. ...
Eurovision redirects here. ...
AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
, See also Epsom, New Hampshire, and Epsom, New Zealand. ...
Max Bygraves - CD cover Max Bygraves OBE (born 16 October 1922 in Rotherhithe, London as Walter William Bygraves) is an English singer songwriter, famous for his waving hands. ...
Family Fortunes is a long-running British game show, based on the American game show Family Feud. ...
A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ...
Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa IPA: , ONZ, AC, DBE, (born March 6, 1944) is an internationally famous New Zealand opera singer. ...
For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ...
Badri Patarkatsishvili Badri Patarkatsishvili (Georgian: , Russian: ; born October 31, 1955 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian businessman, one of the richest men in Georgia, billionaire who started out his political career and made his important future contacts in the communist youth organisation, the Komsomol. ...
Motto ძáƒáƒšáƒ ერთáƒáƒ‘áƒáƒ¨áƒ˜áƒ(Georgian) Strength is in Unity Anthem Tavisupleba Freedom Capital (and largest city) Tbilisi Official languages Georgian1 Demonym Georgian Government Semi-presidential unitary republic - President Mikheil Saakashvili - Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli Consolidation - Georgian kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia c. ...
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A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...
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For the American composer, see Richard Rodgers. ...
Lordship redirects here. ...
Sir William Maxwell Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (May 25, 1879 - June 9, Canadian–British business tycoon and politician. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Melanie Clare Sophie Giedroyc [IPA: mÉ›l gidrÉ”Êtʃ or gjÉ›drÉ”Êtʃ] (born June 5, 1968) is an English television presenter, actor, and writer. ...
Mel (left) and Sue Mel and Sue are a comedy duo, consisting of Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. ...
Johns Children were a Leatherhead, England-based 1960s proto-punk band featuring future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan, whose 1967 single Desdemona was banned by the BBC for the controversial lyric, Lift up your skirt and fly. Their manager was Simon Napier-Bell, who devised white stage outfits and...
Michael Jeremy Bates (born June 19, 1962 in Solihull, England) is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. ...
For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ...
The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...
For other uses, see Captain (disambiguation). ...
In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ...
Mark Anthony Patrick Owen (born 27 January 1972 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is an English singer/songwriter, but he may be best known for being one fifth of the hugely successful pop group Take That during the early 1990s and again in the mid 2000s. ...
Town's claims to fame - The High Street was once voted amongst the worst in the United Kingdom, on a BBC TV show. [3]
- Leatherhead is mentioned in the original H. G. Wells book The War of the Worlds. Day Ten (roughly) is when Leatherhead (where the narrator sent his wife for safety) is destroyed by a Martian attack, killing everyone. Fortunately, his wife makes it out before the attack and they are reunited after the Martians' destruction. Chapter 10, "In the Storm", begins with the words "Leatherhead is about twelve miles from Maybury Hill."
- In the 1974-75 season Leatherhead F.C., or The Tanners, were drawn against Leicester City F.C. at home in the FA Cup Fourth Round Proper, but the game was switched to Filbert Street. The BBC's Match of the Day cameras and over 32,000 people saw a dramatic match, in which the Tanners went two goals up, and then saw a goalbound shot that would have made it 3-0 cleared off the line. Leicester City's fitness and class eventually told as the top-flight team fought back to win 3–2 in the second half. Leicester City went on to play Arsenal F.C. in the next round.
- In 1980 The Head, a local punk band, released the infamous single "Nothing To Do In A Town Like Leatherhead". This is now highly sought after and is a collectors item. The single is valued at over £60 by 'The Rare Record Price Guide 2008' (Diamond Publishing Group Rev Ed 4 Oct 2006). Band members are Greg Wilson, Kevin Abbott, Terry Bennett and Colin Wales.
- The film I Want Candy (released 23 March 2007) has the tagline "Two lads from Leatherhead are making a movie...and it's all gone pear-shaped".
- Leatherhead was the home for the Central Electricity Research Laboratory (CERL), the main research lab for the CEGB; the other principal facilities were at Marchwood and Berkeley.
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x767, 120 KB)Illustration from War of the Worlds as published in Pearsons Magazine, 1897 Scanned by User:Rayay Aug 22 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x767, 120 KB)Illustration from War of the Worlds as published in Pearsons Magazine, 1897 Scanned by User:Rayay Aug 22 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this...
An illustration by Warwick Goble for Beauty and the Beast, 1913. ...
Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon and The Island of Doctor Moreau. ...
The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novel (or novella) which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. ...
This article is about hypothetical native inhabitants of the planet Mars. ...
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Edmund Tilney, Master of the Revels. ...
Master of the Revels was an office within the British royal household that originally had minor responsibilities for overseeing royal festivities. ...
Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. ...
Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
Shakespeare in Love is an award-winning 1998 romantic comedy film. ...
Simon Philip Hugh Callow, CBE (born June 15, 1949 in London, England) is a highly-regarded British actor of stage, film and television, and a biographer of Orson Welles and Charles Laughton. ...
The Moon Under Water in Hounslow J. D. Wetherspoon plc (LSE: JDW) (commonly referred to as Wetherspoons or spoons) is a British pub chain founded by Tim Martin. ...
For other persons named John Wesley, see John Wesley (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Methodism (disambiguation). ...
1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
For other uses, see Rick Astley (disambiguation). ...
This article is about the rock band. ...
Siouxsie and the Banshees are a British gothic rock band. ...
Alternative TV was an influential British punk rock band. ...
For other uses, see Bros (disambiguation). ...
Leatherhead F.C. are a football club based in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. ...
Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ...
This article is about the English FA Cup. ...
Filbert Street was the home of Leicester City Football Club from 1891 to 2002. ...
For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...
For the Doctor Who novel, see Match of the Day (Doctor Who). ...
This article discusses Leicester in England. ...
Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ...
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,[1] was a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adamss The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy broadcast in January and February 1981 on BBC Two. ...
Information Species Human Gender Male Age 30 (approx. ...
I Want Candy is a 2007 comedy from Ealing Studios about two lads from Leatherhead who want to make it in the movie business. ...
The Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) was the cornerstone of the British electricity industry for almost 50 years, from its nationalisation in 1947 to privatisation in the 1990s. ...
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Berkeley (pronounced ) is a town between the south bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway in Gloucestershire, England, at grid reference ST685992. ...
P1 International is a car club/business co-founded by 1996 Formula One World Champion Damon Hill and his long term business partner Michael Breen in 2000. ...
Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960 in London) is a British former racing driver from England. ...
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