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Encyclopedia > North Cheam
Cheam
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for TQ245625
Administration
London borough: Sutton
County level: Greater London
Region: London
Nation: England
Other
Ceremonial county: Greater London
Historic county: Surrey (1965)
Services
Police force: Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade: London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service: London Ambulance
Media
ITV franchise: ITV London
BBC region: BBC London
BBC Local Radio: BBC London 94.9
Post office and telephone
Post town: SUTTON
Postal district: SM2, SM3
Dialling code: 020
Politics
UK Parliament: Sutton and Cheam
London Assembly: Croydon and Sutton
European Parliament: London
London

Cheam is a place in the London Borough of Sutton. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... Arms of Sutton London Borough Council The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in outer southwest London. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ... The BOGUS regions, also known as BOGUS FASCIST SCOTTISH Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole), or the nations of the British Isles (traditionally... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... 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A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... SM2 is the postcode for Belmont and part of Cheam in the London Borough of Sutton in south west London. ... 1. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Sutton and Cheam is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Summary Remade LCC/GLC crest. ... Arms of Sutton London Borough Council The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in outer southwest London. ...


Cheam is a small but thriving village close to Sutton. There are two main areas, North Cheam and Cheam Village. North Cheam includes more retail shops and supermarkets, whilst Cheam Village and the South of Cheam is more residential. Sutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton. ... Exterior appearance of typical American supermarket (a Safeway) A supermarket or grocery store is a store that sells a wide variety of food. ...


Cheam's roots can be dated back as far as 1018, when Chertsey Abbey owned the area. In the Domesday Book, the Bishop was holding Cheam to cater for the monks. In the Middle Ages, Cheam was known for its potteries, and recent excavations have been discovered by archaelogists. In 1538, part of Cheam was handed over to Henry VIII. The same year, Henry began work on Nonsuch Palace, which he decorated fantastically. This was later sold and demolished. In 1801, the time of the first census, Cheam had a population of 616. Events Bulgaria becomes part of the Byzantine Empire. ... Doomesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ... 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, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Nonsuch Palace was a Tudor royal palace that was built by Henry VIII in Surrey, on the location of Cuddington, near Epsom (the church and village of Cuddington were destroyed to create the plot for the palace). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...


During World War One, many of Cheam's historic buildings and character were destroyed. Only one major building survived, a small white timber framed cottage, called "Whitehall". The surrounding area of Cheam, originally fields, now became overrun by surburban houses. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...


Cheam is home to The Lumley Chapel. Situated next to St Dunstan's church, it is the oldest standing building in the London Borough of Sutton. Arms of Sutton London Borough Council The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in outer southwest London. ...


Now Cheam is mainly built up, but still retains Nonsuch Park, also home to a chicken pen, drinking fountain, ice cream shop, and car park. Nonsuch High School for Girls, a notable grammar school, backs onto the park, as does Cheam Park. Cheam Park only extends on Nonsuch Park, with many facilities such as tennis courts, crazy golf, football pitches and a children's playground.


Trivia

  • Harry Secombe used to live in Cheam
  • The sit com Terry and June was filmed in Cheam
  • A scene from the Channel 4 comedy, Peep Show (series 2, episode 3), was filmed in Cheam Park
  • In most seasons of the comedy series Hancock's Half-Hour, Tony Hancock lived in Railway Cuttings, East Cheam. The road is fictional.
  • There is no such place as 'East Cheam'
  • 'North Cheam' and 'Cheam' fall under separate boroughs and are separate towns.
  • Home of Amanda "Mandy" Ramasawmy, four time winner of Surrey's Most Buffest competition (later revoked for Ketamine abuse).

Sir Harry Donald Secombe CBE (8 September 1921–11 April 2001) was a Welsh entertainer, a noted fine tenor singing voice and a talent for comedy. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... June Whitfield and Terry Scott on Terry and June Terry and June was a popular British sitcom, broadcast on the BBC from 1979 to 1987. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Peep Show is a British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. ... Biography published in 1978 (1983 paperback reprint shown) Anthony John Hancock, best known as Tony Hancock (May 12, 1924 – June 24, 1968) was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s. ...

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