Redhill
Coordinates: 51°14′22″N 0°10′21″W / 51.2393, -0.1726 Redhill shown within Surrey
Population	25,751[1]
OS grid reference	TQ275505
District	Reigate and Banstead
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	REDHILL
Postcode district	RH1
Dial code	01737
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Reigate
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 709 × 599 pixels Full resolution (1275 × 1078 pixel, file size: 253 KB, MIME type: image/png) Surrey outline, showing motorways and urban areas. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Should not be confused with Surry. ... 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 districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey. ... 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History

It came into being when a road was built in 1818. The settlement was originally known as Warwick Town and became known as Redhill when the post office moved from Red Hill Common in 1856. 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

A major factor in the development of the town was the coming of the railway. Redhill railway station continues to be an important junction. Redhill is well known to be one of the few places in the UK where Fuller's Earth can be extracted. Alfred Nobel, demonstrated dynamite for the first time at a Redhill quarry in 1867. The station entrance Redhill railway station serves the town of Redhill, Surrey, England. ... Fullers earth is any nonplastic clay or claylike material that can be used to decolorize, filter, and purify animal, mineral, and vegetable oils and greases. ...   (October 21, 1833, Stockholm, Sweden—December 10, 1896, Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer and the inventor of dynamite. ... Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of nitroglycerin, initially using diatomaceous earth (kieselguhr) as an adsorbent. ...

A Victorian psychiatric hospital to the south of Redhill, the Royal Earlswood Hospital, was home to two of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's cousins, Katherine Bowes-Lyon and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon for forty years, both of whom had learning difficulties. The inmate James Henry Pullen (1835-1916) was an autistic savant. He was a brilliant craftsman and artist. His work was accepted by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Some of Pullen's ship models, designs and art work can be seen on permanent display at the Belfry Shopping Centre, High Street, Redhill. The hospital site has now been converted to luxury apartments. A psychiatric hospital (also called, at various places and times, mental hospital or mental ward), is a hospital specialising in the treatment of persons with mental illness. ... The Royal Earlswood Hospital or The Royal Earlswood Asylum for Idiots in Redhill, Surrey was a psychiatric hospital. ... Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite; 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002), was the Queen Consort of George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952. ... Katherine Bowes Lyon (4 July 1926-) is a niece of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother [1] and a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Her parents were the Hon. ... Nerissa Jane Irene Bowes-Lyon (February 18, 1919 - 1986) was a niece of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother [1] and a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She briefly became the subject of media attention when it was found that Burke’s Peerage had mistakenly recorded that she had died... James Henry Pullen (1835–1916), also known as the Genius of Earlswood Asylum, was a British autistic savant, probably suffering from aphasia. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Prince Albert piercing Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence Prince Albert of Monaco Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert National Park, Canada Prince Albert in a Can This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the...

St John the Evangalist was the first of Redhill's parish churches and the parish originally stretched from Gatton in the north to Sidlow in the south.

Today

It is part of the Reigate and Banstead local government district. Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey. ...

On the edge of Redhill is Gatton Park, an estate once owned by the Colman's. The estate had a private chapel (now open to the public) and Japanese gardens that were featured on TV recently. The veteran London to Brighton car rally runs through the town each year. Colmans English Mustard jar Colmans is a UK manufacturer of mustard, based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... This view from the Symbolic Mountain Lookout in Cowra, NSW shows many of the typical elements of a Japanese garden Stone lantern amid plants. ...

Over the years the town centre has included many major high street names. It has a market each Thursday and Saturday. Redhill high street has hosted an exotic French market, where sausage, wine & cheese samples can be tasted. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Main Street. ...

The town has a distinctive red-brick theatre-cinema-library complex, called the Warwick Quadrant (housing the Harlequin Theatre and Cinema, library, Sainsbury's and other shops), and an old shopping arcade (that currently houses Road Runners taxi services and among other shops, a small local record store called "Hits" that has been in Redhill since the 1980s). For many years this was simply called "The Arcade"; today its name has changed to "Redhill Indoor Market" although many locals still refer to it by its previous name. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

A Sainsbury's store (with underground car park) is situated adjacent to the Harlequin and a parade of modern shops, including MotherCare, Martins Newsagents, Carphone Warehouse & Choice clothing store.

Further along the pedestrianised High Street is the Belfry Shopping Mall which has its own multi-storey car park and over its two floors there are about thirty shops including a post office. Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...

In the latter half of 2005, an area full of empty shops and offices has been revamped and now includes many eateries such as Frankie&Benny. This was the first in a series of new developments in the town centre, continuing in 2007 with redevelopment of the neighbouring Kingsgate House site into a landmark office building, and the Lidl/Queensway building into a mixed residential and retail development. It is rumoured that these are just the start of a wider revamp of the town over the course of the next 10 years, which may take in the Warwick Quadrant, Marketfield Way car park, and Cromwell Road areas.^{[citation needed]}

Local secondary schools include St. Bede's School, which includes a sixth form and the Warwick School in Noke Drive. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Transport

On the road transport network, Redhill lies at the junction of the A23 and A25 roads. The junction of the M25 and M23 motorways is at Redhill, however, there is no direct access to either motorway from Redhill. The nearest junctions are Reigate Hill (M25), Merstham (M23) and Godstone (M25). The A23 road, in its original form, was a major road running between London to Brighton, England. ... The A25 is a major road in England, after which the M25 motorway is numbered. ... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... The M23 motorway is a major road in England. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ...

Redhill railway station is at a junction of three lines, the main London - Brighton line, the North Downs Line running from Reading to Redhill, and the Redhill to Tonbridge line. The London to Brighton line splits at Coulsdon and rejoins to the south of Redhill. Most of the fast services go down the quarry branch and do not stop at Redhill. Some of the services which stop at Redhill call at all stations between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport. The line is electrified and operates trains by Southern Railways, First Capital Connect and occationally Virgin Trains. London bound trains usually go to either London Victoria or London Bridge. Coming out of London, trains for Redhill usualy go on Horsham, Portsmouth Harbour, Three Bridges or Gatwick Airport. The station entrance Redhill railway station serves the town of Redhill, Surrey, England. ... The North Downs Line is the name given to the passenger train service connecting Reading, on the Great Western Main Line, to Redhill, on the Brighton Main Line, linking many centres of population in that part of the North Downs which it traverses en route. ... Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... Statistics Population: 31,600 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ591468 Administration District: Tonbridge & Malling Shire county: Kent Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and telephone... East Croydon station is a railway station and tram stop in Croydon. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA Airport Code: LGW, ICAO Airport Code: EGKK) is Londons second airport and the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ... Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ... First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Victoria Station concourse Victoria station is a London Underground and railway station in London, in the City of Westminster. ... For other uses, see London Bridge (disambiguation). ... Horsham is a market town in West Sussex, England with a population of roughly 50,000. ... Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour in Hampshire, England. ... See also Three Bridges (disambiguation). ...

First Capital Connect operate the 'Thameslink' service which goes through London, calling at London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon and Kings Cross Thameslink, then continues north to Luton Airport and Bedford. There is a very limited service at Redhill. Blackfriars station is a London Underground and National Rail station complex in the City of London, England. ... City Thameslink is an underground National Rail station in the City of London, at the point where Fleet Street becomes Ludgate Hill. ... Farringdon is a place in London. ... Thameslink class 319 dual voltage Unit, East Croydon railway station, April 2004 Thameslink is a fifty-station franchise in the British railway system running 225 km north to south across London from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel. ... London Luton Airport (IATA Airport Code LTN, ICAO Airport Code EGGW, previously called Luton International Airport) is an airport about 30 miles to the north-west of London in the town of Luton, Beds. ... Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, England. ...

The line to the west is electrified as far as Reigate, with some services from London terminating there. Through trains to Dorking, Guildford and Reading are run by First Great Western and are diesel. Trains to stations to Tonbridge to the east, are run by South Eastern. Most diesel services from the North Downs Line go on to Gatwick Airport. Reigate is an historic market town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs. ...

Air access is available at Redhill Aerodrome (EGKR) off the A23 1.5Nm south east of Redhill town and at London Gatwick Airport which lies about three miles to the south on the A23. Heathrow airport is less than an hours drive to the west and both Luton and London City airports are accessable by train. Redhill Aerodrome (IATA: KRH, ICAO: EGKR) is located 1. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest 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. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ...

Famous people

See Famous people linked with Redhill

Famous people linked with Redhill, Surrey include: George Smith, England footballer & league manager coached Redhill FC from 1951-52. ...

Emergency services

Redhill is served by these emergency services;

• Surrey Police, through Reigate Police Station.
• South East Coast Ambulance Service as of 1st July 2006. The Surrey, Sussex, and Kent Ambulance services have all merged, and have now ceased to exist.
• Surrey Fire & Rescue Service
• East Surrey Hospital, a major hospital with A & E department aprox 1.5 miles south of town centre.

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Sport and recreation

The town is home to Redhill Football Club and the Harlequin Theatre. There is also Donyngs sports centre and swimming pool. Redhill F.C. is a football club based in Redhill, England. ...

References

1. ^ Surrey County Council census data

External links

• Brief History of Redhill
• Live bus locations in Redhill.