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Coordinates: 51°13′48″N 0°11′17″W / 51.2301, -0.188 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. ...
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Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey. ...
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The RH postcode area, also known as the Redhill postcode area[2], is a group of twenty postal districts in Surrey and Sussex, which are subdivisions of eight post towns. ...
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Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. It is one of the main constituents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. Reigate and the adjacent town of Redhill form a single urban area. This article is about the English county. ...
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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...
Commuters from East Anglia arrive at Londons Liverpool Street station The London commuter belt is the metropolitan area surrounding London from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital. ...
Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey. ...
Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. ...
Colley Hill, one mile north of Reigate, is the sixth highest point in Surrey at 756 feet (230 metres). Reigate Hill, one mile to the east of Colley Hill, is the seventh highest point in Surrey at 723 feet (220 metres).
History
There have been settlements in the area of Reigate at least since Roman times. The Romans are known to have made tiles for London villas in Reigate around 97 AD. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 580 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1685 × 1741 pixel, file size: 725 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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The town lay within the Reigate hundred, an Anglo-Saxon administrative division. Reigate is to the south of the Surrey hundreds Reigate 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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Reigate appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Cherchefelle which means ‘church field’ (or `church hill’). It was held by William the Conqueror. Its domesday assets were: 34 hides. It had 2 mills worth 11s 10s, 29 ploughs, 12 acres of meadow, pannage and herbage worth 183 hogs. It rendered £40.[1] A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...
William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ...
The hide was a variable unit of land area used in medieval England, defined according to its arable yield and taxable potential rather than its exact dimensions. ...
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 a horse and plough. ...
A meadow is a habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. ...
Pannage is an English legal term for the practice of turning out domestic pigs in a wood or forest, in order that they may feed on such things as fallen acorns or beechmast. ...
Hog is a domestic or feral adult swine. ...
It was located in what is now the Chart Lane area of Reigate. William I granted the land around Reigate to one of his supporters, William de Warenne, who was created Earl of Surrey in 1088. It is believed that his son, William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, ordered that Reigate Castle be built, although the de Warennes had their southern base in Lewes, Sussex, as well as castles in Yorkshire and Normandy. Around 1150 the de Warennes ordered that a town be constructed below the castle. This town forms the basis of modern-day Reigate. William I of England (c. ...
William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, (died 1088) was one of the Norman aristocrats who fought at the Battle of Hastings and became great landowners in England. ...
Arms of the Warrens of Surrey The Earldom of Surrey was first created in 1088 for William de Warenne. ...
Events Succession of Pope Urban II (1088-1099) Work begins on the third and largest church at Cluny Rebellion of 1088 against William II of England lead by Odo of Bayeux. ...
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The origin of the name Reigate is uncertain, but may derive from Roe-deer Gate, as the town was situated near to the entrance to the de Warenne's deer park, which is now Priory Park and Reigate Park.
It is reputed that prior to the signing of the Magna Carta, the rebellious barons met to hammer out the details of the document in the caves beneath the castle. The castle later fell into decay and was demolished in 1648, though the grounds remain as a public garden, and the caves are occasionally opened for tours. Magna Carta Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter, literally Great Paper), also called Magna Carta Libertatum (Great Charter of Freedoms), is an English charter originally issued in 1215. ...
During the 13th century the Reigate Priory was founded for regular Canons of the Order of St Augustine. After the dissolution of the monasteries in 1535 the estate was granted by Henry VIII to William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, who converted the Priory into a residence. The Effingham branch of the Howard family, including the Earl of Nottingham who as Lord High Admiral commanded the force which defeated the Spanish Armada, lived there for about 140 years. The building is now used as a school. Augustinus redirects here. ...
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William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham (c. ...
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-December 14, 1624) was a British statesman and admiral. ...
Combatants England Dutch Republic Spain Portugal Commanders Elizabeth I of England Charles Howard Francis Drake Philip II of Spain Duke of Medina Sidonia Strength 34 warships 163 armed merchant vessels 22 galleons 108 armed merchant vessels Casualties 50–100 dead[1] ~400 wounded 600 dead, 800 wounded,[2] 397 captured...
Travel - Reigate is served by Reigate railway station. During peak times direct trains run to London Victoria in 40 minutes. Off peak trains run to Gatwick Airport, Reading and Redhill.
- Reigate is a few minutes from Junction 8 of the London orbital motorway M25. The A217 makes up a part of the town's one-way system.
Reigate railway station is in Surrey, England. ...
Gatwick Airport station is the railway station at Gatwick Airport that provides a direct rail connection to London. ...
Reading station from the station car park at the north (rear) side of the station Reading (formerly Reading General) is a railway station in the large town of Reading in south central England. ...
The station entrance Redhill railway station serves the town of Redhill, Surrey, England. ...
The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ...
The A217 is a road in England. ...
Some countries, like Germany, show text on one-way signs A Swedish one-way sign used on T junctions No entry signs are often placed at the wrong ends of one-way streets A one-way street is a street on which vehicles can only move in one direction. ...
Famous residents - Ray Alan, ventriloquist (and Lord Charles).
- Charlie, a parrot whose owner claims was taught by Sir Winston Churchill to curse Adolf Hitler
- Fatboy Slim, DJ, also known as Norman Cook, real name Quentin Cook, born in Reigate and attended Reigate Grammar School.
- Dame Margot Fonteyn, ballet dancer, was born here.
- Francis Frith, the prolific photographer, lived here.
- Susan Gritton, opera singer, was born here in 1965.
- Melvyn Hayes aka Gloria in It Ain't Half Hot Mum a resident of Glovers Road.
- Kate Maberly, actress and star of the 1993 feature film The Secret Garden, was born here.
- Ian McKay (formerly Laidlaw), art critic, writer and publisher, lived here and attended Reigate School of Art & Design.
- Spike Milligan, writer and comedian, used to live in Woodhatch in Meadow Way.
- Nicholas Owen, BBC News presenter, currently lives in Reigate.
- Samuel Palmer, visionary British artist, is buried in Reigate St Mary's churchyard, having lived in Reigate from about 1860-1862.
- Tom Chilton, Current British Touring Car Championship driver, born and lives in Reigate.
- Caroline Quentin, actress, was born in Reigate.
- David Walliams (né Williams), comedian, went to Reigate Grammar School.
- Ray Mears, survival expert, studied at Reigate Grammar School.
- Dame Judi Dench[citation needed] actress, lives near Reigate
- Cliff Michelmore, broadcaster
- Jean Metcalfe, broadcaster
- Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner currently lives in Reigate
Ray Alan (born September 18, 1930) was a British ventriloquist and television entertainer in the 1950s through to the 1980s. ...
Charlie (hatched c. ...
Systematics (but see below) Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos) Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo) Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos) Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos) Family Psittacidae (true parrots) Subfamily Loriinae (lories and lorikeets) Subfamily Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies) Tribe Arini (American psittacines) Tribe Cyclopsitticini (fig parrots) Tribe Micropsittini (pygmy parrots) Tribe Nestorini (kakas and...
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FatBoy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook on July 31, 1963,[1] also known as Norman Cook) is a British big beat musician. ...
Margot Fonteyn in 1948. ...
Francis Frith. ...
Susan Gritton (born 31 August 1965 at Reigate) is a soprano. ...
Melvyn Hayes is an English actor, born 11 January 1935. ...
It Aint Half Hot Mum was a British sitcom about the adventures of a Royal Artillery Concert Party, broadcast between 1974 and 1981, and written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dads Army. ...
Kate Maberly (born Kate Elizabeth Cameron Maberly, 14 March 1982) is an English actress. ...
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Ian McKay (critic), (born 1962) is an English art critic, writer, publisher, and academic based in the UK. McKay studied as a Sculptor at Chelsea School of Art in the early 1980s and, since 1985, has worked as a critic and writer for a wide range of art journals and...
Terence Alan Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. ...
Nicholas David Arundel Owen (born 10 February 1947) is an English television news journalist and presenter. ...
Self-portrait of the young Samuel Palmer, circa 1826. ...
Tom Chilton (aka Stilton) (born 15 March 1985 in Surrey) is a British auto racing driver educated at Reigate St. ...
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...
Caroline Quentin (born June 11, 1961, in Reigate) is an English actress. ...
David Walliams (born David Williams, August 20, 1971) is an English comedy actor, best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas in the sketch show Little Britain. ...
Ray Mears (born 1964) is a British author and TV presenter on the subject of bushcraft and survival techniques. ...
Judi Dench as M in GoldenEye Dame Judi Dench (born December 9, 1934) is a renowned British stage, film and television actress. ...
Arthur Clifford (Cliff) Michelmore CBE (born 11 December 1919 in Cowes, Isle of Wight) is a British television presenter and producer. ...
Jean Metcalfe was an English radio broadcaster. ...
Richard Thomas is the Information Commissioner of the UK, and has held the post since 2002. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Information Commissioners Office. ...
Education Reigate College is Situated near the Main town of Reigate, just 2 minutes walk away, and is also very close to Reigate train station. ...
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales or Northern Ireland where students aged 16 to 18 complete post-compulsary further education qualifications, such as A Levels. ...
Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ...
Reigate Grammar School is an independent co-educational day school located in the Surrey town of Reigate. ...
Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ...
Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ...
A Junior School is most commonly a school for pupils aged 7-11 in the United Kingdom. ...
A Junior School is most commonly a school for pupils aged 7-11 in the United Kingdom. ...
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school (usually abbreviated to prep school) is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are called public schools. ...
A primary school in ÄŒeský TěšÃn, Czech Republic. ...
A primary school in ÄŒeský TěšÃn, Czech Republic. ...
A primary school in ÄŒeský TěšÃn, Czech Republic. ...
A primary school in ÄŒeský TěšÃn, Czech Republic. ...
A primary school in ÄŒeský TěšÃn, Czech Republic. ...
See also The 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom report on Britains defences believed that London was practically undefendable, but the view in the 1880s changed the emphasis to schemes based on simple earthworks for infantry and moveable armaments. ...
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