Caterham
Sign in to saveCaterham () is a town in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. The town is administratively divided into two: Caterham on the Hill, and Caterham Valley, which includes the main town centre in the middle of a dry valley but rises to equal heights to the south. The town lies close to the A22, from Guildford and south of Croydon, in an upper valley cleft into the dip slope of the North Downs. Caterham on the Hill is above the valley to the west.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Caterham
- UK place.civil_parish
- Caterham on the Hill
- UK place.civil_parish1
- Caterham Valley
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.static_image_name
- St John the Evangelist ^ United Reformed Churches - geograph.org.uk - 2631569.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Caterham Valley's two churches: St. John the Evangelist in the foreground and the URC in the background
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 150
- UK place.population
- 21,030
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 9.41
- UK place.shire_district
- Tandridge
- UK place.shire_county
- Surrey
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- East Surrey
- UK place.post_town
- Caterham
- UK place.postcode_district
- CR3
- UK place.postcode_area
- CR
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Post Norman Conquest
- The combined manors of Caterham, Porkele, Upwode, Gatiers and Halyngbury
- The Manor of Salmons
- Post Reformation
- Post Industrial Revolution
- Local government
- Administrative history
- Geography
- Elevation, soil and geology
- Landmarks
- Localities
- Caterham Valley
- Caterham on the Hill
- Demography and housing
- Commerce
- Church Walk
- Local companies
- Transport
- Sport
- Media
- Education
- Culture and community
- Religion
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Caterham () is a town in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. The town is administratively divided into two: Caterham on the Hill, and Caterham Valley, which includes the main town centre in the middle of a dry valley but rises to equal heights to the south. The town lies close to the A22, from Guildford and south of Croydon, in an upper valley cleft into the dip slope of the North Downs. Caterham on the Hill is above the valley to the west.
The town is particularly associated with being the location of the original factory for the Caterham 7 and for being the location of Caterham School, the estate of which lies on the outskirts of Caterham Valley.