Claygate
Sign in to saveClaygate is an affluent suburban village in Surrey, England, southwest of central London. It is the only civil parish in the borough of Elmbridge. Adjoining Esher and Hinchley Wood to the west and north respectively, and bordered by green belt land to the south and east, Claygate lies within the Greater London Built-up Area.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Claygate
- UK place.static_image_name
- Claygate03.JPG
- UK place.static_image_width
- 250
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Claygate Parade and village sign, showing bricks and the Claygate Pearmain
- UK place.map_type
- Surrey
- UK place.population
- 7,168
- UK place.population_ref
- (Civil Parish 2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 4.71
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ1563
- UK place.shire_district
- Elmbridge
- UK place.shire_county
- Surrey
- UK place.region
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Elmbridge
- Population
- +6492
- Area
- +4.71
- Image
- Claygate03.JPG
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Claygate is an affluent suburban village in Surrey, England, southwest of central London. It is the only civil parish in the borough of Elmbridge. Adjoining Esher and Hinchley Wood to the west and north respectively, and bordered by green belt land to the south and east, Claygate lies within the Greater London Built-up Area.
Claygate was once in the main manor of Thames Ditton, but is now administered from Esher. It is primarily residential and has a small number of offices, outlying farms and two small shopping areas, the Old Village and the Parade, with hair and beauty shops, a supermarket, five pubs and a number of restaurants.