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Reigate
Sign in to saveReigate ( ) is a town in Surrey, England, around south of central London. The settlement is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cherchefelle, and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earliest archaeological evidence for human activity is from the Paleolithic and Neolithic, and during the Roman period, tile-making took place to the north east of the modern centre.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.official_name
- Reigate
- UK place.static_image_name
- Old Town Hall, Reigate, Surrey (June 2022).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Old Town Hall, High Street
- UK place.population
- 21,820
- UK place.population_ref
- (electoral definition) or 22,123 (built-up area)
- UK place.shire_district
- Reigate and Banstead
- UK place.shire_county
- Surrey
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Reigate
- UK place.post_town
- Reigate
- UK place.postcode_district
- RH2
- UK place.postcode_area
- RH
- UK place.dial_code
- 01737
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ2649
- UK place.london_direction
- N
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Article
59 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- Location and topography
- Geology
- History
- Early history
- Governance
- Reigate Castle
- Reigate Priory
- Transport and communications
- Economy and commerce
- Residential development
- Reigate in wartime
- National and local government
- Demography and housing
- Public services
- Utilities
- Emergency services
- Healthcare
- Economy
- Transport
- Public transport
- Cycle routes and long-distance footpaths
- Education
- Maintained schools
- Independent schools
- Other schools
- Places of worship
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Reigate Mill Church
- Reigate Heath Church
- St Mark's Church
- St Philip's Church
- St Luke's Church
- Reigate Methodist Church
- Catholic Church of the Holy Family
- Culture
- Art
- Literature
- Sport
- Association football
- Cricket
- Golf
- Rugby Union
- Field Hockey
- Notable buildings and landmarks
- Cranston Library
- Town Hall
- Old Town Hall
- Reigate Fort
- Reigate Hill Footbridge
- Wray Common Windmill
- Parks and open spaces
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Reigate ( ) is a town in Surrey, England, around south of central London. The settlement is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cherchefelle, and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earliest archaeological evidence for human activity is from the Paleolithic and Neolithic, and during the Roman period, tile-making took place to the north east of the modern centre.
A motte-and-bailey castle was erected in Reigate in the late 11th or early 12th century. It was originally constructed of timber, but the curtain walls were rebuilt in stone about a century later. An Augustinian priory was founded to the south of the modern town centre in the first half of the 13th century. The priory was closed during the Reformation and was rebuilt as a private residence for William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham. The castle was abandoned around the same time and fell into disrepair.