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Oxted
Oxted is a town and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. It is at the foot of the North Downs, 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Croydon, 9 miles (14 km) west of Sevenoaks, and 9 mil
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- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Oxted is a town and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. It is at the foot of the North Downs, 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Croydon, 9 miles (14 km) west of Sevenoaks, and 9 miles (14 km) north of East Grinstead. Oxted is a commuter town and Oxted railway station has direct train services to London. Its main developed area is contiguous with the village of Limpsfield. The headwaters of the River Eden unite in the town, east of Titsey Place. The Eden feeds into Kent's longest river, the Medway. Only the southern slope of the North Downs is steep and its towns and farmland form the Vale of Holmesdale, a series of headwaters across Surrey and Kent to separate rivers. The settlements of Hurst Green and Holland within the civil parish to the south are continuous, and almost wholly residential, areas.
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Oxted is a town and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. It is at the foot of the North Downs, 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Croydon, 9 miles (14 km) west of Sevenoaks, and 9 miles (14 km) north of East Grinstead. Oxted is a commuter town and Oxted railway station has direct train services to London. Its main developed area is contiguous with the village of Limpsfield. The headwaters of the River Eden unite in the town, east of Titsey Place. The Eden feeds into Kent's longest river, the Medway. Only the southern slope of the North Downs is steep and its towns and farmland form the Vale of Holmesdale, a series of headwaters across Surrey and Kent to separate rivers. The settlements of Hurst Green and Holland within the civil parish to the south are continuous, and almost wholly residential, areas.
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Background
History
The earliest evidence of human activity in the civil parish is from the Iron Age and finds include a metal brooch dating from the 3rd or 4th centuries BCE. During the Roman period, the roads from London to Lewes and London to Brighton ran either side of Oxted. The name Oxted suggests that the modern settlement was founded in the Anglo-Saxon period and it is possible that St Mary's Church is built on a pre-Christian religious site. From late Saxon times, the area was administered as part of the Tandridge Hundred.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2570, -0.0060
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Tandridge
- Parish
- Oxted
- Postcode
- RH8 9JQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Surrey
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Oxted (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oxted?
- Oxted is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.2570°, -0.0060°.
- Is Oxted wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Oxted is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.