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About the constituency

The East Surrey constituency covers the easternmost section of Surrey, bordering Kent, and includes the small towns of Caterham, Oxted and Warlingham.

East Surrey has a primarily rural, pastural character. Development has been limited to narrow valleys and established upland settlements by the North Downs; and much of the area is covered with wooded hillsides and rolling arable land.

For more information on the constituency of East Surrey, including previous election results, please visit Wikipedia.

 



18 JUN 2010

Westway

Caterham is the second largest conurbation in East Surrey with a population of some 14,500. The Town is situated on the side of the North Down and extends into the valley to the south and along the top of the Downs to the North. The town developed in the mid 19th century, when a branch railway line was given Royal assent in June 1854 for a line to run from Caterham to a junction with the Brighton Line - a distance of some 4 3/8 miles. The opening of this line in 1856 triggered one of the great railway disputes between the London Brighton and South Central Railway and the South Eastern Railway which prevented regular services being run until 1862.

Westway is in the Parish of Caterham on the Hill. It is situated to the north of Caterham and looks into the green belt along its western boundary. The former Guards Barracks were located within its boundaries for many years. the site has now been re-developed into an award-winnning housing scheme.

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