Bletchingley and Nutfield

Bletchingley and Nutfield lies on the western edge of the East Surrey Constituency.

Bletchingley is a village of medieval origin on the A25 between Redhill and Godstone. Its historic centre is a Conservation Area containing many attractive listed buildings. The High Street owes its wide form to the market square which once existed there. Bletchingley had a castle, the remains of which lie on private land to the south east of the village.

It was also a "Rotten Borough" (a handful of electors returning an MP to Parliament) until the Reform Act of 1832.

Today Bletchingley is well-known for its specialist and antique shops and its many pubs.

For many years the main industry in the area was the extraction of the mineral Fuller's Earth. This has now ceased but the years of quarrying have had a significant impact on the area and restoration programmes are under way.

The the west of Bletchingley lies the village of Nutfield, which straddles the A25, and to the south is South Nutfield which grew around the railway in the 19th century.

Despite its name, Redhill Aerodrome lies within the Ward. The Aerodrome was established in 1934 and was used by fighter aircraft in the Second World War. Its grass runway has since been used by flying clubs, helicopter communities and for private flying.

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