Caterham

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This article is about the town in England. For the car manufacturer, see Caterham Cars.

Caterham






Statistics
Population:
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TQ335555
Administration
District:	Tandridge
Shire county:	Surrey
Region:	South East England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Surrey
Historic county:	Surrey
Services
Police force:	Surrey Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	South East Coast
Post office and telephone
Post town:	CATERHAM
Postal district:	CR3
Dialling code:	01883
Politics
UK Parliament:	East Surrey
European Parliament:	South East England
Image:Flag of England.svg

Caterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It lies on the A22 Eastbourne road south of Croydon in a valley cut into the dip slope of the North Downs.

1 History
2 Commerce
3 Education
- 3.1 Caterham School
- 3.2 East Surrey Museum
4 See also
5 External link

[edit] History

The original settlement was on the ridge above the modern town and is now called Caterham-on-the-Hill. The modern town in the valley is a product of the Victorian age and the coming of the Caterham railway line in 1856. The Victorian expansion of the town required the building of a much larger parish church (St Mary the Virgin) in 1866 but the old Norman church of St Lawrence was retained and remains directly across the road from St Mary's.

From 1877 Caterham barracks on the hill was a depot for the foot guards regiments. In August 1975 a local public house (the Caterham Arms) which was frequented by soldiers was targeted by an IRA bomb. The barracks were closed in the 1990s and the site redeveloped for housing.

The North Downs Way, a popular National trail with walkers passes very close to the town.

[edit] Commerce

Caterham Cars. makers of the Caterham Seven sports car. are based in Station Avenue although the cars are actually manufactured in Dartford.

The Caterham Bypass was the world's first bypass.

[edit] Education

[edit] Caterham School

Caterham School is a co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 3 -18 years. It is situated on Harestone Valley Road near the outskirts of Caterham. It merged with Eothen School in 1995 to become a fully co-educational school, losing its motto from 'Omnia vinces perserverando' (Perseverance conquers all) and adopting the Eothen School motto 'Veritas sine timore' (Truth without Fear). The school has steadily improved its A-Level results and is now firmly established in the Top 100 Independent Schools list.

Angus Deayton (TV personality), Alistair Brown, and James Benning (both Surrey Cricketers) all attended this school.