| Oxted | |
  Oxted shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 10,813 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Tandridge |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OXTED |
| Postcode district | RH8 |
| Dialling code | 01883 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | East Surrey |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
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History
The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Tandridge was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. It includes the borough of Tandridge.
Oxted appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Acstede. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey It was held by Eustace II of Boulogne. Eustace II, (c 1015-1020 &ndash 1087 was Count of Boulogne from 1049-1093 fought on the Norman side at the Battle of Hastings, and afterwards received a Its domesday assets were: 5 hides; 1 church, 2 mills worth 12s 6d, 20 ploughs, 4 acres of meadow, pannage worth 100 hogs. The hide was a unit used in assessing land for liability to " Geld " or land tax in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th centuries A grinding mill is a Unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces The plough ( American spelling plow; both plaʊ is a Tool used in Farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by Grass and other non- Woody plants. Pannage is an English legal term for the practice of turning out Domestic pigs in a wood or Forest, in order that they may feed on fallen Acorns Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times It rendered £14 and 2d from a house in Southwark. Southwark or The Borough is an area of south-east London in the London Borough of Southwark, situated 1 [1]
The original village of Oxted (now called Old Oxted) is a small street with 4 pubs (The Old Bell, The George Inn, The Crown Inn and The Wheatsheaf) just off the A25. Curiously, Oxted church (St. Mary's) was built some distance to the north from the original settlement of Oxted. Today however it is almost surrounded by the new town. The church dates back to at least Norman times and stands on a conspicuous mound, perhaps of man made origin. It is possible that a Saxon church of wattle and daub existed on the site before the later stone construction. With the arrival of the railway in 1884 (finally completed after many years' delay caused by lack of funds) Oxted boomed around its station (north of Old Oxted) and new buildings created "New Oxted". Oxted railway station serves Oxted in Surrey, in England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern. These new buildings were built in the Tudor style and give the town a sense of character.
The Greenwich Meridian runs directly through Oxted School and Oxted. The Prime Meridian is the meridian (line of Longitude) at which longitude is defined to be 0° Oxted School is a mixed comprehensive Secondary school in the English town of Oxted, Surrey.
Celebrity residents
The artist Albert Houthuesen lived and painted in Oxted in 1950. Albert Houthuesen, ( 3 October 1903 &ndash 20 October 1979) was a Dutch -born British artist The palaeontologist, writer and TV presenter Alan J. Charig lived in Comforts Farm Avenue in Hurst Green, Oxted from 1958 until his death in 1997. Alan Jack Charig ( 1 July 1927 - 15 July 1997) was an English Palaeontologist and Writer who popularised The England and Surrey cricketer, Tony Lock, lived in Mill Lane, Hurst Green, Oxted before moving to Australia. Graham Anthony Richard Lock ( 5 July 1929 - 30 March 1995) was an English Cricketer who played primarily as a left-arm The billionaire Mohammed al-Fayed lived in Oxted in Barrow Green Court before relocating to Switzerland. The popular band, Rooster also come from the Oxted area. Picture Post photographer Bert Hardy (b. 1913) moved to Oxted and 1964 and died there in 1995. The singer Louise, formerly of the band Eternal and now married to footballer Jamie Redknapp, lived in Oxted during her childhood. Louise Elizabeth Redknapp (born Louise Elizabeth Nurding, November 4 1974) is an English singer and Television presenter, known Eternal were a BRIT -nominated MOBO award winning London based R&B Girl group formed in 1992, that found fame in 1993 Jamie Frank Redknapp (born 25 June 1973 in Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire) is a former English footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005 Footballers who have lived in Oxted include Julian Speroni, a goalkeeper for Crystal Palace Football Club, Ian Pearce who currently plays for Fulham F.C., Hull City A.F.C. striker Nicky Forster, former Manchester City and Middlesbrough midfielder, Jamie Pollock and former Hearts winger, David Wagstaff, retired to Oxted in 1993. Julián Maria Speroni (born May 18 1979 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer of Italian descent who plays for Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. Ian Anthony Pearce (born May 7 1974 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk) is an English footballer who is currently is playing Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Nicholas Michael Forster (born 8 September 1973) is a professional footballer currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Education
Oxted's main school is Oxted School (called Oxted County School until 2000), which is a large secondary school. Oxted School is a mixed comprehensive Secondary school in the English town of Oxted, Surrey. Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes Opened in 1929, it has over 2000 pupils and is one of the largest in the country. There are two other state schools in Oxted, Downs Way primary school and St. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory Mary's C of E junior school. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican A junior school is a type of School which caters for children often between the ages of 4 and 11
There are two private schools in Oxted, Hazelwood (co-education 2. 5 to 13 years) and Laverock (girls 2 to 11).
Sports and leisure
Oxted hosts Tandridge Leisure Centre, the main leisure centre within the district. A leisure centre in the UK and Canada is a purpose built building or site usually owned and operated by the Borough Councilor district It contains the following features:
- a 25m fitness pool
- a Lagoon Pool with waves, water features and a 70m slide
- Sauna and steam room
- Gym and fitness studio
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A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or A water slide is a type of slide or tube designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use typically with water pumped to its top and allowed A sauna (ˈsɔːnə or as Finnish) is a small room or house designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions or an establishment with one or more of these and auxiliary The history of the steam room goes back thousands of years It was popular with the Ancient Greeks, it was also subsequently adopted by the Romans which they called The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium Oxted Hockey Club is based in Oxted, Surrey, England. Formed of 4 men's hockey teams 1 development side 2 ladies teams with 2 vets sides we provide training Oxted School is a mixed comprehensive Secondary school in the English town of Oxted, Surrey. Oxted railway station serves Oxted in Surrey, in England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic