| Redhill | |
  Redhill shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 25,751[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Reigate and Banstead |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | REDHILL |
| Postcode district | RH1 |
| Dialling code | 01737 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Reigate |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
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History
The town came into being when a road was built in 1818. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The settlement was originally known as Warwick Town and became known as Redhill when the post office moved from Red Hill Common in 1856. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
A major factor in the development of the town was the coming of the railway. Redhill railway station continues to be an important junction. Redhill railway station serves the town of Redhill, Surrey, England. Redhill is well-known to be one of the few places in the UK where Fuller's Earth can be extracted. Fuller's earth is any nonplastic Clay or claylike earthy material that can be used to decolorize filter and purify animal mineral and vegetable oils and greases Alfred Nobel demonstrated dynamite for the first time at a Redhill quarry in 1867. (21 October 1833 Stockholm, Sweden – 10 December 1896 Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist engineer innovator armaments manufacturer Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of Nitroglycerin, initially using Diatomaceous earth (kieselgur US Spelling kieselguhr
A Victorian psychiatric hospital to the south of Redhill, the Royal Earlswood Hospital, was home to two of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's cousins, Katherine Bowes-Lyon and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon for forty years, both of whom had learning difficulties. A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is The Royal Earlswood Hospital or The Royal Earlswood Asylum for Idiots in Redhill Surrey was an asylum for people with learning disabilities. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George Katherine Bowes-Lyon (born 4 July 1926) is a niece of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Nerissa Jane Irene Bowes-Lyon ( February 18, 1919 &ndash 1986 was a niece of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth The inmate James Henry Pullen (1835-1916) was an autistic savant. James Henry Pullen (1835–1916 also known as the Genius of Earlswood Asylum, was a British Autistic savant, probably suffering from Aphasia He was a brilliant craftsman and artist. His work was accepted by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Some of Pullen's ship models, designs and art work can be seen on permanent display at the Belfry Shopping Centre, High Street, Redhill. The hospital site has now been converted to luxury apartments.
St John the Evangelist was the first of Redhill's parish churches and the parish originally stretched from Gatton in the north to Sidlow in the south.
Today
Redhill is part of the Reigate and Banstead local government district. Locations within the Borough Banstead, Burgh Heath Chipstead Earlswood Hooley
On the edge of Redhill is Gatton Park, an estate once owned by the Colmans. Colman's is a UK manufacturer of mustard, based in Norwich, Norfolk. The estate had a private chapel (now open to the public) and Japanese gardens that were featured on TV recently. that is Gardens in traditional Japanese style can be found at private homes in neighborhood or city parks and at historical Landmarks such as Buddhist The veteran London to Brighton car rally runs through the town each year.
Over the years the town centre has included many major high street names. It has a market each Thursday and Saturday and sometimes hosts a French market.
The town has a distinctive red-brick theatre-cinema-library complex, called the Warwick Quadrant (housing the Harlequin Theatre and Cinema, library, Sainsbury's and other shops), and an old shopping arcade (that currently houses Road Runners taxi services and among other shops, a small local record store called "Hits" that has been in Redhill since the 1980s). Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) For many years this was simply called "The Arcade"; today its name has changed to "Redhill Indoor Market" although many locals still refer to it by its previous name.
A Sainsbury's store (with underground car park) is situated adjacent to the Harlequin and a parade of modern shops, including MotherCare, Martins Newsagents, Carphone Warehouse & Choice clothing store.
Further along the pedestrianised High Street is the Belfry Shopping Mall which has its own multi-storey car park and over its two floors there are about fifty shops including a post office, recently relocated to inside WHSmith on the lower floor. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail.
In the latter half of 2005, an area full of empty shops and offices was revamped and now includes many eateries such as Frankie & Benny's. Frankie & Benny's is a chain of Italian/American restaurants in the UK with numerous outlets nationwide run by City Centre Restaurants UK Ltd. This was the first in a series of new developments in the town centre, continuing in 2007 with redevelopment of the neighbouring Kingsgate House site into a landmark office building, and the Lidl/Queensway building into a mixed residential and retail development. It is rumoured that these are just the start of a wider revamp of the town over the course of the next 10 years, which may take in the Warwick Quadrant, Marketfield Way car park, and Cromwell Road areas.
Local secondary schools include St. Bede's School, which includes a sixth form, and the Warwick School in Noke Drive. St Bede's School is a secondary school in Redhill, Surrey. There are currently approximately 1800 students attending the school including a Sixth-form
A local night club is currently called 'Liquid and Envy' but is also known to locals by its previous names 'The Embassy' or 'Millionaires' (or simply 'Mares') or 'Busbys', all former names before recent renovation in 2003. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark
Redhill played host to its own music festival in 2007 headlined by The Ordinary Boys, 'Redfest' will return in July 2008 headlined by The Maccabees[2]
Transport
Redhill lies at the junction of the A23 and A25 roads. For the Morrissey song see The Ordinary Boys (song. The Ordinary Boys were an English Indie rock band from Redfest is an annual music festival at Robins Cook Farm outside Redhill Surrey, England. The Maccabees are an English indie band based in Brighton and originally from south London. The A23 road, in its original form was a major road in the United Kingdom running between London and Brighton, East Sussex. The A25 road is one of the two cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England, the other being the A27 along the south coast The junction of the M25 and M23 motorways is near Redhill, but there is no direct access to either motorway from Redhill. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. The M23 motorway is a Motorway in England. The Motorway runs from south of Hooley in Surrey, where it splits from the Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation The nearest junctions are Reigate Hill (M25), Merstham (M23) and Godstone (M25).
Redhill railway station is at the junction of three lines, the main London to Brighton line, the North Downs Line running from Reading to Redhill, and the Redhill to Tonbridge Line. Redhill railway station serves the town of Redhill, Surrey, England. The Brighton Main Line is a major British railway line running from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. The North Downs Line is the name of the passenger train service connecting Reading, on the Great Western Main Line, to Gatwick Airport, on the Brighton Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between
The London to Brighton line is electrified and is operated by trains belonging to the Southern and First Capital Connect operating companies as well as (very occasional) CrossCountry diesel services from Manchester and Birmingham to Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Southern is a train operating company in England, running to south London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London First Capital Connect (FCC is a passenger train operating company in England that began operations on the National Rail network on 1 April 2006 CrossCountry is a Train operating company, the brand name of XC Trains Limited owned by Arriva, that has operated Great Britain ’s Cross Country rail franchise The line splits north of Redhill at Coulsdon and rejoins to the south of Redhill allowing most fast services to bypass Redhill. London-bound trains usually go to either London Victoria or London Bridge. London Victoria is a major London Underground, National Rail and Coach station in the City of Westminster. London Bridge is a Bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames. Coming out of London, trains for Redhill usually go on Horsham, Portsmouth Harbour, Three Bridges or Gatwick Airport. Horsham is a Market town situated on the River Arun in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England with a population of roughly 50000 Portsmouth Harbour is a large Natural harbour in Hampshire, England. Three Bridges is a neighbourhood within the town of Crawley, in the county of West Sussex in England.
First Capital Connect operates the 'Thameslink' service which goes through London, calling at London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon and Kings Cross Thameslink, then continues north to Luton Airport and Bedford. London Blackfriars station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London. Services The station is served by trains on the Thameslink route whose franchise has been operated by First Capital Connect since 2006 Farringdon may refer to Farringdon London Farringdon Within and Farringdon Without are wards in the City of London King's Cross Thameslink station is a closed Railway station in central London, which served the Thameslink route London Luton Airport (previously called Luton International Airport) is an International airport located on the edge of the Town of Luton Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough There is a very limited service at Redhill.
The line to the west is electrified as far as Reigate, with some services from London terminating there. Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. Through trains to Dorking, Guildford and Reading are run by First Great Western and are diesel. Trains to stations to Tonbridge to the east, are run by South Eastern. Most diesel services from the North Downs Line go on to Gatwick Airport.
Numerous bus services are operated to the town, by Arriva, Metrobus and Southdown PSV. Metrobus operates local bus services in south and south-east London, and parts of Surrey, Kent, West Sussex and East Sussex. Southdown PSV Ltd is a bus company that operates from Copthorne in Sussex but runs routes in Surrey In May 2008, route 100 to Crawley became part of the Fastway bus rapid transport system, following redevelopment of the town bus station. Fastway is a Bus Public transport service linking parts of Crawley with nearby Gatwick Airport and Horley. Fastway is a Bus Public transport service linking parts of Crawley with nearby Gatwick Airport and Horley.
Air access is available at Redhill Aerodrome (EGKR) off the A23 1. 5Nm south east of Redhill town and at London Gatwick Airport which lies about three miles to the south on the A23. Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. Heathrow airport is less than an hour's drive to the west and both Luton and London City airports are accessible by train. London City Airport is a single-runway Airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing Airliners and principally serving the financial
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Emergency services
Redhill is served by these emergency services;
- Surrey Police, through Reigate Police Station. Surrey Police is the Home Office police force of the county of Surrey in the south of England The force is lead by Temporary Chief Constable Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. A police station (also called stationhouse) is a Building which serves as the Headquarters of a Police force or unit which serves a specific
- Surrey Fire & Rescue Service
- South East Coast Ambulance Service was formed from the merger of Surrey, Sussex, and Kent Ambulance services on 1 July 2006. The Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the County of Surrey, England, with 24 fire stations The South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb is the NHS Ambulance Services Trust for south-eastern England, covering Kent (including Medway Surrey Ambulance Service was the ambulance service for the County of Surrey in England until July 1, 2006, when it was succeeded by Sussex Ambulance Service was the ambulance service for the County of Sussex in England until July 1, 2006, when it was succeeded by Kent Ambulance Service was the ambulance service for the County of Kent in England until July 1, 2006, when it was succeeded by a
- East Surrey Hospital, a major hospital with A & E department approx 1. 5 miles south of town centre.
Sport and recreation
The town is home to Redhill Football Club and Donyngs sports centre which includes an indoor swimming pool. Redhill FC is a football club based in Redhill, England. Club History The Beginning The club was established in 1894
Education
East Surrey College is based in Redhill. East Surrey College is a Further education college based in Redhill, Surrey.
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