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Reigate


Reigate Heath Windmill
Reigate (Surrey)
Reigate

Reigate shown within Surrey
Population 21,820
OS grid reference TQ2649
District Reigate and Banstead
Shire county Surrey
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town REIGATE
Postcode district RH2
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

Coordinates: 51°13′48″N 0°11′17″W / 51.2301, -0.188

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Colley Hill, one mile north of Reigate, is the sixth highest point in Surrey at 756 feet (230 metres). Reigate Hill, one mile to the east of Colley Hill, is the seventh highest point in Surrey at 723 feet (220 metres).

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History

Kiln fire channel
Kiln fire channel

There are neolithic flint mines on the ridge of the North Downs above Reigate. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The Bronze Age barrows on Reigate Heath indicate there was ancient settlement in the area. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for A bronze age spearhead was recovered on Park Hill in Reigate Priory Park. In 2004 a circa 92 AD Roman tile kiln (pictured left) was recovered from the grounds of Rosehill in Doods Way, Reigate. Being geologically suited, this was only one of a series of tile kilns in the area. The tiles would have been used for important buildings in London. The Rosehill find is the oldest recorded use of Reigate Stone (Upper Greensand) for "ashlar masonry work". Greensand is an olive-green coloured Sandstone rock which is commonly found in narrow bands particularly associated with bands of Chalk and Ashlar is dressed stone work of any type of stone Ashlar blocks are large rectangular blocks of Masonry sculpted to have square edges and even faces

Castle
Castle

The town lay within the Reigate hundred, an Anglo-Saxon administrative division. Reigate was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. It includes the town of Reigate. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Reigate appears in Domesday Book in 1086 as Cherchefelle which appears to mean 'the open space by the hill'. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey (The name has nothing to do with the church and the element Cherche is a later corruption). It was held by William the Conqueror. William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages Its Domesday assets were: 34 hides. 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 It had 2 mills worth 11s 10s, 29 ploughs, 12 acres of meadow, pannage and herbage worth 183 hogs. 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 £40. [1]

The earlier site was located, at least in part, in what is now the Church Street area of Reigate. Part of the site was excavated in the 1970s. It was shown that the settlement moved during the earlier part of the 12th century when the present new town was formed. William I granted the land around Reigate to one of his supporters, William de Warenne, who was created Earl of Surrey in 1088. William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages William de Warenne 1st Earl of Surrey, (died 1088 was one of the Norman Nobles who fought at the Battle of Hastings and became great landowners in The Earldom of Surrey was first created in 1088 for William de Warenne. It is believed that his son, William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, ordered that Reigate Castle be built, although the de Warennes had their southern base in Lewes, Sussex, as well as castles in Yorkshire and Normandy. William de Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey (died 1138 was the son of William de Warenne 1st Earl of Surrey and his first wife Gundred. Lewes (ˈluːɨs Lewis) is the County town of East Sussex, England and gives its name to the Local government district in which it Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. Around 1150 the de Warennes ordered that a town be constructed below the castle. This town forms the basis of modern-day Reigate. Little is known of the Castle which has never been excavated on any great scale. Local legend says[2] prior to the signing of the Magna Carta, the rebellious barons met to hammer out the details of the document in the extensive[3] caves beneath the castle. Magna Carta ( Latin for Great Charter, literally " Great Paper " also called Magna Carta Libertatum ( Great Charter of Freedoms The story however has no truth to it. The castle later fell into decay and was later demolished, though the grounds remain as a public garden, and the caves are occasionally opened for tours.

The origin of the name Reigate is uncertain, but appears to derive from Roe-deer Gate, as the town was situated near to the entrance to the de Warenne's deer park[2]

The medieval town is centred on a north - south road of some antiquity as it incorporates the pre Conquest road pattern. A medieval deer park was an enclosed area containing deer It was surrounded by a ditch and bank with a wooden fence (known as a Pale) on top of the bank The story of the Pilgrim's way passing through Reigate is a myth. Areas of the town have been the subject of extensive archaeological investigation. Bell Street was certainly in existence by the middle of the 12th century. Much of the High Street appears to be later although there appear to have been buildings along the south side of the Street near to the junction with Bell Street by the 13th century at the latest. The north side of the High Street may not have been built up until the castle fell out of use. The market place was originally around Slipshoe Street, at the junction of West Street, but became encroached upon by infilled houses and it was moved to the east end of the High Street by the end of the 16th century. The results of much of this work has been published; many of the finds are held in the museum of the Holmesdale Natural History Club in Croydon Road.

Probably early in the 13th century Reigate Priory was founded for regular Canons of the Order of St Augustine. After the dissolution of the monasteries in 1535 the estate was granted by Henry VIII to William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, who may have converted the Priory buildings into a residence. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of William Howard 1st Baron Howard of Effingham (c 1510–1573 English Lord High Admiral, was the son of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk by his second The Effingham branch of the Howard family, including the Earl of Nottingham who as Lord High Admiral commanded the force which defeated the Spanish Armada, lived there until their heirs sold it to the wealthy London brewer, John Parsons in 1681. Charles Howard 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536 &ndash 14 December 1624) was an English statesman and admiral The Spanish Armada ( Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, "Great and Most Fortunate Navy" or Armada Invencible, "Invincible Remains of the former monastery buildings are known to lie beneath the lawns to the south of the present mainly 18th century house, which is now used as a school.

The town developed a large trade in oatmeal during the 16th century but this had ceased by about 1720. There was a noted tannery at Linkfield Street which was expanded in the 19th century. It burnt down about 1930.

The coming of the Brighton railway in 1841 led to a rapid expansion of the parish, concentrated around the railway station in an area that was previously uninhabited.

The old (non corporate) Borough of Reigate (roughly the town centre of Reigate) elected two MPs until the Reform Act of 1832 when it lost one. Further amendments to the electoral boundary occurred. In 1863, the whole parish was formally incorporated as the Borough of Reigate with Thomas Dann as its first Mayor.

Reigate has two windmills. A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind The Post mill at Reigate Heath and the tower mill at Wray Common. Reigate Heath Windmill (TQ 235 500) is a grade II* listed Post mill at Reigate Heath, Surrey, England which has been restored and Wray Common Mill (TQ 269 511) is a grade II* listed Tower mill at Reigate, Surrey, England which has been converted to residential

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Famous residents

Education

Religion

Reigate has several churches. Richard Thomas is the Information Commissioner of the United Kingdom, and has held the post since 2002 The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO in the United Kingdom, is a Non-departmental public body which reports directly to Parliament and is sponsored Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English An Infant school is a type of School which caters for young children usually between the ages of 4 and 7 years Reigate College is a state Sixth form college for 16-19 year old students in Reigate, Surrey. A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 Reigate Grammar School is an independent Co-educational Day school located in the Surrey town of Reigate. Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes A junior school is a type of School which caters for children often between the ages of 4 and 11 Reigate School is a state Secondary school in the town of Reigate, Surrey, England for students from the ages of 10 through to 16 In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school (usually abbreviated to prep school The Royal Alexandra and Albert School is a co-educational comprehensive state maintained boarding school located in Reigate, Surrey. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory St Mary's Parish Church, with its chapel of ease, St Cross and Reigate Methodist are located in the town centre. Reigate Heath Windmill (TQ 235 500) is a grade II* listed Post mill at Reigate Heath, Surrey, England which has been restored and Reigate Baptist, Reigate Park URC, Sandcross Lane Church, and Reigate and Redhill Community Church [1] are slightly further out.

See also

References

  1. ^ Surrey Domesday Book
  2. ^ a b Reigate and Banstead Borough Council: A Brief History of Reigate
  3. ^ Old Reigate: A Pictorial History

External links

The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica
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