The Village
Locals commonly refer to three areas of Ashtead: The Village (The Village Centre, around The Street), Lower Ashtead and The Common. There is also Ashtead Park, Ashtead Heath and Ashtead Downs.
The village is the oldest part of Ashtead and has the main shopping and social area of the village, with two pubs and the Ashtead Village Club which is a C&IU affiliate.
The area north of the railway line is Ashtead Common, managed by the City of London Corporation and subject to a long standing preservation order. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Lower Ashtead is a flat area leading to Ashtead Common, where there is a recreation ground, a youth club, a skate park, a pub, housing estates and a few shops all built near the railway station.
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Famous quotes containing the word village:
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—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)