Banstead, Surrey

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Banstead, Surrey


	Population
	District	Reigate And Banstead
	County	Surrey
	Region	South East England
	Ceremonial	Surrey
	Traditional	Surrey
	Constituency
	PostalTown	BANSTEAD
	PostCode	SM7
	DiallingCode	01737
	GridReference	TQ251596
	Police	Surrey Police
	Euro	South East England

Banstead is a Town (although it still tends to be called a Village ) in Surrey , England on the border with Greater London . It is part of the Borough of Reigate And Banstead . Banstead is on the North Downs and Banstead station is the stop between Belmont and Epsom on the Epsom Downs Railway Line from London to the south coast and Brighton .

LANDMARKS

The old village well stands to the east of the town centre in Woodmansterne Lane. It is almost 300 feet deep and was last used around the end of the 19th Century. The wellhead cover dates from the 18th Century and still contains the winding gear.

The parish church of All Saints was built around the end of the 12th Century on a site donated by Nigel De Mowbray , Lord Of The Manor . The West Window was designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and produced by William Morris .

The graveyard surrounding the parish church is filled with generations of families and local celebrities, both famous and infamous.

Nork Park contains the remains of the Colman family mansion (as in Colmans mustard). There are also many apple trees which date from the original orchard and can still be seen to this day.

SEE ALSO

Banstead Railway Station

EXTERNAL LINKS

Banstead History Research Group

A vision of Banstead and Reigate through time

Map of Banstead's historic boundaries

Modern day map of Banstead from Mapquest.co.uk

Epsom Downs Branch railway line site