Chaldon

Chaldon is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. The village is situated high on the North Downs, immediately west of Caterham and 15.8 miles south of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caterham railway station and Quarry Hangers.

Caterham railway station

Railway station

Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Caterham railway station serves the town of Caterham in the Tandridge district of Surrey. Caterham train drivers depot was opened on Sunday 17 June 1928 as a motorman's depot after electrification on the line was complete in March of that year, and is still a working depot today.

Quarry Hangers

Nature reserve

Quarry Hangers is a 28.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Caterham in Surrey. An area of 11 hectares is a nature reserve managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

East Surrey Museum

Museum

Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Redhill and Caterham.

Redhill

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Redhill is a town in the county of Surrey, England. Whilst the town is a hub in commercial terms, with a shopping centre and several offices of large companies, a large proportion of the working population commute to Greater London and other parts of Surrey.

Caterham

Town

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Caterham is a town in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. The town is administratively divided into two: Caterham on the Hill, and Caterham Valley, which includes the main town centre in the middle of a dry valley but rises to equal heights to the south.

Coulsdon

Town

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coulsdon is a town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. Coulsdon was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey that included the settlements of Purley and Kenley. Coulsdon is situated 3 miles northwest of Chaldon.

Chaldon

Type: Locality
Location: Tandridge District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.2791° or 51° 16′ 45″ north

Longitude

-0.1106° or 0° 6′ 38″ west

Elevation

597 feet (182 metres)

Open location code

9C3X7VHQ+JQ

GeoNames ID

7301442

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