Betchworth
Betchworth is a village and also civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. The town centre is on the north financial institution of the River Mole and southern of the A25 road, practically 3 miles (4.8 km) eastern of Dorking and 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) west of Reigate. London is 19.5 miles (31.4 kilometres) north of the village. Service sector professions control Betchworth's economic situation-- its station and also road web links make it a part of the London traveler belt-- incorporated with plant farming as well as services for a reasonably large retired proportion of the population. A former lime quarry, rebuilt manor house and also Grade I-listed church are within its boundaries. Betchworth is 3 miles (4.8 km) eastern of Dorking and 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) west of Reigate. The village is 20 miles (32 km) south of London, in the outer London commuter belt. Betchworth remains in the eastern of the Mole Valley Borough whose main community is Dorking; as it is mainly on the north bank the land inclines up in the direction of the North Downs AONB. Below this range of hillsides the Mole flows quickly along the Vale of Holmesdale and also the area around the tributary the Gadbrook is included in the town. Betchworth is within Mole Valley. As part of Surrey, a third tier of local government is responsible for education and learning, mostly all developed framework and various other services such as social care, Surrey County Council; Betchworth Parish Council offers specific neighborhood centers and solutions. There were 372 households and 12 uninhabited houses in 2001, along with some regional shops as well as exterior companies such as stone sellers and garden centres.