Ashtead
Ashtead is a village inside the Metropolitan Green Belt of Surrey. The Ashtead Residents' Association, established in 1945, aims to represent the views of all who reside in Ashtead via a network of over a hundred Road Stewards and regular meetings. Ashtead features a significant two-part conservation area which includes the mansion Ashtead House used by City of London Freemen's School, and six other schools. Amenities consist of parks, outlying woodland trails and also a high street with convenience shopping, cafes and restaurants, a football club and a cricket club. There has been settlement in Ashtead since at least Roman times, with a Roman villa excavated in what's now Ashtead Common. Ashtead appears inside the Domesday Book as Stede. The oldest portion of Ashtead has the principle shopping and social area of the village, with 2 pubs plus the Ashtead Village Club which is a C&IU affiliate. It has a small southern conservation area, however outside of this has eight listed brick buildings, both over two centuries old, including the Old Rectory which has been subdivided into Ashtead Lodge, Forge Cottage and Wisteria Cottage which are dated to roughly the 17th century and are also Grade II listed. The area to the north of the railway line is Ashtead Common, managed by the City of London Corporation subject to a long-standing preservation order, and is a national nature reserve. Lower Ashtead is a relatively flat location leading to Ashtead Common that features a recreation ground, a youth club and skate park, a pub, and a range of shops all built near the preserved large square of wood in front of the railway station. Ashtead Park contains three big listed buildings and four lakes/ponds. For all of your home upgrades, ensure that you use trustworthy experts in Ashtead to make sure you get the best service.
