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 by way of a network of 142 Road Stewards and frequent meetings. Ashtead features a large two-part conservation area including the mansion Ashtead House used by City of London Freemen's School, and 6 other schools. Amenities consist of parks, outlying woodland trails plus 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 is now Ashtead Common. Ashtead appears in the Domesday Book as Stede. The oldest part of Ashtead has the major 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, each over two centuries old, including the Old Rectory which has been broken up into Ashtead Lodge, Forge Cottage and Wisteria Cottage which are dated to approximately the 17th century and are also Grade II listed. The location north of the railway line is Ashtead Common, managed by the City of London Corporation due to a long-standing preservation order, and is a national nature reserve. Lower Ashtead is a relatively flat area leading to Ashtead Common that has a recreation ground, a youth club and skate park, a pub, as well as a variety of shops all built near the preserved large square of wood in front of the railway station. Ashtead Park contains three substantial listed buildings and four lakes/ponds. For all of your residence upgrades, be sure that you use trustworthy professionals in Ashtead to ensure you get the top service.