Betchworth
Betchworth is a town and also civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. The village centre gets on the north bank of the River Mole and also south of the A25 road, practically 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Dorking and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Reigate. London is 19.5 miles (31.4 kilometres) north of the town. Service sector line of work control Betchworth's economy-- its station as well as roadway web links make it a part of the London traveler belt-- combined with crop farming and also solutions for a relatively large retired percentage of the population. A former lime quarry, rebuilt manor house as well as Grade I-listed church are within its boundaries. Betchworth is 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) eastern of Dorking and also 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Reigate. The town is 20 miles (32 km) south of London, in the external London commuter belt. Betchworth remains in the east of the Mole Valley District whose primary town is Dorking; as it is primarily on the north bank the land inclines up towards the North Downs AONB. Listed below this series of hills the Mole flows briefly along the Vale of Holmesdale and the area around the tributary the Gadbrook is included in the village. Betchworth is within Mole Valley. As part of Surrey, a third tier of local government is responsible for education, almost all developed facilities and also other services such as social treatment, Surrey County Council; Betchworth Parish Council offers certain neighborhood centers and also solutions. There were 372 houses and 12 uninhabited residences in 2001, along with some regional stores as well as outside organisations such as rock vendors and yard centres.
