Whyteleafe is a village in the area of Tandridge, Surrey, England, with a few streets dropping inside the London Borough of Croydon. The village, in a dry valley of the North Downs, has 3 railway stations (on 2 parallel lines). Neighbouring villages as well as towns include Woldingham, Caterham, Coulsdon, Warlingham, and also Kenley. To the west are Kenley Aerodrome, Kenley Common (owned by the Corporation), Coxes Wood, as well as Blize Wood. To the eastern are Riddlesdown, the Dobbin, and also Marden Park. The churchyard contains tombs of airmen who passed away throughout WW2, pointed at RAF Kenley close by. As a result of the inclines the definition of a Warlingham Built-up Area taking in the eastern half of Whyteleafe, developed after the 2011 census for evaluation, consisting of 9,092 locals is somewhat stretched however mirrors a level of financial dependancy. The town name comes from the distinctive white underside of the whitebeam trees expanding in the area. In 1855 Nathaniel Glover purchased White Leaf area and George Henry Drew later completed the building that was called "White Leafe House". By 1881 the surrounding area had become known as "Whiteleafe". Just like Kenley the history of its land prior to that was that of other parishes, in this instance Caterham and also to a lower level Warlingham as well as Coulsdon. Its very first primary school was integrated in 1892, bigger in 1900 and once again in 1907. In 1911 the population of Whyteleafe was currently larger than that of Warlingham town ... A county council senior high school for women has actually been set up in this year (1911 ).