Ashtead
Ashtead is a village in the Metropolitan Green Belt of Surrey. The Ashtead Residents' Association, founded in 1945, aims to represent the opinions of all who live in Ashtead via a network of 142 Road Stewards and regular meetings. Ashtead features a significant two-part conservation area including the mansion Ashtead House used by City of London Freemen's School, and six other schools. Amenities include things like parks, outlying woodland trails in addition to 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 the Roman period, with a Roman villa excavated in what's now Ashtead Common. Ashtead is referred in 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, each over two centuries old, including the Old Rectory which has been divided 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 because of a long-standing preservation order, and is a national nature reserve. Lower Ashtead is a relatively flat location leading to Ashtead Common that has a recreation ground, a youth club and skate park, a pub, along with 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 residence upgrades, be sure that you use trustworthy experts in Ashtead to ensure you get the top quality service.