Ashtead
Ashtead is a village in the Metropolitan Green Belt of Surrey. The Ashtead Residents' Association, established in 1945, aims to represent the views of all who reside in Ashtead through a network of more than a hundred Road Stewards and regular meetings. Ashtead features a large two-part conservation area including the mansion Ashtead House utilised by City of London Freemen's School, and 6 other schools. Amenities include things like parks, outlying woodland trails along with 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 dug up in what is now Ashtead Common. Ashtead appears inside the Domesday Book as Stede. The oldest part 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 features 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 broken up into Ashtead Lodge, Forge Cottage and Wisteria Cottage which are dated to about the 17th century and are in addition Grade II listed. The area 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 number 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 property upgrades, make certain that you use trustworthy pros in Ashtead to make sure you get the best service.
