Ashtead
Ashtead is a village in the Metropolitan Green Belt of Surrey. The Ashtead Residents' Association, established in 1945, aims to represent the opinions of all who reside in Ashtead by way of a network of 142 Road Stewards and frequent meetings. Ashtead has a significant two-part conservation area including the mansion Ashtead House made use of by City of London Freemen's School, and six 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 dug up in what is now Ashtead Common. Ashtead is named inside the Domesday Book as Stede. The oldest part of Ashtead has the main shopping and social area of the village, with two pubs and 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, each more than 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 region to the north of the railway line is Ashtead Common, which is managed by the City of London Corporation subject to a long-standing preservation order, and is a national nature reserve. Lower Ashtead is a relatively flat location leading to Ashtead Common that includes a recreation ground, a youth club and skate park, a pub, and a variety of shops all built near the preserved large square of wood in front of the railway station. Ashtead Park contains three large listed buildings and four lakes/ponds. For all your home upgrades, make certain that you use trustworthy specialists in Ashtead to make sure you get the top service.
