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 live in Ashtead via a network of more than a hundred Road Stewards and frequent meetings. Ashtead features a significant two-part conservation area including the mansion Ashtead House utilised 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 excavated in what is now Ashtead Common. Ashtead features in the Domesday Book as Stede. The oldest portion 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 includes 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 subdivided into Ashtead Lodge, Forge Cottage and Wisteria Cottage which are dated to roughly the 17th century and are in addition Grade II listed. The region 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 area leading to Ashtead Common that features 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 significant listed buildings and four lakes/ponds. For all of your home upgrades, ensure that you employ trustworthy specialists in Ashtead to make sure you get the best service.
