Caterham

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This article is about the town in England. For the car manufacturer, see Caterham Cars.

Caterham

Coordinates: 51.2803° N 0.0816° W
Population	20,957^[1]
OS grid reference	TQ335555
District	Tandridge
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Caterham
Postcode district	CR3
Dial code	01883
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	East Surrey
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

Caterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It lies on the A22 Eastbourne road south of Croydon in a valley cut into the dip slope of the North Downs.

1 History
2 Commerce
3 Sport
4 Education
- 4.1 Caterham School
- 4.2 East Surrey Museum
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

The original settlement was on the ridge above the modern town and is now called Caterham-on-the-Hill. The modern town in the valley is a product of the Victorian age and the coming of the Caterham railway line in 1856. The Victorian expansion of the town required the building of a much larger parish church (St Mary the Virgin) in 1866 but the old Norman church of St Lawrence was retained and remains directly across the road from St Mary's.

From 1877 Caterham barracks on the hill was a depot for the foot guards regiments. In August 1975 a local public house (the Caterham Arms) which was frequented by soldiers was targeted by an IRA bomb. The barracks were closed in the 1990s and the site redeveloped for housing.

The North Downs Way, a popular National trail with walkers passes very close to the town.

[edit] Commerce

Caterham Cars. makers of the Caterham Seven sports car. are based in Station Avenue although the cars are actually manufactured in Dartford.

The Caterham Bypass was the world's first bypass.

[edit] Sport

Caterham is home to grass roots football team, Caterham Pumas whose home ground is at Joliffe Playing Fields. http://www.caterhampumas.co.uk/

And double winning Caterham Old Boys 2005/2006 season.

There is also Old Caterhamians Rugby Football Club based at Park Avenue, established in 1928 and have a thriving minis, youth and seniors both male and female. http://www.oldcats.co.uk

[edit] Education

[edit] Caterham School

Caterham School is a co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 3 -18 years. It is situated on Harestone Valley Road near the outskirts of Caterham. It merged with Eothen School in 1995 to become a fully co-educational school, losing its motto from 'Omnia vinces perserverando' (Perseverance conquers all) and adopting the Eothen School motto 'Veritas sine timore' . The school has steadily improved its A-Level results and is now firmly established in the Top 100 Independent Schools list.

Angus Deayton (TV personality), David Harvey, Alistair Brown, and James Benning (both Surrey Cricketers) all attended this school, along with Ronnie Corbett's grandson.