Hamsey Green

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Hamsey Green



OS grid reference	TQ350595
London borough	Croydon
	Tandridge
Ceremonial county	Greater London
	Surrey
Region	South East
	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTH CROYDON
Postcode district	CR2
Post town	WARLINGHAM
Postcode district	CR6
Dial code	020
	01883
Police	Metropolitan
	Surrey
Fire	London
	Surrey
Ambulance	South Central
	London
UK Parliament	East Surrey
	Croydon South
London Assembly	Croydon and Sutton
European Parliament	South East England
	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Hamsey Green is a place on the plateau of the North Downs between the villages of Sanderstead to the north and Warlingham to the south. It is split almost across the centre east and west with the southern part in the Tandridge district of Surrey. The most northerly parts of Hamsey Green are in the London Borough of Croydon.

The village stretches along the B269 Limpsfield Road with typical suburban houses and a relatively large parade with several restaurants, Co-operative convenience stores and other shops. The northern border of the village with Sanderstead is Wentworth Way, which marks the edge of the former Hamsey Green Farm estate that was sold off for housing in the 1920s. The The Good Companions is a large public house on the corner with Tithepit Shaw Lane and with the parade, is on the Croydon side of the border; to the south in Surrey, Hamsey Green is mainly residential with a primary and a secondary school. The local Anglican church is St Antony's, built in 1957 and part of Sanderstead parish.

A pond is found by the east side of the Limpsfield Road, believed to date from Neolithic times. It has been recorded since the 13th century was mentioned in the Elizabethan Manor Rolls for Sanderstead Manor, when it was referred to as "Wychemere". It is thought to have been a watering hole for cattle. Suburban development in the 1930s reduced the size of the pond; it is now maintained by Croydon Council and local volunteers. There are important open spaces on either side of Hamsey Green: to the east is King's Wood; to the west is Riddlesdown Common. The London LOOP path around London passes through on the route between West Wickham Common and Coulsdon.