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18 Facts About Claygate

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Claygate is an affluent suburban village in Surrey, England, 14 miles southwest of central London.

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Claygate was once in the main manor of Thames Ditton, but is administered from Esher.

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Claygate appears in Domesday Book as a manor of Thames Ditton, Claigate.

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Claygate was formed as an ecclesiastical parish from Thames Ditton in 1841.

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5.

Claygate's topsoil rests upon the youngest beds of the London Clay after which the village is named, here capped in places by sand in the southern part of the civil parish.

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Apart from an interweave of streets with Esher, Claygate is surrounded by woodlands and open countryside, including Claygate Common, Princes Covert, Winney Hill, Surbiton Golf Course, Telegraph Hill, Littleworth Common and Arbrook Common.

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Many of Claygate's residents commute to the capital using the train services, see Transport.

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Claygate is in the relatively small area between the M25 and Kingston-upon-Thames.

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9.

Constrained by the Green Belt, demand has resulted in Claygate being subject to a level of permitted in-fill and back-garden development.

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10.

Claygate has five pubs: one of the annual village traditions is a Boxing Day tour of these by Morris dancers.

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11.

Local newspapers covering Claygate include The Surrey Advertiser, The Surrey Comet and The Herald, and two freely distributed newspapers, The Informer and The Guardian.

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12.

Claygate is in the editorial area of BBC Surrey, although its proximity to London means all of the capital's radio stations can be heard.

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13.

Claygate School was established in Elm Road in 1885, becoming an Infant School which closed shortly after its centenary – The Firs, the Junior School, became the new single site.

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Claygate is served by a mix of state and independent schools that serve the areas of Esher and Hinchley Wood, all of which share the KT10 postcode.

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15.

Claygate often has a celebrity to switch on its Christmas lights.

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16.

Claygate is served by London Buses' route K3 to Esher, Surbiton, Kingston and Roehampton Vale, operated by London United.

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17.

Claygate is served by a Parish Council made up of 10 elected representatives.

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18.

Claygate is in the parliamentary constituency of Esher and Walton, which since its inception in 1997 has been a relatively safe seat for the Conservative Party.

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