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Reigate (/ ˈ r aɪ ɡ eɪ t / RY-gate) is a town in Surrey, England, around 19 miles (30 km) south of central London.The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book of 1086 as Cherchefelle, and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s.
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Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Reigate and the borough also includes the towns of Banstead, Horley and Redhill. Parts of the borough are within the Surrey Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Reigate Heath is a 61.7-hectare (152-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Reigate in Surrey. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An area of 51.6 hectares (128 acres) is also a Local Nature Reserve . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Seven bowl barrows dating to the Bronze Age are designated Scheduled Monuments .
William the Conqueror granted the land around Reigate to one of his supporters, William de Warenne, who was created Earl of Surrey in 1088. It is believed that his son, William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, ordered that Reigate Castle be built, although the de Warennes had their southern base in Lewes, Sussex, as well as castles in Yorkshire and Normandy. [1]
Mogador is a hamlet in the Reigate and Banstead district, in the county of Surrey, England.It is at the edge of Banstead Heath, which provides it a green buffer from other communities, and about 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.8 km) from the top of the north-facing dip slope of the North Downs.
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It is about 1 km east of Buckland Hills and 1 km west of Reigate Hill, all of which form part of the same escarpment. It is centred 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of London and forms a single scarp with Reigate Hill, peaking 2 miles (3 km) away at 235 metres above sea level.