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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.
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 .
1918–1950: The Borough of Reigate, the Urban District of Dorking, and the Rural Districts of Dorking and Reigate 1950–1974: The Borough of Reigate, and the Rural District of Godstone 1974: what had been the Rural District was ceded to the East Surrey seat; Banstead U.D. was taken from the Carshalton seat
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Colley Hill is contiguous with Reigate Hill, the ninth highest hill in Surrey. Colley Hill is its western continuation — officially considered a crest or scarp reaching (at grid reference TQ255521) 771 feet (235 m), a point usually simply but confusingly known as Reigate Hill.
Redhill (/ ˈ r ɛ d h ɪ l /) is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead within the county of Surrey, England.The town, which adjoins the town of Reigate to the west, is due south of Croydon in Greater London, and is part of the London commuter belt.