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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.
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]
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.
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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.
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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