OXTED

'Oxted' is a town in Surrey,United Kingdom situated at the foot of the North Downs north-east of East Grinstead and south of Croydon.

Contents

History

Celebrity residents

Education

References

See also

External links

History

The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred.
Oxted appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Acstede''. It was held by Eustace II of Boulogne. Its domesday assets were: 5 hides; 1 church, 2 mills worth 12s 6d, 20 ploughs, 4 acres of meadow, pannage worth 100 hogs. It rendered £14 and 2d from a house in Southwark.^[1]
The original village of Oxted (now called Old Oxted) is a small street with 4 pubs (The Old Bell, The George Inn, The Crown Inn and The Wheatsheaf) just off the A25. Curiously, Oxted church (St.Mary's) was built some distance to the north from the original settlement of Oxted. Today however it is almost surrounded by the new town. The church dates back to at least Norman times and stands on a conspicuous mound, perhaps of man made origin. It is possible that a Saxon church of wattle and daub existed on the site before the later stone construction. With the arrival of the railway in 1884 (finally completed after many years' delay caused by lack of funds) Oxted boomed around its station (north of Old Oxted) and new buildings created "New Oxted". These new buildings were built in the Tudor style and give the town a sense of character.

Celebrity residents

The artist Albert Houthuesen lived and painted in Oxted in 1950. Until recently the billionaire Mohammed al-Fayed lived in Oxted. He owns the mansion Barrow Green Court on Barrow Green Road.
The popular band, Rooster also come from the Oxted area.
The singer Louise, formerly of the band Eternal and now married to footballer Jamie Redknapp, lived in Oxted during her childhood.
Julian Speroni, a goalkeeper for Crystal Palace Football Club, also lives in the area. Another footballing resident is Ian Pearce, who currently plays for Fulham F.C.. Also, Hull City A.F.C. striker Nicky Forster was brought up in Oxted. Former Manchester City and Middlesbrough midfielder , Jamie Pollock, was a resident during his spell at Crystal Palace. Former Hearts winger, David Wagstaff, retired to Oxted in 1993.

Education

Oxted's main school is Oxted School (called Oxted County School until 2000), which is a large secondary school. Opened in 1929, it has over 2000 pupils and is one of the largest in the country.
There are two other state schools in Oxted, Downs Way primary school and St. Mary's C of E junior school.
There are two private schools in Oxted, Hazelwood (co-education 2.5 to 13 years) and Laverock (girls 2 to 11).

References

★ Population figures (PDF)

See also

★ Oxted hockey club

★ Oxted School

★ Oxted railway station

★ Oxted Brethren

External links

★ Hazelwood School

★ Oxted Mini League