Oxted
Oxted is a town and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England, at the foot of the North Downs. It is 9 miles (14 km) south south-east of Croydon in Greater London, 9 miles (14 km) west of Sevenoaks in Kent, and 9 miles (14 km) north of East Grinstead in West Sussex.
| Oxted | |
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The timber-framed stucco façades of buildings in Oxted | |
Oxted Location within Surrey | |
| Area | 15.15 km2 (5.85 sq mi) |
| Population | 11,314 (civil parish as of 2011) 13,452 (built-up area) |
| • Density | 747/km2 (1,930/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ3953 |
| • London | 17.9 mi (28.8 km) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Oxted |
| Postcode district | RH8 |
| Dialling code | 01883 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Oxted is a commuter town with a railway station, with direct train services to London and has the district council offices. Its main developed area is contiguous with the village of Limpsfield. Six intermittent headwaters of the River Eden unite in the occasional market town including its furthest source, east of Titsey Place. The Eden feeds into Kent's longest river, the Medway. Only the southern slope of the North Downs is steep and its towns and farmland form the Vale of Holmesdale, a series of headwaters across Surrey and Kent to separate rivers.
The settlements of Hurst Green and Holland within the civil parish to the south, including a public house named after Oxted, are continuous but almost wholly residential areas (contiguous neighbourhoods).