Banstead
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Banstead is a town in Surrey, England on the border with Greater London. It is part of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. Banstead is on the North Downs and Banstead station is the stop between Belmont and Epsom Downs on the Epsom downs railway line from London.
Landmarks
- The old village well stands to the east of the town centre in Woodmansterne Lane. It is almost 300 feet deep and was last used around the end of the 19th Century. The wellhead cover dates from the 18th Century and still contains the winding gear.
- The parish church of All Saints was built around the end of the 12th Century on a site donated by Nigel de Mowbray, Lord of the Manor. The West Window was designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and produced by William Morris.
- The graveyard surrounding the parish church is filled with generations of families and local celebrities, both famous and infamous.
- Nork Park contains the remains of the Colman family mansion (as in Colman's mustard). There are also many apple trees which date from the original orchard and can still be seen to this day.
See also
External links
- [Banstead History Research Group]
- [A vision of Banstead and Reigate through time]
- [Map of Banstead's historic boundaries]
- [Modern day map of Banstead from Mapquest.co.uk]
- [Epsom Downs Branch railway line site]
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