Epsom
Epsom is a town in northern Surrey. The town is known for its race course and the horse race held there.[2] It is owned by the Jockey Club, it is one of few racecourses in the UK that maintains a fantastic relationship with Queen Elizabeth, who attends annually to watch The Derby in early June. The first recorded race held at Epsom Downs Racecourse was in 1661.[3] The Epsom Grandstand Association controlled racing on the course from the mid 19th century.
| Epsom | |
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| Area | 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
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| Population | 31,489 (2011 census)[1] |
| - Density | 1,746/km2 (4,520/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ2060 |
| District | Epsom and Ewell |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EPSOM |
| Postcode district | KT17 KT18 KT19 |
| Dialling code | 01372 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Epsom and Ewell |
The town also gives it name to epsom salts which are found in mineral water here.[4] By the end of the Georgian period (early 1800s) Epsom was a spa town. After the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 its popularity increased, and visitors included Nell Gwyn and Samuel Pepys. The popularity of the spa declined after about 1725, but by then numerous large houses had been built by wealthy people who appreciated the nearness to London. Assembly rooms were built and still stand as the Assembly Rooms public house. Some remains of this are its water pump, wells and exhibits in the town's museum. A housing estate has been built upon the wells in the south-west of the town.
Epsom Media
- High Street at the Ashley Road and Waterloo Road intersection, Epsom, 2024.jpg
The town centre crossroads, where Ashley and Waterloo Roads meet the High Street
- Epsom Well (geograph 5921667).jpg
The wellhead marking the site of the original Epsom Well was constructed in 1989.
- The Assembly Rooms, Epsom (geograph 3267278).jpg
The Assembly Rooms, High Street
- Diomed by John Nost Sartorius 1777.jpg
Diomed by John Nost Sartorius (1755–1828). Diomed was the winner of the first Derby in 1780.
- Epsom Town station (postcard).jpg
Epsom Town station building (LBSCR), photographed c. 1900
- High Street, Epsom, Surrey, England - very early 1900s.jpg
The High Street in the early 1900s
- UPS Epsom High Street Sep 19th 1914.JPG
New recruits in Epsom High Street, 19 September 1914
- Postcard of Woodcote Park during the First World War - 2.jpg
Soldiers from the Royal Fusiliers at Woodcote Park in 1915
- Spring in Epsom (6980053288).jpg
London - April 2012
References
- ↑ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density Archived 2003-02-11 at the Wayback Machine United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 11 July 2015
- ↑ "History". Epsom Downs Racecourse. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "Epsom Racecourse". British Racecourses. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ↑ "A Brief History of Epsom Salt: What Is It, Exactly?". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
