Salfords
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Salfords is a village in the borough
of Reigate and Banstead
in Surrey
, England
. It lies approximately 3 miles or 5 km south of Redhill
on the A23
London
to Brighton
road. It was the original UK home of the Monotype Corporation
and Salfords railway station
was originally built to service the corporation. The village lies within the Salfords and Sidlow parish which has a population of 3,069. Nearby settlements include: Horley
, Earlswood, Redhill
and Whitebushes
.
" and ford "ford. The name was recorded Selefrid in 1193. This is similar to the derivation of Salford, Greater Manchester. The -s was added fairly recently.
club, some shops, cafes, a social club, a tanning salon, a number of restaurants and a take away. Salfords Stream runs through the village and can cause flooding in the autumn and winter months.
The village once boasted a wooden watermill
with two sluice gates next to the Mill House Hotel. It produced breakfast cereals in the early twentieth century. By the 1950s it was defunct and has since washed away.
Salfords made the national news in January 2008 when a farmer named Robert Fidler built a personal home similar in style to a Tudor
castle
and disguised it with hay bales and tarpaulin
for four years in an attempt to avoid planning permission from Surrey
County Council.
Surrey Police applied for planning permission in 2010 for permission to build a 30-cell custody suite at the IO business center to replace the existing facility at Reigate. This was extremely unpopular with the residents who packed out two meetings with Surrey Police in the local village hall to air their concerns over increases in crime and traffic, the first meeting attracted so many people it had to be postponed as numbers far exceeded the capacity of the venue. Surrey Police continued with the planning application despite the overwhelming opposition of the community, the application was subsequently refused by Reigate and Banstead Council in June. Surrey Police announced in December that they were appealing the decision, this has now been referred to the Planning Inspectorate.
Subsequently the Planning Inspectorate decided to ignore the wishes of both the local community and the council and have granted permission to Surrey Police to build the facility to a revised design.
through Whitebushes and crossing the river Sal at Dean farm, Salfords. Then it runs in front of the former Monotype Corporation site and towards the Horley gasometer passing the Haroldslea moated site which was a 13th. century manor. Eventually it would have reached the south coast near Brighton.
In the 1870s a state school was built on the fork between the London Road and Pendleton Road on Petridge Common. It has a single bell located in the gable to call children to school on the London Road end. The school consisted of four classrooms three were divided by sliding glass doors. The head teacher was located upstairs above the cloakrooms. In World War II
two air raid shelters were built on opposite sides of the long tapering playground. In the mid 1950's the then "Salfords County Primary School" started to expand and relocate to Copsleigh Avenue.
The railway station was built in 1915 to enable workers access to the Monotype Corporation
factory. Today it is served by London Bridge/London Victoria to Horsham trains. On the main road Hall & Co had their regional maintenance depot. This was used in WWII to repair war tanks. {Hall and Co used to be the dominant building materials supplier in the south east of England}
club. The club runs two Saturday League sides in the Surrey Downs League and a Sunday friendly side. The club host a "Cricket Week" of mid-week games each July, and a tour every August. The club now play on a council-owned ground on Petridge Wood Common, off Woodhatch Road. Salfords Cricket Club was formed in 1921. The Club's first captain was Tom Enever, whose photograph can be seen in the pavilion today. The Council relocated the club to its present ground at Petridge Wood Common in 1960.
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey England. It covers the towns of Reigate, Banstead, Redhill and Horley....
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
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. It lies approximately 3 miles or 5 km south of Redhill
Redhill, Surrey
Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area.-History:...
on the A23
A23 road
The A23 road is a major road in the United Kingdom between London and Brighton, East Sussex. It became an arterial route following the construction of Westminster Bridge in 1750 and the consequent improvement of roads leading to the bridge south of the river by the Turnpike Trusts...
London
London
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to Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
road. It was the original UK home of the Monotype Corporation
Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging Holdings is a Delaware corporation based in Woburn, Massachusetts and specializing in typesetting and typeface design as well as text and imaging solutions for use with consumer electronics devices. Monotype Imaging Holdings is the owner of Monotype Imaging Inc., Linotype,...
and Salfords railway station
Salfords railway station
Salfords railway station serves the village of Salfords , Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line south of London Bridge station, and train services are provided by Southern...
was originally built to service the corporation. The village lies within the Salfords and Sidlow parish which has a population of 3,069. Nearby settlements include: Horley
Horley
Horley is a town in Surrey, England, situated south of the twin towns of Reigate and Redhill, and north of Gatwick Airport and Crawley.With fast links by train to London from Horley railway station, it has grown popular with commuters in recent years...
, Earlswood, Redhill
Redhill, Surrey
Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area.-History:...
and Whitebushes
Whitebushes
Whitebushes is a small town in the Surrey borough of Reigate and Banstead. It is composed entirely of the housing estate of the same name. Its lies just south of Redhill. It lies on the opposite side of the railway from a town which has no specific name, but is usually called South Earlswood or...
.
Etymology of the place-name
Salfords means "willow-tree ford" from Old English sealh/salh "willowWillow
Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
" and ford "ford. The name was recorded Selefrid in 1193. This is similar to the derivation of Salford, Greater Manchester. The -s was added fairly recently.
Description
The village has its own church, primary school, cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
club, some shops, cafes, a social club, a tanning salon, a number of restaurants and a take away. Salfords Stream runs through the village and can cause flooding in the autumn and winter months.
The village once boasted a wooden watermill
Watermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
with two sluice gates next to the Mill House Hotel. It produced breakfast cereals in the early twentieth century. By the 1950s it was defunct and has since washed away.
Salfords made the national news in January 2008 when a farmer named Robert Fidler built a personal home similar in style to a Tudor
Tudor style architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...
castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
and disguised it with hay bales and tarpaulin
Tarpaulin
A tarpaulin, colloquially tarp, is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with urethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene. In some places such as Australia, and in military slang, a tarp may be known as a...
for four years in an attempt to avoid planning permission from Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
County Council.
Surrey Police applied for planning permission in 2010 for permission to build a 30-cell custody suite at the IO business center to replace the existing facility at Reigate. This was extremely unpopular with the residents who packed out two meetings with Surrey Police in the local village hall to air their concerns over increases in crime and traffic, the first meeting attracted so many people it had to be postponed as numbers far exceeded the capacity of the venue. Surrey Police continued with the planning application despite the overwhelming opposition of the community, the application was subsequently refused by Reigate and Banstead Council in June. Surrey Police announced in December that they were appealing the decision, this has now been referred to the Planning Inspectorate.
Subsequently the Planning Inspectorate decided to ignore the wishes of both the local community and the council and have granted permission to Surrey Police to build the facility to a revised design.
History
Salfords was up to the 1970s part of Horley Parish and Horley Parish Council with its own Victorian Chapel Church. The village owes its existence to the construction of the A23 road. The original track way passed on the other side of the London to Brighton railway. It is dated as pre medieval. This track way came from Redhill passing in front of the Royal Earlswood HospitalRoyal Earlswood Hospital
The Royal Earlswood Hospital or The Royal Earlswood Asylum for Idiots in Redhill, Surrey was the first establishment to cater specifically for people with learning disabilities...
through Whitebushes and crossing the river Sal at Dean farm, Salfords. Then it runs in front of the former Monotype Corporation site and towards the Horley gasometer passing the Haroldslea moated site which was a 13th. century manor. Eventually it would have reached the south coast near Brighton.
In the 1870s a state school was built on the fork between the London Road and Pendleton Road on Petridge Common. It has a single bell located in the gable to call children to school on the London Road end. The school consisted of four classrooms three were divided by sliding glass doors. The head teacher was located upstairs above the cloakrooms. In World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
two air raid shelters were built on opposite sides of the long tapering playground. In the mid 1950's the then "Salfords County Primary School" started to expand and relocate to Copsleigh Avenue.
The railway station was built in 1915 to enable workers access to the Monotype Corporation
Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging Holdings is a Delaware corporation based in Woburn, Massachusetts and specializing in typesetting and typeface design as well as text and imaging solutions for use with consumer electronics devices. Monotype Imaging Holdings is the owner of Monotype Imaging Inc., Linotype,...
factory. Today it is served by London Bridge/London Victoria to Horsham trains. On the main road Hall & Co had their regional maintenance depot. This was used in WWII to repair war tanks. {Hall and Co used to be the dominant building materials supplier in the south east of England}
Cricket Club
Salfords Cricket Club is a village cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
club. The club runs two Saturday League sides in the Surrey Downs League and a Sunday friendly side. The club host a "Cricket Week" of mid-week games each July, and a tour every August. The club now play on a council-owned ground on Petridge Wood Common, off Woodhatch Road. Salfords Cricket Club was formed in 1921. The Club's first captain was Tom Enever, whose photograph can be seen in the pavilion today. The Council relocated the club to its present ground at Petridge Wood Common in 1960.