Coordinates: 51°15′27″N 0°00′24″W / 51.25738°N 0.00653°W / 51.25738; -0.00653

Oxted
High Street, Old Oxted
Oxted  Oxted shown within Surrey
Population	12,576 [1]
OS grid reference	TQ392528
- London	17.9 mi (28.8 km)
District	Tandridge
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OXTED
Postcode district	RH8
Dialling code	01883
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	East Surrey
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

Oxted is a commuter town and civil parish in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.

History[link]

The town lies within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred.

Oxted appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Acstede, meaning 'Place where oaks grew'. 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 (16,000 m²) of meadow, pannage worth 100 hogs. It rendered £14 and 2d from a house in Southwark.^[2]

The original village of Oxted (now Old Oxted) is a small village centred around a short high street with four pubs (The Old Bell, The George Inn, The Crown Inn and The Wheatsheaf) just off the A25. Oxted's oldest church (St Mary's) was built some distance north-east from the original settlement of Oxted, but it is almost surrounded by the new town. The church dates from at least Norman times and stands on a conspicuous mound, perhaps artificial. 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 (after many years' delay caused by lack of funds) Oxted boomed around its station, north-east of Old Oxted), and new buildings created "New Oxted". These new buildings were built in the Tudor style. All Saints Catholic Church was built in 1913-1928. Because of World War I, the building period was drawn-out. It was designed by prominent British "Arts & Crafts" architect James Leonard Williams (died 1926, his other work include Royal School of Needlework, St George’s in Sudbury, London (1926–27), The Pound House in Totteridge (1907))

The Greenwich Meridian runs through Oxted, passing through Oxted School.

In 2011 The Daily Telegraph listed Oxted as the twentieth richest town in Britain.^[3]

Oxted is one of the few Surrey towns to retain its town brass band, Oxted Band, which has been a permanent fixture within the town since 1901.^[4]

Notable residents[link]

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• American writer and poet Stephen Crane lived in Oxted in 1897, where he met writers such as Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford.
• Artist Albert Houthuesen lived and painted in Oxted in 1950.
• Since the 1970s businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed has lived at Barrow Green Court and farm near Oxted.^[5]
• Band Rooster come from the Oxted area.
• Photographer Bert Hardy moved to Oxted in 1964 and died there in 1995.
• Palaeontologist, TV presenter and author, Alan Charig lived in Oxted from 1958 until his death in 1997.
• Singer Louise, formerly of the band Eternal and now married to footballer Jamie Redknapp, lived in Oxted during her childhood.
• Television presenter Kim Woodburn lives in Old Oxted ^[6]
• Footballers who have lived in Oxted include Julián Speroni, goalkeeper for Crystal Palace Football Club, Ian Pearce who is currently assistant manager at Lincoln City Football Club, Hull City A.F.C. striker Nicky Forster, former Manchester City and Middlesbrough midfielder, Jamie Pollock, and former Hearts winger, David Wagstaff, retired to Oxted in 1993.

Education[link]

Oxted's main school is Oxted School (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 is one private school, Hazelwood School (co-education 2.5 to 13 years).

Governance[link]

There is one representative on Surrey County Council, conservative Nick Skellett CBE.^[7] There are a total of six representatives on Tandridge District Council with much of Oxted South being Hurst Green :

There is also a parish council with 11 members shared with Hurst Green, Surrey described as Oxted, it being in the same post town.^[9]

Nearest settlements[link]

Nearest settlements

	Caterham	Woldingham	Titsey
	Godstone		Limpsfield
		Oxted    East
	Tandridge, Surrey	Crowhurst, Surrey	Hurst Green, Surrey

Pram race[link]

Oxted is host to a charity pram race held annually. It was started in 1977 by Eric and Elsie Hallson, who ran it for nearly 20 years before retiring. Entrants wear fancy dress and must push a pram around the two thirds of a mile course, stopping at each of the seven licensed premises on the way to quaff a drink as quickly as they can. The race ends in Old Oxted high street where the road is closed for the evening and a street party is held.^[10]

See also[link]

• Oxted railway station
• Oxted School
• Titsey Place

References[link]

v t e Towns, villages and hamlets in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England Bletchingley Burstow Caterham Caterham on the Hill Caterham Valley Chaldon Chelsham Crowhurst Dormansland Farleigh Felbridge Felcourt Fickleshole Godstone Hamsey Green Horne Hurst Green Limpsfield Lingfield Nutfield Oxted Smallfield Tandridge Tatsfield Titsey Warlingham Whyteleafe Woldingham

Tommy Hill
Tommy the new BSB Champion 2011
Nationality	English
Born	(1985-02-09) 9 February 1985 (age 27) Beckenham, Kent
Current team	Swan Yamaha
Bike number	1
Website	tommyracer.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics Superbike World Championship Active years 2006, 2009 Manufacturers Yamaha, Honda Championships 0 2009 Championship position 30th Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 16 0 0 0 0 19

Tommy Hill is a British motorcycle road racer, he was born 9 February 1985 in Beckenham, Kent. His greatest success has come in the British Superbike Championship, in which he is the 2011 Champion^[1], but he has also contested the World Superbike and World Supersport championships.

Personal[link]

Hill's early racing life included a near-fatal motocross accident in which he lost a kidney and his spleen.^[2] As a result, medical problems including a bout of food poisoning in 2006 have dogged his career, and require him to take Penicillin every day. His brother Jimmy also races.

Starting out[link]

He switched to road racing in 2001, and first earned his BSB ride by winning the Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup in 2003, finishing every race in the process.

British Superbikes 2004-07[link]

In his first BSB season he became the youngest rider ever to start a race on the front row of the grid, and he was the only one of the team's four 2004 riders to be retained for 2005 - team boss Rob McElnea commenting that "He really did prove himself beyond everyone’s expectations this year".

In 2005 he took 2 further front row starts, as well as his first BSB win at Cadwell Park,^[3] finishing 12th overall in the series.

For the 2006 British Superbike season he was the only Yamaha rider to retain his ride, leading a young team with Billy McConnell and Kieran Clarke. Hill was also entered for the Superbike World Championship race at Silverstone as a wild card. In changeable qualifying conditions he stunned the experienced regulars by taking pole position, and then finished both races in the lower reaches of the points. He finished the BSB season eighth overall^[4]

In 2007, Hill was joined in the Virgin Yamaha squad by James Haydon, who returned to the team for whom he raced in 2001 and 2004. From 12th on the grid in damp conditions he briefly led the second race of round 4 at Oulton Park, but ultimately faded to 7th, the Yamaha failing to match other bikes on performance.

He also made a handful of World Supersport rides on an SSP Yamaha alongside his 2007 BSB commitments ^[5]

World Supersport 2008[link]

For 2008 Hill switched to the series full time, with the Hannspree Altea Honda team.^[6] On his very first test he crashed, breaking his femur, ankle and hand, causing him to miss the first five rounds of the season.^{[7] [8]} Hill returned at the Nürburgring, qualifying in 9th place.^[9] But in the race he was involved in an incident at turn one where wildcard rider Arne Tode caused a massive pile-up, and as a result Hill rebroke his femur, putting him out for the rest of the season.^[10]

World Superbikes and return to British Superbikes 2009 -[link]

The Althea team kept faith in him for 2009, signing him to be their sole World Superbike rider, owning to his BSB experience.^[11] However he was uncompetitive, and lost the ride midseason to young Frenchman Matthieu Lagrive.^[12]

He joined Worx Crescent Suzuki as a replacement for the injured Sylvain Guintoli from the Mallory Park round,^[13] qualifying 2nd. He was competitive in race 1 despite the electronic engine management system failing before the start, until chaos and controversy struck. He was running second when Josh Brookes lost control of his bike and catapulted race leader Simon Andrews, dropping oil from Brookes' Honda. Hill was one of five other riders who either crashed or downed their bikes to avoid crashing. The red flag was shown, but these seven riders were omitted from the results, as they were not running at the time of the red flag. Brookes received a two-meeting ban for his mistake.^[14] Hill kept the ride for the next meeting at Brands Hatch on a three race weekend. Hill rode well at Brands Hatch but after the meeting it was confirmed that Sylvain Guintoli would return to the Worx Suzuki team for the remainder of the season.^[15] After missing the Cadwell Park round Hill returned to BSB for the Hydrex Honda team,^[16] taking the seat from Karl Harris after he was sacked.^[17] Hill adapted quickly to the Hydrex Honda, gaining 7th and 6th place finishes in his first outing at Croft, two fifths at Silverstone, and podium places at Oulton Park.

For 2010 Hill joined Worx Crescent Suzuki full time, alongside former World Superbike race winner Yukio Kagayama.^[18] He took victory in the season opener at Brands Hatch, before finishing second to James Ellison in race two.^[19] He led the championship by 36 points at one stage.^[20] Poorer meetings at Cadwell Park and Knockhill eroded his championship lead,^[21] but regained it with three podiums at Snetterton.^[22] Hill was one of the central subjects of the film I, Superbiker, which recorded his 2011 British Superbike Championship season.

On 10 November 2010 Hill signed to Swan Yamaha full time, alongside Supersport champion Michael Laverty.^[23] He came second in the opening race at Brands Hatch Indy and took victory in the second race. This gave him lead in the championship. At Oulton Park, the weekend after, he got pole position in qualifying and topped the time sheet. However during the warm-up session, Loris Baz crashed moments before, leaving fluid on the track, this caused Hill to fall and sustain an injury to the left shoulder.^[24] Later an update said that Hill's injuries would rule him out of the races ahead.^[25], However Hill was back at Croft Circuit in May. He made history at Knockhill Racing Circuit by taking his first double win in the championship and putting him back on top form to fight for the championship title.^[26]

Career statistics[link]

Stats correct as of 7 May 2012

All Time[link]

By championship[link]

British Superbike Championship[link]

• * Season in progress

Notes[link]

1.^ – Hill qualified for "The Showdown" part of the BSB season, thus before the 11th round he was awarded 500 points plus the podium credits he had gained throughout the season. Podium credits are given to anyone finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd, with 3,2 and 1 points awarded respectively.

Superbike World Championship[link]

Supersport World Championship[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• World Superbike ride