Leatherhead
Located in Mole Valley, Surrey Coordinates: 51°17′47″ N 0°20′02″ W
- Population
- 43,544
- 43.5K
- Elevation
- 41 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Leatherhead
Leatherhead is a town. Location: Mole Valley, Surrey. Population: 43,544. Elevation: 41 m.
Leatherhead is a town in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England, about 17 mi (27 km) south of Central London. The settlement grew up beside a ford on the River Mole, from which its name is thought to derive. During the late Anglo-Saxon period, Leatherhead was a royal vill and is first mentioned in the will of Alfred the Great in 880 AD. The first bridge across the Mole may have been constructed in around 1200 and this may have coincided with the expansion of the town and the enlargement of the parish church.
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At a glance
- Area
- 12.5 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- Most populous of 7 places in Mole Valley
- Nearest larger town: Epsom and Ewell District, 7 km NE
- 35 sights and natural places within 10 km Telegraph Hill, Hundred Pound Bridge Wood
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hundred Pound Bridge Wood Natural site, Mole Valley4.2 km W
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Telegraph Hill Mountain, Kingston upon Thames3.7 km N
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New Barn Wood Natural site, Elmbridge District4.7 km W
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Walton on the Hill Historic site, Reigate and Banstead District6.1 km E -
Broadwood's Folly Historic site, Mickleham4.5 km S
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Old Fort Box Hill Historic site, Mole Valley5.4 km S
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Great Mornshill Wood Natural site, Effingham4.6 km W
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The Whites Natural site, Mickleham4.7 km S
Sources & licences
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