Caterham

Caterham
Roundabout in the centre of Caterham Valley
Caterham is located in Surrey
Caterham
Caterham
Location within Surrey
Area9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population21,030 (2011 census)[1]
• Density2,235/km2 (5,790/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ3456
Civil parish
  • Caterham on the Hill
  • Caterham Valley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCaterham
Postcode districtCR3
Dialling code01883
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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51°16′49″N 0°04′54″W / 51.2803°N 0.0816°W / 51.2803; -0.0816

Caterham (/ˈktərəm/) is a town in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. The town is administratively divided into two: Caterham on the Hill, and Caterham Valley, which includes the main town centre in the middle of a dry valley but rises to equal heights to the south. The town lies close to the A22, 21 miles (34 kilometres) from Guildford and 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of Croydon, in an upper valley cleft into the dip slope of the North Downs. Caterham on the Hill is above the valley to the west.

  1. ^ "Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density (2011 Census)". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 21 November 2013.