Tandridge District | |
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Motto(s): Concordia (Latin: Harmony) | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | Surrey |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Oxted |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Tandridge District Council |
• Leadership | Alternative - Sec.31 |
• MPs | Claire Coutinho |
Area | |
• Total | 95.8 sq mi (248.2 km2) |
• Rank | 134th (of 296) Highest point : Botley Hill |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 88,707 |
• Rank | 268th (of 296) |
• Density | 930/sq mi (360/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 43UK (ONS) E07000215 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TQ3954252860 |
Tandridge is a local government district in east Surrey, England. Its council is based in Oxted, although the largest settlement is Caterham; other notable settlements include Warlingham, Godstone and Lingfield. In mid-2019, the district had an estimated population of 88,129.
Tandridge borders the Borough of Reigate and Banstead to the west, the London Borough of Croydon to the north, the London Borough of Bromley to the north-east, the Sevenoaks District of Kent to the east, the Wealden District of East Sussex to the south-east, the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex to the south and the Borough of Crawley, also in West Sussex, to the south-west.
The district contains parts of the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Weald. It also contains several woodlands and some open heathland. Elevations above sea level range from 267 m (876 ft) at Botley Hill, in the North Downs near Oxted, to 42 m (138 ft) near Edenbridge.[2]