Whyteleafe | |
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Part of the shopping area on Godstone Road near to Whyteleafe and Upper Warlingham railway stations | |
Location within Surrey | |
Area | 2.167 km2 (0.837 sq mi) |
Population | 4,620 (Civil Parish 2021) |
• Density | 2,132/km2 (5,520/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ336583 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WHYTELEAFE |
Postcode district | CR3 |
Dialling code | 020 01883 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Whyteleafe is a village in the district of Tandridge, Surrey, England, with a few streets falling inside the London Borough of Croydon. The village, in a dry valley of the North Downs, has three railway stations (on two parallel lines). Neighbouring villages and towns include Woldingham, Caterham, Coulsdon, Warlingham, and Kenley. To the west are Kenley Aerodrome, Kenley Common (owned by the Corporation), Coxes Wood, and Blize Wood. To the east are Riddlesdown, the Dobbin and Marden Park.
The churchyard contains graves of airmen who died during WWII, stationed at RAF Kenley nearby. The village forms part of the Greater London Built-up Area.[1]