Caterham | |
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![]() Roundabout in the centre of Caterham valley | |
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Location within Surrey | |
Area | 9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
Population | 21,030 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 2,235/km2 (5,790/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ3456 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Caterham |
Postcode district | CR3 |
Dialling code | 01883 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Caterham (/ˈkeɪtərəm/) 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.