Meadvale
Encyclopedia
Meadvale is a suburb of Redhill
in the borough of Reigate and Banstead
in Surrey
to the south of Redhill
and Reigate
.
The census area Meadvale and St Johns has a population of 7,466.
, Wiggy, Little London and Meadvale.
Meadvale was known in the 19th century as Meads Hole. The name means meadowland hollow. There were a number of dwellings and pottery businesses scattered over the common including some kilns. The village had two butchers, a baker, a draper, a tailor and a grocer's shop. The first school was held in the village hall with a fee of one penny a week for each child. At the beginning of the 19th century, there was a tanyard adjoining Earlswood Common at the entrance to Meadvale.
Clarence Walk was once known as Cats Walk.
St John's was near the area called Little London and the cottages were called Crockeerty well, which provided the local water supply.
The area was bombed during World War II
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lived in the village at the Chantry on Cronks Hill Road until his death in 1881.
Redhill, Surrey
Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area.-History:...
in the borough of Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey England. It covers the towns of Reigate, Banstead, Redhill and Horley....
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
to the south of Redhill
Redhill, Surrey
Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area.-History:...
and Reigate
Reigate
Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England, at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. It is one of the main constituents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead...
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The census area Meadvale and St Johns has a population of 7,466.
History
The history of Redhill owes its origins in pocket communities of Linkfield Street, HooleyHooley
Hooley is a small village in Surrey, England. It lies in a "pass" which is the lowest crossing point of the North Downs for some distance in either direction. Both the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the South Eastern Railway recognised this pass as the best route to Brighton and built...
, Wiggy, Little London and Meadvale.
Meadvale was known in the 19th century as Meads Hole. The name means meadowland hollow. There were a number of dwellings and pottery businesses scattered over the common including some kilns. The village had two butchers, a baker, a draper, a tailor and a grocer's shop. The first school was held in the village hall with a fee of one penny a week for each child. At the beginning of the 19th century, there was a tanyard adjoining Earlswood Common at the entrance to Meadvale.
Clarence Walk was once known as Cats Walk.
St John's was near the area called Little London and the cottages were called Crockeerty well, which provided the local water supply.
The area was bombed during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Local Celebrities
The painter Samuel PalmerSamuel Palmer
Samuel Palmer was a British landscape painter, etcher and printmaker. He was also a prolific writer. Palmer was a key figure in Romanticism in Britain and produced visionary pastoral paintings.-Early life:...
lived in the village at the Chantry on Cronks Hill Road until his death in 1881.