Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell is in Surrey, bordered to the north by the Greater London boundary and to the south by the M25 motorway. The town is probably best-known for its world-famous horse race, the Derby, held on Epsom Downs each June. There is a very good potted history of the town if you click on the following link:
http://www.epsom.townpage.co.uk/history.htm.
The two centres of Epsom and Ewell have been formally linked since 1934, when the Urban District of Epsom expanded to include its sister community of Ewell. The Council received its charter creating the Borough of Epsom and Ewell in 1937, to be marked by the borough's 75th Anniversary in 2012.
As well as the two centres of Epsom and Ewell, the constituency includes a number of other communities with their own strong local identities. Ashtead, which is part of the Mole Valley District Council area, has been in the Epsom and Ewell Parliamentary constituency for many years. The village has the site of a Roman villa hidden on its ancient common, and was mentioned in the Domesday Book. Like the rest of the constituency, Ashtead grew significantly with the arrival of the railway, turning the area from a quiet village into a thriving commuter centre for London.
The constituency also includes two wards in Reigate and Banstead; Nork and Tattenhams. Mostly comprising housing built in the years between the wars on the slopes of Epsom Downs, Tattenham Corner was where suffragette Emily Davison was fatally injured after throwing herself in front of a horse at the 1913 Derby. The area also includes the wide expanse of Nork Park, one of the many green spaces that gives the constituency its distinctive character.