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Long Ditton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Long Ditton

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Long Ditton history

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Ditton was a Saxon settlement which, by Domesday, was a single ecclesiastical parish but split in two. This split was between the riverside manor and parish of Thames Ditton and Long Ditton. Nowadays Ditton Hill reaches beyond the wide A3 and A309 as far as Woodstock Lane South.

St Mary’s Church

The original church dated in part from the 12th century, with the earliest recorded rector being in 1166 . By the 18th century the church had fallen into a bad state of decay and in 1778 a replacement was built on the same site . This was itself replaced by the present Church of England parish church in 1880 .

Long Ditton geography / climate

Surbiton is one of only two small portions of Elmbridge that is part of a post town outside its area. The place is in the neighbouring borough of Kingston upon Thames.

Soil and Elevation

Long Ditton’s soil is chiefly London clay, but to the north is Thames alluvial topsoil, gravel and sand . It contains two patches of Bagshot Sand in the southern part .

You can visit Long Ditton places with Walkfo Long Ditton to hear history at Long Ditton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Long Ditton has 142 places to visit in our interactive Long Ditton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Long Ditton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Long Ditton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Long Ditton & the surrounding areas.

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142 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Long Ditton places to visit

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Long Ditton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Long Ditton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Long Ditton’s information audio spots:

Coronation Stone, Kingston upon Thames The Coronation Stone is believed to have been the site of the coronation of seven Anglo-Saxon kings . It is presently located next to the Guildhall in Kingston upon Thames, England . Kingston is now a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames in Greater London .

Outside the Box Comedy Club Outside the Box is a comedy club located in the backroom of The Fighting Cocks pub in Kingston-upon-Thames . It was opened in November 2006 by comedian Maff Brown .

River Ember The River Ember is a short river in the north of Surrey, England . It is a channel of the River Mole which splits in two south of Island Barn Reservoir, between East Molesey and Lower Green, Esher . The two rivers then flow side by side approximately north east and merge 400 metres before joining River Thames .

Giggs Hill Green Giggs Hill Green is a triangular park in Thames Ditton bordered on one side by the Portsmouth Road which has, since 1833, contained as a major part of it, the village’s cricket green .

Surbiton Lagoon Surbiton Lagoon was an open air swimming pool located in SurBiton, London, England . It was located on the banks of the River Thames in the early 1960s and early 1970s .

Sandown Park Racecourse Sandown Park is a horse racing course and leisure venue in Esher, Surrey . It hosts 5 Grade One National Hunt races and one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes . The venue has hosted bands such as UB40, Madness, Girls Aloud, Spandau Ballet and Simply Red .

Nipper Nipper was a dog from Bristol, England, who served as the model for an 1898 painting by Francis Barraud titled His Master’s Voice. This image was the basis for one of the world’s best known trademarks, the famous dog-and-gramophone.

St Andrew’s Square, Kingston upon Thames St. Andrews Square is a mainly 1876 to 1884-built garden square in Surbiton in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, London.

Raeburn Open Space Raeburn Open Space, locally known as Berrylands Nature Reserve, is a 5-hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Berrylands in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London. The site is a linear park along the Tolworth Brook (also known as the Surbiton Stream), a tributary of the Hogsmill River.

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