Hamsey Green

infobox UK place
official_name= Hamsey Green
latitude=51.319035
longitude=-0.063420
shire_district3= Tandridge
london_borough= Croydon
shire_county3= Surrey
region1= South East England
region= London
country= England
constituency_westminster= East Surrey
constituency_westminster1= Croydon South
post_town= SOUTH CROYDON
post_town1= WARLINGHAM
postcode_area= CR
postcode_area1= CR
postcode_district= CR2
postcode_district1=CR6
dial_code= 020
dial_code1= 01883
os_grid_reference= TQ350595 Hamsey Green is a place on the plateau of the North Downs between the villages of Sanderstead to the north and Warlingham to the south. It is split almost across the centre east and west with the southern part in the Tandridge district of Surrey. The most northerly parts of Hamsey Green are in the London Borough of Croydon.

The village stretches along the B269 Limpsfield Road with typical suburban houses and a relatively large parade with several restaurants, Co-operative convenience stores and other shops. The northern border of the village with Sanderstead is Wentworth Way, which marks the edge of the former Hamsey Green Farm estate that was sold off for housing in the 1920s. The [http://www.thegoodcompanions.com The Good Companions] is a large public house on the corner with Tithepit Shaw Lane and with the parade, is on the Croydon side of the border; to the south in Surrey, Hamsey Green is mainly residential with a primary and a secondary school. The local Anglican church is St Antony's, built in 1957 and part of Sanderstead parish.

A pond is found by the east side of the Limpsfield Road, believed to date from Neolithic times. It has been recorded since the 13th century was mentioned in the Elizabethan Manor Rolls for Sanderstead Manor, when it was referred to as "Wychemere". It is thought to have been a watering hole for cattle. Suburban development in the 1930s reduced the size of the pond; it is now maintained by Croydon Council and local volunteers. There are important open spaces on either side of Hamsey Green: to the east is King's Wood; to the west is Riddlesdown. The London LOOP path around London passes through on the route between West Wickham Common and Coulsdon.

Nearest places

*Sanderstead
*Warlingham
*Kenley
*Farleigh

Nearby stations

*Whyteleafe South railway station
*Woldingham railway station
*Sanderstead railway station

External links

* [http://www.sanderstead-parish.org.uk/ Sanderstead Parish Online] - Church of England Parish for Sanderstead, Hamsey Green and Riddlesdown