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Caterham is the second largest conurbation in East Surrey with a population of some 14,500. The Town is situated on the side of the North Down and extends into the valley to the south and along the top of the Downs to the North. The town developed in the mid 19th century, when a branch railway line was given Royal assent in June 1854 for a line to run from Caterham to a junction with the Brighton Line - a distance of some 4 3/8 miles. The opening of this line in 1856 triggered one of the great railway disputes between the London Brighton and South Central Railway and the South Eastern Railway which prevented regular services being run until 1862.

Queens Park is an area to the immediate north of Caterham. The park itself combines excellent amenities such as sports pitches and tennis courts, a bowling green and a children's playground in a beautiful setting. A clocktower and an old ambulance station lie within the park. The ancient church of St Lawrence is located at the top of the steep Church Hill and the vast Cedar of Lebanon tree sits squarely in the pavement.

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