Lingfield

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Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′  N , 0 ° 1 ′  E

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Lingfield a small town is (Engl. Village and civil parish ) in District Tandridge the county of Surrey in South East England .

The place

The earliest recorded mention of Lingfield is on a map from the year 871 under the name Leangafeld . Today the place is near the border with East Sussex , east of the A22 in its course between Godstone and East Grinstead ; the A22 is one of the main roads in the south-east of England. The prime meridian runs east of Lingfield . The population of Lingfield (Parish) was determined in the 2001 Census with 4215 people. Lingfield is best known for its Lingfield Park racecourse .

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. 2001 census data for Lingfield
  2. ^ Lingfield Park website

Web links

Commons : Lingfield, Surrey  - Collection of images, videos and audio files