Lingfield
Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ E
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
- Pauline Astor (1880–1972), member of the Astor family
- Bill Aston (1900–1974), racing car driver
- Henry Surtees (1991–2009), racing car driver
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Lingfield, Surrey - Collection of images, videos and audio files