Claygate

Claygate
Claygate Parade and village sign, showing bricks and the Claygate Pearmain
Claygate Location within Surrey
Area	4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population	7,168 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density	1,522/km2 (3,940/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ1563
• London	14+1⁄4 mi (23 km)
Civil parish	Claygate
District	Elmbridge
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Esher
Postcode district	KT10
Dialling code	01372 020 (small part)
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Esher and Walton
List of places UK England Surrey 51°21′36″N 0°20′31″W / 51.360°N 0.342°W / 51.360; -0.342

Claygate is an affluent^[2] suburban village in Surrey, England, 14 miles (23 kilometres) southwest of central London. It is the only civil parish in the borough of Elmbridge. Adjoining Esher and Hinchley Wood to the west and north respectively, and bordered by green belt land to the south and east, Claygate lies within the Greater London Built-up Area.

Claygate was once in the main manor of Thames Ditton, but is now administered from Esher. It is primarily residential and has a small number of offices, outlying farms and two small shopping areas, the Old Village and the Parade, with hair and beauty shops, a supermarket, five pubs and a number of restaurants.

Claygate lies on the Claygate Beds, a clay formation up to 15 metres (50 feet) thick, which extends well beyond the village. These beds are the youngest part of the London Clay geological formation, forming a transition between the clay and the sandier Bagshot Beds above.^[3]