Caterham

Caterham
Roundabout in the centre of Caterham valley
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Caterham Location within Surrey
Area	9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population	21,030 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	2,235/km2 (5,790/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ3456
Civil parish	Caterham on the Hill Caterham Valley
District	Tandridge
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Caterham
Postcode district	CR3
Dialling code	01883
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	East Surrey
List of places UK England Surrey 51°16′49″N 0°04′54″W / 51.2803°N 0.0816°W / 51.2803; -0.0816

Caterham (/ˈkeɪtərəm/) is a town in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. The town is administratively divided into two: Caterham on the Hill, and Caterham Valley, which includes the main town centre in the middle of a dry valley but rises to equal heights to the south. The town lies close to the A22, 21 miles (34 kilometres) from Guildford and 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of Croydon, in an upper valley cleft into the dip slope of the North Downs. Caterham on the Hill is above the valley to the west.