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'''Hooley''' is a village in the borough of [[Reigate and Banstead]] in [[Surrey]], England. Within its small grid of streets is the 13th-century church of [[Chipstead, Surrey|Chipstead]] which has been, since [[time immemorial]], its [[ecclesiastical parish]]. Hooley is connected via paths and the [[A23 road]] to the larger community of [[Coulsdon]], to the north, in the [[London Borough of Croydon]].


==History==
'''Hooley''' is a small [[village]] in [[Surrey]], [[England]]. It lies in a "[[mountain pass|pass]]" which is the lowest crossing point of the [[North Downs]] for some distance in either direction. Both the [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] and the [[South Eastern Railway (UK)|South Eastern Railway]] recognised this pass as the best route to [[Brighton]] and built [[South Eastern Railway (UK)#The SER and the LBSCR|rival railway lines]] through Hooley. Both lines go into tunnels just south of the village. Even before these, an extension of the [[Surrey Iron Railway]] came through this pass.
Hooley until the early 20th century was a sparsely inhabited [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Chipstead, both a largely permeable chalk upland area with little housing or industry.<ref>'Parishes: Chipstead', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 189-196 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol3/pp189-196 Accessed 20 March 2015.</ref> Both the [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] and the [[South Eastern Railway (UK)|South Eastern Railway]] recognised the construction of short [[Merstham tunnels|tunnels here]] as the best route out of [[London]] to [[Brighton]] for their [[South Eastern Railway (UK)#The SER and the LBSCR|rival railway lines]]. The two very deep railway cuttings here have been the locations of many land slips over the years.<ref>See RAIB Hooley Rail Accident Investigation Branch report of 10th December 2014</ref> Before these the 1805 extension of the [[Surrey Iron Railway]], a horse-drawn [[plateway]] came through this pass. A bridge from this early plateway survives at the junction of Brighton Road with Dean Lane.
In 1965, upon the formation of Greater London, Hooley, along with Purley and Coulsdon, became part of the London Borough of Croydon. Some communities on the very edge of Greater London were allowed the option of returning to their former counties. Hooley voted to return to Surrey and was added to Banstead.<ref>See Hansard 17Dec1968 Vol 775</ref> In the same way, Farleigh, which was also then in Croydon, voted to leave and was added to Godstone.


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Hooley consists of houses on either side of the [[A23 road|Brighton Road]] plus a few roads to the west of Brighton Road and is situated about 500 m south of the boundary of the [[London Borough of Croydon]] and about 3 km south of [[Coulsdon]].
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==External links==
It has two petrol stations, a few shops, a newsagent, a village hall, a social club and bar [http://www.Hooleysocialclub.com] and a café. The village now boasts a branch of [[Starbucks Coffee|Starbucks]], which replaced the former Little Chef, on the A23 by Dean Lane.
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{{Reigate and Banstead}}
It is quite distinct from [[Chipstead, Surrey|Chipstead]] which is to the north west, except that, confusingly, St Margaret's the parish church of Chipstead, can be considered to be in Hooley (junction of Star Lane and Church Lane - {{coord|51.2924|N|0.1608|W}}).


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To the east, nearly 2 km by road, the new village of [[Netherne-on-the-Hill]] is being built on the site of the [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] [[Netherne Hospital|Netherne]] [[lunatic asylum]].

A large proportion of the inhabitants of Hooley attend Sutton Grammar School, in nearby Sutton. A common term for people from Hooley is "Hooleygans", a play on words.

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Latest revision as of 16:13, 2 October 2024

For similar terms, see Hooley (surname) and Hooley Station.

Hooley
Rural part of the Brighton Road (A23) in Hooley
Hooley is located in Surrey
Hooley
Hooley
Location within Surrey
Area1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population1,203 [1]
• Density1,203/km2 (3,120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ287564
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCoulsdon
Postcode districtCR5
Dialling code01737
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°17′35″N 0°09′50″W / 51.293°N 0.164°W / 51.293; -0.164

Hooley is a village in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. Within its small grid of streets is the 13th-century church of Chipstead which has been, since time immemorial, its ecclesiastical parish. Hooley is connected via paths and the A23 road to the larger community of Coulsdon, to the north, in the London Borough of Croydon.

History

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Hooley until the early 20th century was a sparsely inhabited hamlet of Chipstead, both a largely permeable chalk upland area with little housing or industry.[2] Both the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the South Eastern Railway recognised the construction of short tunnels here as the best route out of London to Brighton for their rival railway lines. The two very deep railway cuttings here have been the locations of many land slips over the years.[3] Before these the 1805 extension of the Surrey Iron Railway, a horse-drawn plateway came through this pass. A bridge from this early plateway survives at the junction of Brighton Road with Dean Lane. In 1965, upon the formation of Greater London, Hooley, along with Purley and Coulsdon, became part of the London Borough of Croydon. Some communities on the very edge of Greater London were allowed the option of returning to their former counties. Hooley voted to return to Surrey and was added to Banstead.[4] In the same way, Farleigh, which was also then in Croydon, voted to leave and was added to Godstone.

References

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  1. ^ Surrey County Council census data (PDF) Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 'Parishes: Chipstead', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 189-196 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol3/pp189-196 Accessed 20 March 2015.
  3. ^ See RAIB Hooley Rail Accident Investigation Branch report of 10th December 2014
  4. ^ See Hansard 17Dec1968 Vol 775
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