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Carshalton works well as a base: 5 minutes from Belmont, 9km from Crystal Palace Circuit.
Carshalton is in England, United Kingdom, with about 46,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Belmont, about 4 km away.
Carshalton ( kar-SHAWL-tən, -SHOL-) is a town, with a historic village centre, in south London, England, within the London Borough of Sutton. It is situated around 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southwest of Charing Cross and around 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Sutton town centre, in the valley of the River Wandle, one of theRead more
sources of which is Carshalton Ponds in the south of the village. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Carshalton was in the administrative county of Surrey.
Carshalton consists of a number of neighbourhoods. The main focal point, Carshalton Village, is visually scenic and picturesque. At its centre it has two adjoining ponds, which are overlooked by the Grade II listed All Saints Church on the south side and the Victorian Grove Park on the north side. The Grade II listed Honeywood Museum sits on the west side, a few yards from the water. There are a number of other listed buildings, as well as three conservation areas, including one in the village. In addition to Honeywood Museum, there are several other cultural features in Carshalton, including the Charles Cryer Theatre and an art gallery in Oaks Park. It is also home to the Sutton Ecology Centre, and every year an environmental fair is held in Carshalton Park to the south of the village.
Carshalton is part of the Carshalton and Wallington parliamentary constituency formed in 1983. Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) was its MP from 1997 to 2019, and Elliot Colburn (Conservative) was the MP from 2019 to 2024. As of 2024, Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat) is the current MP. Carshalton is part of the Carshalton Central and Carshalton South & Clockhouse wards for elections to Sutton London Borough Council.
The combined population of the five wards comprising Carshalton was 45,525 at the 2001 census. A majority of the population of Carshalton is in the ABC1 social group. In the 2011 Census the wards had been merged into 3 with a total population of 29,917.
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Within an hour or so of Carshalton: Crystal Palace Circuit (9 km), Tate Britain (14 km), Science Museum London (14 km), Natural History Museum (14 km).
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Carshalton is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Belmont.
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historic highway
A parkland racing circuit in south London that ran until 1972 and still hosts occasional sprint events. Sections of the old track survive as park roads and footpaths, complete with original kerbing among the Victorian terraces.
9 km · about 15 min drive
museum
The world's greatest collection of British art from 1500 to today, including the definitive Turner collection.
14 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Home to pioneering scientific achievements including Stephenson's Rocket and the Apollo 10 command module.
14 km · about 25 min drive
museum
World-renowned museum in a stunning Romanesque terracotta building, housing 80 million specimens spanning 4.5 billion years of life on Earth.
14 km · about 25 min drive
museum
The world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, spanning 5,000 years of human creativity.
14 km · about 25 min drive
film location
The real MI6 headquarters on the Thames has appeared as itself since GoldenEye, and is spectacularly blown up in Skyfall.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Gothic abbey church and traditional coronation site of British monarchs since 1066.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
London's iconic clock tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster, a symbol of British parliamentary democracy.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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