Tattenham Corner a high proportion of Central London commuters, is known as Tattenhams or Great Tattenham and Little Tattenham, and is in Tattenhams ward of Reigate & Banstead. The area is on the northern slope of the North Downs. It was formerly used largely for cattle pasture, sheep farming and wood gathering. By the 1770s, Tattenham Corner was the established name for the top section of the relatively new Epsom Racecourse on Epsom Downs. Between 1850 and 1950 much of the area was built up. The railways arrived in the area. Tattenhams (sometimes known as Tattenham Corner after the station) is a
Tattenham Corner line eventually began in 1896 and on 2 November 1897 a single-track line to Kingswood (originally "Kingswood and Burgh Heath") was complete. In 1899 Sir Cosmo Bonsor formed a private syndicate to have the line extended from Kingswood to its current terminus at Tattenham Corner in order to catch the racegoing traffic. By Derby Day on 4 June 1901, the extension to Tattenham Corner was opened, during which time the line was also upgraded from single to double track. The Chief Engineer to the Chipstead Valley Railway was Lt Col Arthur John Barry. The line was third rail electrified by Southern