The town gasworks were built in 1850, close to the junction of Kingston Road and Barnett Wood Lane by the Leatherhead Gas Company. The first gas was produced in February 1851 and was primarily used for street lighting, but also supplied some private houses. Until the railway was opened in 1859, coal was delivered by road from Epsom. In 1911, the Leatherhead company acquired that of Cobham and from 1929 supplied gas to Woking via a connection at . In 1936, the company was acquired by the Wandsworth Gas Company and the Leatherhead gasworks closed two years later.