Editing Reigate (section)

===Residential development===
Reigate began to expand following the arrival of the railway lines in the 1840s. At first, development was focused in the east of the parish. A new settlement, initially known as Warwick Town, was established on land owned by [[Sarah Greville, Countess of Warwick]] in the 1820s and 1830s. In 1856, the post office relocated its local branch to the growing village and the area became known as [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]]. Throughout the second half of the 19th century, Redhill expanded westwards towards Reigate town centre and the two towns are now contiguous.<ref>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|pp=178–179}}</ref>

[[File:Doods Road, Reigate, Surrey.jpg|thumb|right|[[Terraced house]]s in Doods Road]]
A new residential area was established at Wray Park, to the north of Reigate town centre, in the 1850s and 1860s. St Mark's Church was built to serve the new community. Doods Road was constructed in around 1864 and Somers Road, to the west of the station, followed shortly afterwards. In 1863, the National Freehold Land Society began to develop the Glovers Field estate, to the south east of the town centre, and also led efforts to build houses at South Park, to the west of Woodhatch.<ref name=Hooper_1979_pp182-183>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|pp=182–183}}</ref>

At the end of the 19th century, the estates of several large houses were broken up, releasing further land for development.<ref name=Hooper_1979_pp182-183/> Glovers and Lesborne Roads, to the south east of the centre, were developed by the National Freehold Land Company {{circa|1893}}.<ref name=Ingram_Pendrill_1982_p51>{{harvnb|Ingram|Pendrill|1982|p=51}}</ref>{{refn|Glovers Road is named after Ambrose Glover, a leaseholder of the land before it was developed.<ref name=Ingram_Pendrill_1982_p51/>|group=note}} The Great Doods estate, between the railway line and Reigate Road, was sold in 1897 and the first houses in Deerings Road appeared shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |last= Lovell |first= Cara |date= 4 August 2004 |title= Rediscover the Great Doods |url= https://www.redhillandreigatelife.co.uk/news/heritage/515191.rediscover-the-great-doods/ |work= Redhill and Reigate Life |access-date= 13 October 2021 |archive-date= 13 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211013211150/https://www.redhillandreigatelife.co.uk/news/heritage/515191.rediscover-the-great-doods/ |url-status= live }}</ref> A major development occurred in 1921, when the Reigate Priory estate (which included much of the land in the town) was sold, enabling existing leaseholders to purchase the freehold of their properties and freeing up further land for construction.<ref name="Ward 1998 86–87"/><ref>{{cite news |last= Moore |first= Alan |date= 9 March 2007 |title= A lady not partial to a drink |url= https://www.redhillandreigatelife.co.uk/news/heritage/1249874.a-lady-not-partial-to-a-drink/ |work= Redhill and Reigate Life |access-date= 13 October 2021 |archive-date= 13 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211013211150/https://www.redhillandreigatelife.co.uk/news/heritage/1249874.a-lady-not-partial-to-a-drink/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

[[File:Western Parade, Woodhatch - geograph.org.uk - 1598244.jpg|thumb|right|Western Parade, Woodhatch, was built in 1936.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1598244 |title= TQ2548: Western Parade, Woodhatch |last= Capper |first= Ian |date= 28 November 2009 |publisher= Geograph |access-date= 13 October 2021 |archive-date= 27 August 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190827072716/https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1598244 |url-status= live }}</ref>]]
In the early 20th century, South Park continued to expand to the south and east. The sale of Woodhatch Farm in the 1930s released the land for housebuilding. Further expansion in Woodhatch occurred in the 1950s, with the construction of [[public housing in the United Kingdom|council housing]] on the Rushetts Farm estate.<ref>{{harvnb|Powell|2000a|pp=71–72}}</ref>