Reigate Hundred

Reigate Castle

The Hundred of Reigate in Surrey

Reigate is a hundred of Surrey, in the east of the county. It takes its name from the town of Reigate, a substantial place even in the Middle Ages, with its motte castle and land which become the towns of Redhill and Horley.

Scope

The Reigate hundred includes the ancient parishes of:

• Betchworth
• Burstow
• Buckland
• Charlwood
• Chipstead
• Ewell (Kingswood)^*
• Gatton
• Horley
• Leigh
• Merstham
• Newdigate (part)^†
• Nutfield
• Reigate

^*: Remainder in Copthorne hundred.
^†: Mostly in Copthorne hundred.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, the hundred was recorded as Cherchefelle; in 1199 it became known as Reigate.