Editing Carshalton (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:UK London - Carshalton Ponds and Honeywood Centre.jpg|thumb|left|The western pond ("Upper Pond") in Carshalton Village]]
Central Carshalton, around the ponds and High Street, retains a village character, although the busy [[A232]] runs through the area. There are a number of buildings and open spaces protected by the '''Carshalton Village Conservation Area'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1381|title=London Borough of Sutton – Carshalton Village Conservation Area|access-date=19 December 2016|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202805/https://www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1381|url-status=dead}}</ref> given the status by the London Borough of Sutton. In 1993 its boundary was extended to include parts of Mill Lane and parts of The Square and Talbot Road, containing the All Saints Church Rectory. The Conservation Area contains many of the Listed and Locally Listed Buildings which contribute to the historical significance of the area, and is widely considered to contain some of the finest historical architecture and road layout within the Borough. An example is Stone Court, an early 19th-century building with a gate house, situated on the northern edge of Grove Park. The Sun public house, is a fine example of Victorian decorative brickwork, and makes a positive contribution to the Conservation Area.

The Conservation Area also comprises open parkland of historical importance, including the grounds of Carshalton House Estate (which contains St. Philomena's Catholic School, St Mary's Junior School, St Mary's Infants School and the Water Tower) and The Grove Park (which contains The Grove).

[[File:Carshalton Village.jpg|thumb|All Saints' Church behind the Woodman pub]]
Other conservation areas in Carshalton are the Wrythe Green Conservation Area and the Park Hill Conservation Area.<ref>Conservation area</ref>

[[Sutton, London|Sutton]] is centred {{convert|1.2|mi}} west of the town centre of Carshalton, its east–west central street can be considered a continuation of Carshalton's own main street, an almost straight A-road route to [[Orpington]] via [[Croydon]], beginning in [[Ewell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gridreferencefinder.com|title=UK Grid Reference Finder|work=gridreferencefinder.com}}</ref>

Carshalton-on-the-Hill is the residential area on the high chalk upland ground to the south of Carshalton Park from Boundary Road in the east, Crichton Road/Queen Mary's Avenue/Diamond Jubilee Way in the west and the [[smallholding]]s of Little Woodcote to the south. In the heart of Carshalton-on-the-Hill is Stanley Park (which is often used as a term to describe the area).

Carshalton Beeches is the area to the west of Carshalton-on-the-Hill, from Crichton Road/Queen Mary's Avenue/Diamond Jubilee Way in the east, Banstead Road/Banstead Road South in the west and Fairlawn Road to the south. It grew up around the [[#Transport|railway station]] which was named after Beeches Avenue, a street near to its location; which, in turn, is named after the [[beech]] trees which line it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Beeches+Ave,+Carshalton,+Greater+London+SM5+3LW/@51.3555166,-0.1707216,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x487607f198407f6f:0xe2456919f8769d15|title=Google Maps showing Carshalton Beeches|access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref>

[[The Wrythe]] lies between Carshalton village to the south and St Helier to the north-west. Its name is thought to derive from the rye that was once grown in this area, or from the Anglo-Saxon word ''rithe'' which means a small stream.<ref name=Wilks>The Book of Carshalton: At the Source of the Wandle, based on talks by Michael Wilks, published 2002.</ref> During the time of the [[Roman Britain|Roman]] occupation of the British Isles, a small spring was situated near the green, now adjacent to a BP garage. Roman activity in the area is confirmed by the fact that there was once a Roman Villa built in Beddington, just a couple of miles away, and a number of roads in the vicinity of Roman origin. The spring has since disappeared under ground and the culvert it feeds flows into the Wandle near Hackbridge.
{{Geographic location
|title     = '''Neighbouring areas'''
|Northwest = [[Rose Hill, London|Rose Hill]]
|North     = [[Benhilton]]
|Northeast = [[Mitcham]]
|West      = [[Sutton, London|Sutton]]
|Centre    = Carshalton
|East      = [[Wallington, London|Wallington]]
|Southwest = [[Belmont, Sutton|Belmont]]
|South     = [[Woodmansterne]]
|Southeast = [[Roundshaw]]
}}