Editing Surrey (section)

=== Ancient British and Roman periods ===
[[File:Stane Street.JPG|right|thumb|The Roman [[Stane Street (Chichester)|Stane or Stone Street]] runs through Surrey|alt=map of southeast England with red line from mid-south to northwest]]
Before Roman times the area today known as Surrey was probably largely occupied by the [[Atrebates]] tribe, centred at [[Calleva Atrebatum]] ([[Silchester]]), in the modern county of [[Hampshire]], but eastern parts of it may have been held by the [[Cantiaci]], based largely in [[Kent]]. The Atrebates are known to have controlled the southern bank of the Thames from Roman texts describing the tribal relations between them and the powerful [[Catuvellauni]] on the north bank.

In about AD 42 King [[Cunobelinus]] (in Welsh legend [[Cunobelin|Cynfelin ap Tegfan]]) of the Catuvellauni died and war broke out between his sons and King [[Verica]] of the Atrebates. The Atrebates were defeated, their capital captured and their lands made subject to [[Togodumnus]], king of the Catuvellauni, ruling from [[Camulodunum]] ([[Colchester]]). Verica fled to [[Gaul]] and appealed for Roman aid. The Atrebates were allied with Rome during the invasion of Britain in AD&nbsp;43.{{sfn|Bird|2004|pp=21-24}}{{sfn|Bird|2004|pp=30-31}}

During the Roman era, the only important settlement within the historic area of Surrey was the London suburb of [[Southwark]] (now part of [[Greater London]]), but there were small towns at [[Staines]], [[Ewell]], [[Dorking]], [[Croydon]] and [[Kingston upon Thames]].{{sfn|Bird|2004|pp=49-72}}Remains of Roman rural temples have been excavated on [[Farley Heath]] and near [[Wanborough, Surrey|Wanborough]] and [[Titsey]], and possible temple sites at [[Chiddingfold]], [[Betchworth]] and [[Godstone]].{{sfn|Bird|2004|pp=151-168}} The area was traversed by [[Stane Street (Chichester)|Stane Street]] and other Roman roads.{{sfn|Bird|2004|pp=37-48}}