Editing Epsom (section)

===Epsom Common===
[[File:Epsom Common, Great Pond - geograph.org.uk - 1054352.jpg|thumb|right|The Great Pond, [[Epsom Common]]]]
During the medieval period, Epsom Common was the manorial waste land<ref name="EEBC_Common"/> and, in the 12th century, the monks of Chertsey Abbey built the Great Pond to rear fish.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=25290 |title=Epsom Common Local Nature Reserve Part One: Background and access |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=21 May 2019 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell History Explorer |access-date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622160258/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=25290 |url-status=live}}</ref> The first cottages had been built around the edges of the common by 1679 and by the mid-18th century there were over 30, mostly on the land around Stamford Green.<ref name=Abdy_2001_pp50-51>{{harvnb|Abdy|2001|pp=50–51}}</ref> The Common was purchased by Epsom Urban District Council (UDC) in 1935 and its successor body, the Borough Council, continues to own and manage it today. Together with the adjacent [[Ashtead Common]], Epsom Common comprises a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] and is a [[Local Nature Reserve]]. The {{convert|176|hectare|acre|adj=on}} site has a range of distinctive habitats and is a breeding ground for 59 bird species.<ref name=EEBC_Common/>