Banstead

Banstead (bănˈstĕd, –stəd), town, Surrey, SE England, on the North Downs. Banstead is mainly residential and comprises some highly regarded landscapes. A church from the Norman period and an excavated Roman villa are there. The area is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Banstead and the larger city of Reigate constitute the district of Reigate and Banstead.

Banstead

a town in S England, in NE Surrey. Pop.: 19 332 (2001)

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"All being well, we are intending to stage a series of stud tours next summer when people can come to visit him and the other stallions at Banstead Manor - and find out more about the breeding industry.

Banstead Manor general manager Philip Mitchell added: "In the foaling unit on February 11 2008 at 11.40pm little did we realise that we were witnessing the birth of a phenomenal racehorse.

SUPERHORSE TO SUPERSTUD; Frankel ready to get stuck into stallion duties

Around 300 people - including Dalglish, ex-England managers Terry Venables and Howard Wilkinson as well as Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp - attended the funeral at the church on Banstead High Street.

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Danedream will leave Cologne, authorities permitting, for Britain in January, where she will board at Newsells Park Stud before her date with Frankel at Banstead Manor.

DREAM DATE; Retirement of Arc heroine sets up match made in heaven with Frankel

So when they bumped into the Treadwell family from Banstead, who were on holiday in Wexford, they couldn't believe their luck.

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And Earley claimed when we revealed the Banstead link that Whyte hoped to groom future Rangers stars through the obscure English club.

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While the Banstead History Centre is self-funded, Mr Sweetman said they depended on the local library to host them and on the Surrey History Centre to provide advice and storage for the more valuable items in their collection.

'Warning sign' of changes to Surrey's libraries as county council considers [pounds sterling]4 million cuts; Cuts to cultural services could also threaten Surrey Arts, adult learning and the Surrey History Centre

The son of Diesis has stood at Banstead Manor Stud since his retirement in 2008.

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Andy Keay, a WoodChip Conservation volunteer, which patrols the 160-acre Banstead Woods and chalklands, to put off the poachers, said a 33lb haul of 400 Roman snails could earn a poacher about pounds 400.