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It will be noted that, in a population which increased by 4,600 persons
between 1911 and 1921, the number of children under 10 years of age
showed a decrease.
Physical Features.—The southern part of the District lies on the
North Downs, and the northern part in the Thames Valley, the slope being
generally from south-east to north-west.
Woodmansterne, Banstead, Burgh Heath, Tadworth, Belmont and the
neighbouring residential part of the Parish of Cheam, Headley and Banmore
are situated on the Downs, which rise to a height of 700 feet above sea-level
at the southern part of the Parish of Banstead, 628 feet at Headley Heath,
and 620 feet at Ranmore. Tadworth is about 580 feet above sea-level,
Burgh Heath 560 feet, Banstead 520 feet, the village of Woodmansterne
just below the 500ft. contour line, and the village of Headley between 600
and 600 feet. Belmont lies about the 300ft. line.
From north east to south-west the villages of Cheam (150 to 200 feet),
Ewell (100 to 140 feet), Ashtead (200 to 240 feet), Fetcham (120 to 200 feet),
Great Bookham (200 to 250 feet) and Little Bookham (150 to 220 feet) lie
across the foot of the chalk and the Lower Loudon Tertiaries.
To the north, Worcester Park and Cheam Common (70 to 140 feet),
West Ewell (110 feet), Chessington (140 to 200 feet), Stoke d'Abernon
(100 feet), Cobham (65 to 75 feet) and Downside (110 feet), and Ashtead,
Fetcham and Bookham Commons, are on the London Clay.
The ground again rises to the north of the Parishes of Stoke d'Abernon
and-Cobham, at Oxshott and Fairmile (130 to 200 feet), on the Lower
Bagshot Sand.
The natural drainage is to the Beverley Brook, the Hogg's Mill river,
and the river Mole and its tributaries.