Epsom & Ewell Timeline
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 60AD | Stane Street Roman road runs through Epsom |
| c100 | Tile-making industry at Horton |
| c500 | Saxon settlers buried in Ewell |
| 666 | Foundation of Chertsey Abbey |
| 933 | Chertsey confirmed as owners of Epsom |
| 1155 | Woodcote Park enclosed as hunting ground |
| 1178 | First records of Horton Manor |
| 1202 | Settlement in Woodcote area |
| 1285 | New chancel built for St. Martin's |
| 1317 | First records of Langley Vale |
| 1348 | Black Death - population falls |
| c1400 | New tower built for St. Martin's |
| 1496 | Settlement in West Hill area |
| 1537 | Dissolution of Chertsey Abbey |
| c1620 | Discovery of Epsom Wells |
| 1663 |  First visit by Samuel Pepys |
| 1672 | Thomas Shadwell writes 'Epsom Wells' |
| 1692 | Work begins on Assembly Rooms |
| 1707 | John Livingstone opens New Wells |
| 1727 | Death of Livingstone and decline of spa |
| 1755 | Turnpike road comes through Epsom |
| 1780 |  The first Derby is run |
| 1821 | Henry Dorling opens printer's shop |
| 1824 | Rebuilding of St. Martin's |
| 1830 |  Grandstand opened |
| 1847 | First railway station opened |
| 1848 | Clock Tower built |
| 1855 |  Foundation of Epsom College |
| 1859 | Second railway station opened |
| 1878 | Lord Rosebery settles in Epsom |
| 1889 | Cottage Hospital built |
| 1899 | First of the Horton mental hospitals built |
| 1913 |  Emily Davison is killed at the Derby |
| 1927 | New Grandstand built |
| 1934 | Town Hall opened |
| 1937 |  Epsom and Ewell incorporated as a Borough |
| 1953 | Queen attends Coronation Derby |
| 1973 | School of Art rebuilt |
| 1984 | Ashley Centre and Playhouse opened |
Source: Bourne Hall Museum (Opens in a new window).
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