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The 1,300 acre parish of Tatsfield lies in the extreme east of Surrey, running along the border with Kent. It is 9 miles south-east of Croydon and 18 miles south of London. Tatsfield is not on any main road route but is approached from the B2024 Croydon to Westerham road or the A233 Bromley to Westerham road. The parish is crossed from west to east by the section of the North Downs Way which runs from Dorking to Westerham.
The village is concentrated in the north of the parish, close to Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley. At that point it is about one mile across. The rest of the parish is a narrow, sparsely populated strip of land running south for two miles, crossing the M25 London Orbital Motorway. The Clacket Lane M25 Service Area occupies the whole east-west width of the parish at this point. The parish then continues further south to the A25 Guildford to Maidstone road, just west of Westerham.
Tatsfield is one of the highest villages in Surrey. 255 metres (837 feet) is reached within the parish and the highest spot just outside the parish, near Botley Hill, is 267 metres (876 feet) above sea level. Along the A25, the lowest part of the parish lies 112 metres (384 feet) above sea level.
One of the characteristics of the village - centred on its pond and village green - is its network of unmade roads - more than five miles of them. In the village centre there are four shops, a pub, a restaurant and bar, a garage, the Working Men's Club and the W.I. Hall. Close to the Village Hall are the surgery and the Parish Room, opened in 1990.
The extended and renovated Village Hall was re-opened in March 1999. Nearly half the cost was met by a grant from the 21st Century Halls for England Fund, supported by the Millennium Commission. Surrey County Council, Tandridge District Council and Tatsfield Parish Council provided the rest of the money needed.
Tatsfield School and St Mary's Church are isolated some distance from the village centre.
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