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Cheam ( ⫽ ˈtʃiːm ⫽) is a suburb of London, England, 10.9 miles (17.5 km) southwest of Charing Cross. It is divided into North Cheam, Cheam Village and South Cheam. Cheam Village contains the listed buildings Lumley Chapel and the 16th-century Whitehall. It is adjacent to two large parks, Nonsuch Park and Cheam Park.
Cheam is a suburb of London, England, 10.9 miles southwest of Charing Cross. It is divided into North Cheam, Cheam Village and South Cheam. Cheam Village contains the listed buildings Lumley Chapel and the 16th-century Whitehall. Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The modern London Borough of Sutton was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, covering the combined area of the former Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam, Carshalton Urban District and Municipal Borough of Beddington and Wallington.
Sutton and Cheam was a local government district in northeast Surrey, England from 1882 to 1965. History. Sutton Local Government District was formed on 20 December 1882, when the (civil) parish of Sutton adopted the Local Government Act 1858. Sutton Local Board was formed to govern the area.
Cheam – a name that may be a corruption of two words meaning ‘village by the tree stumps’ – was granted to the cathedral priory of Christchurch, Canterbury in 1018 and a church built soon afterwards was dedicated to a former archbishop, St Dunstan.
Jan 4, 2024 · A delightful little gem nestled in the London Borough of Sutton, Cheam is bursting at the seams with things to see and do. So grab your sense of adventure (and maybe a sturdy pair of walking shoes) as we dive into the top 14 things to do in Cheam.
Cheam is a large suburban village, in the London Borough of Sutton, and also in Surrey. It is divided into three main areas: North Cheam, South Cheam and Cheam Village. North Cheam = residential, shopping and supermarkets. South Cheam = residential (for those who can afford the property prices).
