Epsom
- For the United States town, see Epsom, New Hampshire.
Each June, it is the home of the Epsom Derby horse race, the second leg of the English Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. The former British Prime Minister and first chairman of the London County Council, Lord Rosebery, was sent down from the University of Oxford for buying a racehorse and entering it in the Derby - it finished last. Lord Rosebery remained closely associated with the town throughout his life, leaving land to the borough, memorialised in the names of Rosebery Park and Rosebery School.
Historically, Epsom was known as a spa town, although there is little to see nowadays. A housing estate has now been built upon the wells.
Epsom was also known for having a large number of lunatic asylums, although only one remains. These were formerly served by the Horton Light Railway.
Epsom has frequent rail services to London (Waterloo Station, Victoria Station and London Bridge Station), and also to Leatherhead, Dorking, Guildford, Horsham and Croydon.
Epsom salts are named after the town.