What is Epsom?
{{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|51.336|||N|0.267|||W}} |static_image_name = Epsom High Street from the Clock Tower.jpg |static_image_caption= High Street, Epsom | official_name = Epsom | map_type = Surrey |population=31489 |population_ref=(2011 census)<ref name=ons>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ |date=2003-02-11 }} United Kingdom Census 2011 ''Office for National Statistics'' Retrieved 11 July 2015</ref> |area_total_km2=18.04 | shire_district = [[Epsom and Ewell]] | shire_county = [[Surrey]] | region = South East England | constituency_westminster = [[Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)|Epsom and Ewell]] | post_town = EPSOM | postcode_district = KT17 KT18 KT19 | postcode_area = KT | dial_code = 01372 | os_grid_reference = TQ2060 }} '''Epsom''' is a town in northern [[Surrey]]. The town is known for its [https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/epsom/ race course] and the [[Derby (horse race)|horse race]] held there.<ref name=racecourseHistory /> It is owned by the Jockey Club, it is one of few racecourses in the UK that maintains a fantastic relationship with Queen Elizabeth, who attends annually to watch The Derby in early June. The first recorded race held at Epsom Downs Racecourse was in 1661.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-31|title=Epsom Racecourse|url=https://www.britishracecourses.org/epsom/|access-date=2021-07-02|website=British Racecourses|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Epsom Grandstand Association controlled racing on the course from the mid 19th century. The town also gives it name to [[epsom salts]] which are found in [[mineral water]] here.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Brief History of Epsom Salt: What Is It, Exactly?|url=https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/a-brief-history-of-epsom-salt-242655|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Apartment Therapy|language=en}}</ref> By the end of the Georgian period (early 1800s) Epsom was