LEATHERHEAD  , an

urban district in the Epsom parliamentary division of Surrey, England, 18 m . S.S.W. of London, on the London, Brighton & South Coast and the London & South-Western railways . Pop . (1901) 4694 . It lies at the foot of the North Downs in the pleasant valley of the river Mole . The church of St Mary and St Nicholas dates from the 14th century . St John's Foundation School, opened in London in 1852, is devoted to the education of sons of poor clergymen . Leatherhead has brick-making and brewing industries, and the district is largely residential .