a market-town in the county of Surrey, 14 miles S.W. of London. Pop.(1851) 3390. The principal building is the parish church, a Gothic edifice rebuilt in 1825. The once celebrated mineral springs discovered in 1618, and from which Epsom salts were first extracted, are now neglected. The Epsom races are held in the vicinity, and attract an immense concourse of people. The grand stand, erected in 1829–30, can contain 7500 persons.