ps om ▁and ▁E well , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁tw inned ▁with ▁Ch ant illy ▁in ▁northern ▁France . ▁ ▁E ps om ▁and ▁E well ▁was ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁Qu ality ▁of ▁Life ▁Survey ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Sport ▁and ▁le is ure ▁E ps om ▁has ▁a ▁Non - Le ague ▁football ▁club ▁E ps om ▁& ▁E well ▁F . C . ▁who ▁currently ▁share ▁a ▁ground ▁with ▁Mer st ham ▁F . C ., ▁as ▁they ▁sold ▁their ▁original ▁ground ▁off ▁West ▁Street . ▁They ▁are ▁currently ▁looking ▁to ▁move ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁E ps om ▁area . ▁The ▁town ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁running ▁club ▁called ▁the ▁E ps om ▁and ▁E well ▁Har riers . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁So il ▁and ▁elev ation ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁bis ected ▁in ▁two ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁soil : ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁on ▁gra vel ▁and ▁sand ▁depos ited ▁around ▁the ▁London ▁Clay ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁London ▁as ▁the ▁Th an et ▁Form ation , ▁whereas ▁the ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁on ▁un er oded ▁ch alk ▁s lop es : ▁E ps om ▁Down s ▁refers ▁to ▁these ▁s lop es ▁reaching ▁up ▁to ▁wide ▁plate au ▁( on ▁which ▁sit ▁the ▁formerly ▁water - scar ce ▁settlement s : ▁Box ▁Hill , ▁Wal ton ▁on ▁the ▁Hill , ▁T ad worth ▁and ▁Kings wood , ▁Sur rey ) ▁and ▁covers ▁ ▁of ▁what ▁is