▁five ▁institutions ▁with ▁water ▁and ▁electric ity ▁and ▁were ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁private ▁H orton ▁Light ▁Railway . ▁Today , ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁hosp it als , ▁three ▁have ▁been ▁largely ▁re develop ed ▁for ▁housing ▁( H orton , ▁The ▁Man or ▁and ▁Long ▁Gro ve ▁Hospital ) ▁and ▁two ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁being ▁re develop ed ▁while ▁retain ing ▁limited ▁N HS ▁services ▁including ▁day ▁care ▁and ▁a ▁c ott age ▁hospital . ▁ ▁The ▁surrounding ▁land ▁has ▁now ▁become ▁the ▁H orton ▁Country ▁Park ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Hob ble down ▁Children ' s ▁Farm . ▁ ▁Local ities ▁E ps om ▁is ▁cont igu ous ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁neighbourhood s ▁or ▁local ities ▁below . ▁ ▁H orton ▁H orton ▁covers ▁the ▁slightly ▁elev ated ▁western most ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁ ▁Sub urban ▁and ▁rural , ▁it ▁is ▁cent red ▁on ▁H orton ▁Lane , ▁a ▁wide ▁road ▁with ▁gentle ▁b ends , ▁ 1 . 5 ▁miles ▁( 2 . 4   km ) ▁in ▁length ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 0   m ph ▁speed ▁limit ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁routes ▁between ▁Ch ess ington ▁( including ▁Hook ) ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁E well - E ps om ▁con urb ation ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁route ▁to ▁Hook ▁Road ▁( the ▁B 2 8 4 ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁man or ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁and ▁remains ▁a ▁ham let ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁not ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁post ▁town ▁status