1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries . ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Car shal ton ' s ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 , 4 1 1 , ▁making ▁it , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁largest ▁village ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁S utton . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁varied ▁character ▁with ▁houses ▁for ▁the ▁wealth y ▁at ▁one ▁extreme ▁and ▁ten ements ▁in ▁back ▁yards ▁at ▁the ▁other . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁a ▁railway ▁line ▁was ▁laid ▁from ▁Cro yd on ▁to ▁E ps om ▁through ▁Car shal ton , ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁fields ▁south ▁of ▁Wall ington . ▁A ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁itself ▁was ▁not ▁established ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁when ▁the ▁S utton ▁to ▁Mitch am ▁Line ▁was ▁constructed . ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁Car shal ton ▁got ▁into ▁its ▁st ride ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁Car shal ton ▁Park ▁Est ate ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁housing ▁development . ▁ ▁Car shal ton ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁historic ▁Sur rey ▁folk - rh yme : ▁ ▁" S utton ▁for ▁m utton , ▁Car shal ton ▁for ▁be e ves , ▁E ps om ▁for ▁wh ores , ▁and ▁E well ▁for ▁th ieves ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Car shal ton ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁lav ender ▁fields ▁(