. ▁The ▁place - name ▁H orton ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁one ▁in ▁England . ▁It ▁der ives ▁from ▁Old ▁English ▁hor u ▁' d irt ' ▁and ▁t ū n ▁' sett lement , ▁farm , ▁estate ', ▁pres umably ▁meaning ▁' f arm ▁on ▁mud dy ▁soil '. ▁Form er ly ▁around ▁it ▁were ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁psych iat ric ▁hosp it als ▁which ▁served ▁London ▁and ▁Sur rey , ▁forming ▁a ▁soci ally ▁dist anced ▁community ▁and ▁pre - dated ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁shift ▁to ▁care ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁mental ▁health ▁treat ments ▁which ▁comm enced ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁H orton ' s ▁amen ities ▁include : ▁ ▁H orton ▁Park ▁G olf ▁Club ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁Le is ure ▁Centre ▁H orton ▁Country ▁Park ▁Hob ble down ▁children ' s ▁advent ure ▁park ▁and ▁farm ▁E ps om ▁Pol o ▁Club ▁ ▁Lang ley ▁V ale ▁ ▁This ▁local ity ▁is ▁a ▁s loped , ▁developed ▁network ▁of ▁streets , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁ste ep ▁far ml and ▁and ▁the ▁race course . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Rail ▁ ▁E ps om ▁railway ▁station ▁has ▁frequent ▁rail ▁services ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁towns ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Southern ▁and ▁South ▁Western ▁Railway ▁franch ises . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁other ▁station , ▁E ps om ▁Town , ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ; ▁although ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁listed ▁buildings ▁remain . ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁of ▁historic ▁interest ▁being ▁the ▁arrival