▁to ▁the ▁Care w ▁then ▁related ▁Dar cy ▁families . ▁ ▁It ▁passed ▁via ▁the ▁M yn ne , ▁Buck le ▁and ▁Park h urst ▁families ▁to ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁K em ys ▁T yn te ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁to ▁Sir ▁Joseph ▁M aw bey . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁period , ▁E ps om ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁sp a ▁town . ▁ ▁Rem n ants ▁of ▁this ▁are ▁its ▁water ▁p ump ▁and ▁multiple ▁exhib its ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁museum . ▁There ▁were ▁entertain ments ▁at ▁the ▁Assembly ▁Ro oms ▁( built ▁c . ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁and ▁now ▁a ▁pub ). ▁A ▁green - buffer ed ▁housing ▁estate ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁built ▁upon ▁the ▁well s ▁in ▁the ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁E ps om ▁sal ts ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁town . ▁E ps om ▁salt ▁( m agn es ium ▁sul ph ate ) ▁was ▁originally ▁prepared ▁by ▁bo iling ▁down ▁min eral ▁waters ▁which ▁spr ung ▁at ▁E ps om . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁market ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁p ond ▁that ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁centuries - old ▁boundaries ▁is ▁E ps om ▁Down s ▁Race course ▁which ▁features ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁English ▁Classic ▁horse ▁races ; ▁The ▁Derby ▁and ▁The ▁O aks , ▁which ▁were ▁first ▁run ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁respectively . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁June