Reigate is a town in Surrey, England, around 19 miles south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as C…Reigate is a town in Surrey, England, around 19 miles south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as Cherchefelle and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earliest archaeological evidence for human activity is from the Paleolithic and Neolithic, and during the Roman period, tile-making took place to the north east of the modern centre.