Stoneleigh, Surrey
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[thumb\|Stoneleigh Library](/wiki/File:Stoneleigh_Library.jpg "Stoneleigh Library.jpg")
Stoneleigh has one main shopping area: Stoneleigh Broadway, next to [Stoneleigh railway station](/wiki/Stoneleigh_railway_station "Stoneleigh railway station"), is about  long and has around 60 retail units including convenience stores and restaurants, as well as a post office. A 2021 study, commissioned by the borough council, noted that the street was "pedestrian friendly" and that it benefitted from "a plentiful supply of free car parking". The largest shops are a [Co\-Op](/wiki/The_Co-operative_Group "The Co-operative Group") on the south side of the Broadway and a [Sainsbury's](/wiki/Sainsbury%27s "Sainsbury's") on the north side. Also on the north side of The Broadway is Stoneleigh Library, which opened in 1966\. It has been run by volunteers since 2013\.["History and info \- Stoneleigh Community Library"](http://www.surreycommunity.info/stoneleighcommunitylibrary/) *www.surreycommunity.info* Stoneleigh also has smaller parades and shopping areas including:
* Stoneleigh Parade and Kingston Parade, both at the junction of Stoneleigh Park Road and the [A240](/wiki/A240_road "A240 road") Kingston Road. This is on the border with Ewell Court. Other shops including a post office can be found opposite the two parades on the Ewell side.
* Cunliffe Parade on Vale Road, which has a post office and a convenience store. This is located on the border with Worcester Park. The Willow Tree pub is situated opposite Cunliffe Parade.
* West Parade on A240 Kingston Road which has a supermarket. Near the border with West Ewell and Worcester Park

### The Organ Inn

*The Organ Inn* was a landmark [pub](/wiki/Pub "Pub") located on the southern boundary junction of Stoneleigh where the A24, [A240](/wiki/A240_road "A240 road") and B2200 roads intersect. It opened in the 1780s as the drinking place of the workmen who fitted the Father Willis organ in St Mary's Church in Ewell. It was later converted into a bar/restaurant, firstly under the name *Jim Thompsons* and finally *The Organ and Dragon*.

The pub closed on 18 July 2012 after around 230 years of business. The building was demolished in June 2014 after supermarket chain [Lidl](/wiki/Lidl "Lidl") bought the site. The demolishing of the *Organ and Dragon* was criticized by local [MP](/wiki/Member_of_parliament "Member of parliament") [Chris Grayling](/wiki/Chris_Grayling "Chris Grayling"). [Kentucky Fried Chicken](/wiki/Kentucky_Fried_Chicken "Kentucky Fried Chicken") had previously owned the site and had unsuccessfully applied for planning permission to turn it into one of their restaurants .


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