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Dozens of travellers park their caravans in Surrey enclave just down the road from John Terry's mansion, an Ivy restaurant and Chelsea FC's training ground - as locals claim, 'it's caused a bit of a stir'

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By Ed Holt

Published: 15:41 BST, 12 May 2024 | Updated: 15:50 BST, 12 May 2024

Over a dozen travellers have parked their caravans in an affluent Surrey village just down the road from John Terry's home, an Ivy restaurant and Chelsea's training ground. 

Locals in Cobham have claimed the arrival of the caravans has 'caused a bit of a stir.' 

Famous residents who have called leafy Cobham and the surrounding areas home as side footballer John Terry also include Cliff Richard and Andy Murray

But now 'Britain's Beverly Hills', as the borough has been nicknamed, is also home to a large group of travellers who have moved into the well-to-do area this week . 

Pictures show the caravans parked sporadically in the village's car park, across multiple bays in some cases. Rubbish can also be seen dumped in untied bin bags or, in some cases, strewn around the car park. 

Over a dozen travellers have parked their caravans in an affluent Surrey village just down the road from John Terry 's home, an Ivy restaurant and Chelsea's training ground

John Terry and his wife Toni lives up the road from where travellers have parked up their caravans in Cobham, Surrey 

Furious locals have also made complaints about noise from the cars racing around the car park. One resident told the Daily Mirror: 'It's pretty posh around her. The caravans have caused a bit of a stir'

Pictures show the caravans parked sporadically in the village's car park, across multiple bays in some cases

The travellers have set up shop camp in the centre of the town, just a few minutes walk from the Ivy restaurant and Chelsea FC's training ground. While anyone hoping to park on the car park to do a weekly shop at the local Waitrose or grab a coffee from Gail's - might need to rethink their plans. 

The car park now home to the travellers is also just up the road from Mr Terry's mansion. 

Furious locals have also made complaints about noise from the cars racing around the car park. One resident told the Daily Mirror: 'It's pretty posh around her. The caravans have caused a bit of a stir.' 

Elmbridge Borough Council, the local authority for the surrounding area, have started eviction procedures and Surrey Police have apparently handed the travellers orders to leave the public car park by this weekend after they received reports of anti-social behaviour. 

The council told the Mirror: 'A full clear up will be scheduled for the site as soon as the site is secured.' 

Rubbish can also be seen dumped in untied bin bags or, in some cases, strewn around the car park

The travellers have set up shop camp in the centre of the town, just a few minutes walk from the Ivy restaurant. While anyone hoping to park on the car park to do a weekly shop at the local Waitrose or grab a coffee from Gail's - might need to rethink their plans

In 2018, travellers in the area made headlines at the time after the council took out a high court to remove the travellers from the area after they descended on open areas across the borough - which also includes the town of Esher and Weybridge. 

The council managed to secure an injunction preventing anymore camps being set up for three months. The order meant that travellers could be arrested if they refused to leave any of the 150 locations across the borough mentioned in the court order.

 MailOnline have approached Surrey Police and Elmbridge Borough Council for a comment. 

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