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Guildford

  • Albury The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul,...
  • Ash Ash parish is on the western edge of the county...
  • Chilworth Chilworth village lies in the valley of the Riv...
  • Compton Compton is 3 miles south-west of Guildford in t...
  • East Clandon East Clandon is one of the settlements that gre...
  • East Horsley The Horsleys are about a mile apart, almost th...
  • Effingham Effingham lies between Guildford and Leatherhea...
  • Guildford Guildford is located at a gap in the North Down...
  • Pirbright Pirbright parish, in the borough of Guildford, ...
  • Puttenham Puttenham village, on the western fringes of Su...
  • Ripley Ripley lies between Kingston and Guildford some...
  • Seale Seale is 6 miles west of Guildford and about 3½...
  • Send With Ripley Although there have been finds of Neolithic too...
  • Shackleford The village is 5 miles south-west of Guildford ...
  • Shalford The old settlement of Shalford lies about a mil...
  • Shere The parish of Shere lies between Guildford and ...
  • St Catherine's About a half mile south of Guildford on the roa...
  • Tongham Did You Know? Medieval (1066 – 1540 AD) pot...
  • Wanborough Wanborough is a small hamlet to the north of th...
  • West Clandon West Clandon is 3½ miles east of Guildford, abo...
  • Worplesdon The village is 3½ miles north-west of Guildford...

The Borough of Guildford is centred on the county town of Guildford with its many historic buildings including the ancient castle and Abbot's Hospital, and the modern Cathedral and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.

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Abbot's Hospital, Guildford High Street
Image: Richard Purkiss

The Borough contains much fine countryside including the Hog's Back ridge running between Guildford and Farnham, heathland towards Pirbright in the north west and the wooded North Downs in the south east around Shere. The Borough is bisected by the A3 road, the historic route between London and Portsmouth.

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