Dorking


 
 
Dorking

:Dorking is also a type of chicken breed.

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Dorking is a market town nestling under the North Downs approximately 25 miles south of London, in Surrey, England.

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Dorking began life as a small staging post on Stane Street, the Roman Road which linked London to Chichester on the English Channel.

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In the 11th Century, Dorking was recorded in the Domesday Book as the Manor of Dorchinges. Subsequent Lords of the Manor were to include the Dukes of Norfolk - who lived in Dorking until they moved to Arundel: one of whom is buried in Dorking churchyard.


 

Surrey: : This is about Surrey, England. There are also articles about other uses of the name Surrey....

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

Stane Street: Stane Street is the modern name given to an important Roman road in England that linked London to the Roman town of Regnum (near modern Chichester). Stane Street is especially interesting as it shows clearly the principles of planning that the Romans used. The overall alignment is based on an accu...


Dorking related Images and Photos (experimental)

Near Dorking  Surrey
Near Dorking Surrey
The Dorking and London Royal Mail Leaving the 'Marquis of Granby'  1854
The Dorking and London Royal Mail Leaving the 'Marquis of Granby' 1854
A View of Bury Hill  near Dorking  Surrey  1837
A View of Bury Hill near Dorking Surrey 1837

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Topography, natural history and local landscape
Famous residents and literary connections
Administration
Location and Transport
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