Surrey

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

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Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. It is divided into a number of districts - Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Guildford, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Tandridge, Waverley, Woking, and borders Hampshire, Berkshire, Greater London, Kent, East Sussex and West Sussex.

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Surrey has a population of approximately one million. The traditional county town is Kingston upon Thames, which was lost to the county following the continued expansion of London. The present county town is Guildford, which despite having a cathedral is not a city, and which is home to the University of Surrey. Today, the council is still based in Kingston although there are plans to move the offices to Woking.

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Due to its proximity to London there are a great many commuter villages in Surrey, the population density is very high and the denizens of the county are more affluent, on average, than other UK citizens.

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Surrey is also the most affluent area in Europe.

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Much of Surrey is in the Green Belt and, since the soil is very sandy and agriculture not intensive, there are a large number of footpaths, bridleways and commons or Access lands. Therefore Surrey provides much in the way of rural leisure activities, the horse population being very large.

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Much of Surrey is rolling downland, the North Downs Way being a scenic long-distance path. There are many notable beauty spots including Box Hill, Frensham Ponds and Puttenham Common.

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The highest point in Surrey is Leith Hill near Dorking at 968 ft (295 m) above sea level.

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

Home Counties: The phrase Home Counties is a name for the group of English counties which border London....

Elmbridge: Elmbridge is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher....

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Near Dorking Surrey	A Surrey Cornfield 1860	Near Weybridge Surrey	On the River Wey Surrey c.1859
Fox Hunting in Surrey	Guildhall High Street Guildford Surrey England	The Garden Sutton Place Surrey	Springtime at Tillingbourne Surrey