Abinger

Abinger is a large, well-wooded and mostly rural civil parish that lies between the settlements of Dorking, Shere and Ewhurst in the district of Mole Valley, Surrey, England.

Abinger
Civil parish
Looking across arable land from Abinger Common towards Abinger Hammer
Abinger
Location within Surrey
Area30.17 km2 (11.65 sq mi)
Population1,905 (UK Census 2011)
 Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ1101
Civil parish
  • Abinger
District
  • Mole Valley
Shire county
  • Surrey
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDorking
Postcode districtRH5
Dialling code01306
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
  • Mole Valley

It adjoins Wotton Common on the same side of Leith Hill and includes Abinger Hammer, Sutton Abinger, Abinger Common, Forest Green, Walliswood, Oakwood Hill and some outskirts of Holmbury St Mary. More than half of the parish lies on the Greensand Ridge, while the remainder is divided between the Vale of Holmesdale and the North Downs.

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