Effingham, Surrey
Effingham is a small English village in the Borough of Guildford in Surrey, reaching from the gently sloping northern plain to the crest of the North Downs and with a medieval parish church. The village has been chosen as the home of notable figures, such as Sir Barnes Wallis who was buried here and Toni Mascolo. The M25 motorway is 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the middle of the village, which consists of new build homes and green space in the Metropolitan Green Belt.
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View of the village shops on the sloped main street | |
Set-aside field and woodland of the greater part of the parish, forming a green buffer from other villages within the Metropolitan Green Belt | |
Effingham Location within Surrey | |
| Area | 11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,711 (Civil Parish 2011) |
| • Density | 226/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ1153 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leatherhead |
| Postcode district | KT24 |
| Dialling code | 01372 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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An eponymous Junction railway station is 50m north of its boundary in East Horsley, where a branch of the Sutton and Mole Valley Lines joins the New Guildford Line, which have services terminating at London Waterloo.
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