Hersham

Hersham is a town in Surrey, within the M25. It has a mixture of low and high rise housing and it has four technology/trading estates. The only contiguous settlement is Walton-on-Thames, its post town.

This article is about the village in Surrey. For the hamlet in Cornwall, see Hersham, Cornwall.

Hersham
Hersham
Location within Surrey
Area10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population12,414 (2011 census)
• Density1,206/km2 (3,120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ114641
Civil parish
  • n/a
District
Shire county
  • Surrey
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWALTON-ON-THAMES
Postcode districtKT12
Dialling code01932 and 01372
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Hersham is served by Hersham and Walton-on-Thames railway stations with a minimum of two trains per hour and differing types of services on the South West Main Line.

Two golf courses are within its bounds, Burhill Golf Club and Hersham Village Golf Club; considerable other land is wooded, used for mixed farming or Esher Rugby Club, much of which is Metropolitan Green Belt.

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