Hinchley Wood
Hinchley Wood is a suburb in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England, approximately 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Charing Cross in central London, and within the Greater London Urban Area. It developed largely around its railway station at its heart on the New Guildford Line — and many of its homes house at least one commuter to Central London. The suburb has one main parade of convenience shops, local services and a petrol station; throughout the area is a light smattering of small businesses.
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The local shops | |
St Christopher's, a 20th century church, is in the suburb | |
Hinchley Wood Location within Surrey | |
| Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,068 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 1,584/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ156652 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Esher |
| Postcode district | KT10 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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A double-width section of the A309 (the Kingston Bypass) bisects the suburb which acts as a local spur road to a semi-urban section of the motorway-standard A3 road. The suburb's main retail area is directly north of a traffic light intersection adjoined by a large set of retirement flats. The suburb has no high-rise buildings and gained its first place of worship (St Christopher's Church) in 1953. Hinchley Wood has the London dialling code 020.