Holmbury St Mary
Holmbury St Mary is a village in Surrey, England centered on shallow upper slopes of the Greensand Ridge. Its developed area is a nucleated village, 4.5 miles (7 km) southwest of Dorking and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Guildford. Most of the village is in the borough of Guildford, within Shere civil parish. Much of the east side of the village street is in the district of Mole Valley, within Abinger civil parish.
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The village green, central houses and low escarpment backdrop | |
St Mary's Church | |
Holmbury St Mary Location within Surrey | |
| Area | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Population | 572 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 286/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ112441 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DORKING |
| Postcode district | RH5 |
| Dialling code | 01306 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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It contains a building which formerly doubled as a meeting venue for Beatrice Webb, a Fabian social reformer who co-founded the London School of Economics; it is now the location of the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. There is a YHA youth hostel.
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