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'''Hindhead''' is a village in [[Surrey]], England. It is the highest village in Surrey, with buildings at between 185 and 253 metres above sea level.<ref>[http://gridreferencefinder.com/elevation/elevation.php Grid Reference Finder site giving specific elevation]</ref> It is best known as the location of the [[Devil's Punch Bowl]], a beauty spot and [[site of special scientific interest]], and as the site of the Hindhead crossroads, a formerly notorious congestion spot, where the [[A3 road|A3]] between [[Portsmouth]] and [[London]] was crossed by the [[A287 road|A287]] between [[Hook, Hart|Hook]] and [[Haslemere]]. The A3 now passes under Hindhead in the [[Hindhead Tunnel]] and its route along the Punch Bowl has been removed and landscaped, but the crossroads still exists for local traffic. |
'''Hindhead''' is a village in [[Surrey]], England. It is the highest village in Surrey, with buildings at between 185 and 253 metres above sea level.<ref>[http://gridreferencefinder.com/elevation/elevation.php Grid Reference Finder site giving specific elevation]</ref> It is best known as the location of the [[Devil's Punch Bowl]], a beauty spot and [[site of special scientific interest]], and as the site of the Hindhead crossroads, a formerly notorious congestion spot, where the [[A3 road|A3]] between [[Portsmouth]] and [[London]] was crossed by the [[A287 road|A287]] between [[Hook, Hart|Hook]] and [[Haslemere]]. The A3 now passes under Hindhead in the [[Hindhead Tunnel]] and its route along the Punch Bowl has been removed and landscaped, but the crossroads still exists for local traffic. |
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Hindhead is centred {{convert|10.5|miles}} south-west of [[Guildford]], the county town of Surrey, on the border with the county of [[Hampshire]]. It is a [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]] within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Waverley, Surrey|Waverley]], and forms part of the [[civil parish]] of [[Haslemere]]. The ward, which includes [[Beacon Hill (Hindhead, Surrey)|Beacon Hill]], had a population of 3,874 at the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]],<ref name=surpop/><ref name=onspop/><ref name=elecmap>{{cite web | url = http://www.election-maps.co.uk/electmaps.jsf | title = Election Maps | publisher = Ordnance Survey | |
Hindhead is centred {{convert|10.5|miles}} south-west of [[Guildford]], the county town of Surrey, on the border with the county of [[Hampshire]]. It is a [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]] within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Waverley, Surrey|Waverley]], and forms part of the [[civil parish]] of [[Haslemere]]. The ward, which includes [[Beacon Hill (Hindhead, Surrey)|Beacon Hill]], had a population of 3,874 at the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]],<ref name=surpop/><ref name=onspop/><ref name=elecmap>{{cite web | url = http://www.election-maps.co.uk/electmaps.jsf | title = Election Maps | publisher = Ordnance Survey | access-date = 2013-08-12}}</ref> increasing to a population of 4,292<ref name=ONS/> at the 2011 Census. |
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The place-name "Hindhead" is first attested in 1571, and means "hill frequented by [[Deer|hinds]]", or female deer.<ref>Eilert Ekwall, ''Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.240.</ref> |
The place-name "Hindhead" is first attested in 1571, and means "hill frequented by [[Deer|hinds]]", or female deer.<ref>Eilert Ekwall, ''Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.240.</ref> |
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* [[Grant Allen]] (1848–1899), the Canadian-born novelist, lived at "Hilltop". Conan Doyle was one of Allen's neighbours and became his friend; he completed Allen's novel ''Hilda Wade'' after Allen's death. |
* [[Grant Allen]] (1848–1899), the Canadian-born novelist, lived at "Hilltop". Conan Doyle was one of Allen's neighbours and became his friend; he completed Allen's novel ''Hilda Wade'' after Allen's death. |
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* [[Peter Alliss]], professional golfer and commentator, lived in Hindhead. |
* [[Peter Alliss]], professional golfer and commentator, lived in Hindhead. |
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*[[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] lived at "[[Undershaw]]" from 1897 to 1907. Here he wrote some of his best-known novels, including ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''. Undershaw later became a hotel and restaurant, but this closed in 2004 and the property is now a school.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|date=20 October 2014|title=Deal struck over Conan Doyle house school plan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-29698425| |
*[[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] lived at "[[Undershaw]]" from 1897 to 1907. Here he wrote some of his best-known novels, including ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''. Undershaw later became a hotel and restaurant, but this closed in 2004 and the property is now a school.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|date=20 October 2014|title=Deal struck over Conan Doyle house school plan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-29698425|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> Conan Doyle was Hindhead Golf Club's first President in 1904.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-hindhead-golf-club.co.uk/|title=Hindhead Golf Club|access-date=7 Oct 2013}}</ref> |
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* [[Miss James]] built and lived at West Down, donating land to the National Trust which now features Miss James' Walk and the Miss James footbridge over the [[A3 road]].<ref name="James">{{cite web |title=Houses and Buildings |url=https://grayshottheritage.com/features/houses-and-buildings/ |website=Grayshott Heritage | |
* [[Miss James]] built and lived at West Down, donating land to the National Trust which now features Miss James' Walk and the Miss James footbridge over the [[A3 road]].<ref name="James">{{cite web |title=Houses and Buildings |url=https://grayshottheritage.com/features/houses-and-buildings/ |website=Grayshott Heritage |access-date=4 July 2020 |language=en |date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907073747/https://grayshottheritage.com/features/houses-and-buildings/ |archive-date=7 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] [[Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|Sir Bernard Montgomery]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KG|GCB|DSO|PC}} (1887–1976) took the title of "[[Viscount Montgomery of Alamein]], of Hindhead in the County of Surrey" when he was raised to the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom|peerage]] in 1946. |
* [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] [[Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|Sir Bernard Montgomery]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KG|GCB|DSO|PC}} (1887–1976) took the title of "[[Viscount Montgomery of Alamein]], of Hindhead in the County of Surrey" when he was raised to the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom|peerage]] in 1946. |
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* Playwright [[George Bernard Shaw]] lived at "Blen Cathra" in Hindhead, now the site of [[St Edmund's School, Hindhead|St Edmund's School]]. |
* Playwright [[George Bernard Shaw]] lived at "Blen Cathra" in Hindhead, now the site of [[St Edmund's School, Hindhead|St Edmund's School]]. |
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==Government== |
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For the purposes of local government, Hindhead is within the [[civil parish]] of [[Haslemere]], the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Waverley, Surrey|Waverley]] and the [[county]] of [[Surrey]]. Hindhead forms a [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]] for elections to Haslemere Town Council and Waverley Borough Council, and is part of the Waverley Western Villages [[electoral division]] for Surrey County Council elections. The ward elects a single county councillor, two district councillors and five town councillors.<ref name=elecmap/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.waverley.gov.uk/councillors/specificWard/29/hindhead | title = List of borough councillors | publisher = Waverley Borough Council | |
For the purposes of local government, Hindhead is within the [[civil parish]] of [[Haslemere]], the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Waverley, Surrey|Waverley]] and the [[county]] of [[Surrey]]. Hindhead forms a [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]] for elections to Haslemere Town Council and Waverley Borough Council, and is part of the Waverley Western Villages [[electoral division]] for Surrey County Council elections. The ward elects a single county councillor, two district councillors and five town councillors.<ref name=elecmap/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.waverley.gov.uk/councillors/specificWard/29/hindhead | title = List of borough councillors | publisher = Waverley Borough Council | access-date = 2014-03-11 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211022910/http://www.waverley.gov.uk/councillors/specificWard/29/hindhead | archive-date = 11 December 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0 | title = Your councillors by division | publisher = Surrey County Council | access-date = 2013-08-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.haslemere.com/towncouncil/cllrs.html | title = Meet your Haslemere Town Councillors | publisher = Haslemere Town Council | access-date = 2013-08-16 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130827235242/http://www.haslemere.com/towncouncil/cllrs.html | archive-date = 27 August 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> |
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Hindhead is within the [[UK Parliament constituency|UK constituency]] of [[South West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Surrey]] and was in the [[European Parliament constituency|European constituency]] of [[South East England (European Parliament constituency)|South East England]].<ref name=elecmap/> |
Hindhead is within the [[UK Parliament constituency|UK constituency]] of [[South West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Surrey]] and was in the [[European Parliament constituency|European constituency]] of [[South East England (European Parliament constituency)|South East England]].<ref name=elecmap/> |
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The village is served by the [[A287 road|A287]], between [[Hook, Hart|Hook]] and [[Haslemere]], and the [[A333 road|A333]], a stretch of the former A3 that links the village south to the new bypass. The section of the old A3 north of Hindhead and alongside the Devil's Punch Bowl has been returned to tree-interspersed [[heathland]]. |
The village is served by the [[A287 road|A287]], between [[Hook, Hart|Hook]] and [[Haslemere]], and the [[A333 road|A333]], a stretch of the former A3 that links the village south to the new bypass. The section of the old A3 north of Hindhead and alongside the Devil's Punch Bowl has been returned to tree-interspersed [[heathland]]. |
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The nearest railway station is at [[Haslemere railway station|Haslemere]], {{convert|1.9|mi|km}} away, on the [[Portsmouth Direct Line]] between [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]] and [[Portsmouth Harbour railway station|Portsmouth Harbour]] stations. Hindhead is served by several [[Stagecoach South]] bus routes linking nearby towns and villages and connections further afield,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/South/Aldershot/AL17%2C18%2C19Timetable17Feb19.pdf|title=Timetable for Stagecoach South services 17,18,19|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/South/Basingstoke/Basingstoke%20Route%209_13_23_17-02-19_webfile.pdf|title=Stagecoach South services 13/23/23X|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> and [[National Express Coaches]] between Portsmouth and London.<ref>{{cite web|title=030 National Express Shuttle|url=https://bustimes.org/services/030-london-southsea| |
The nearest railway station is at [[Haslemere railway station|Haslemere]], {{convert|1.9|mi|km}} away, on the [[Portsmouth Direct Line]] between [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]] and [[Portsmouth Harbour railway station|Portsmouth Harbour]] stations. Hindhead is served by several [[Stagecoach South]] bus routes linking nearby towns and villages and connections further afield,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/South/Aldershot/AL17%2C18%2C19Timetable17Feb19.pdf|title=Timetable for Stagecoach South services 17,18,19|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/South/Basingstoke/Basingstoke%20Route%209_13_23_17-02-19_webfile.pdf|title=Stagecoach South services 13/23/23X|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> and [[National Express Coaches]] between Portsmouth and London.<ref>{{cite web|title=030 National Express Shuttle|url=https://bustimes.org/services/030-london-southsea|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> |
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Population | 3,874 [1][2] 4,292 (2011 Census. Ward)[3] |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Hindhead |
Postcode district | GU26 |
Dialling code | 01428 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
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Hindhead is a village in Surrey, England. It is the highest village in Surrey, with buildings at between 185 and 253 metres above sea level.[4] It is best known as the location of the Devil's Punch Bowl, a beauty spot and site of special scientific interest, and as the site of the Hindhead crossroads, a formerly notorious congestion spot, where the A3 between Portsmouth and London was crossed by the A287 between Hook and Haslemere. The A3 now passes under Hindhead in the Hindhead Tunnel and its route along the Punch Bowl has been removed and landscaped, but the crossroads still exists for local traffic.
Hindhead is centred 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south-west of Guildford, the county town of Surrey, on the border with the county of Hampshire. It is a ward within the districtofWaverley, and forms part of the civil parishofHaslemere. The ward, which includes Beacon Hill, had a population of 3,874 at the 2001 census,[1][2][5] increasing to a population of 4,292[3] at the 2011 Census.
The place-name "Hindhead" is first attested in 1571, and means "hill frequented by hinds", or female deer.[6]
The settled parts of the village are elevated relative to all of surrounding parishes and form a mixture of paved streets and wooded roads as well as agricultural smallholdings which are few vis-à-vis other parts of Waverley District. Hindhead has the 2nd and 13th highest hills in Surrey: Gibbet Hill and Hatch Farm Hill, at 272m and 211m above sea level.[7] These rise gradually from the rest of the village towards the north of the Greensand Ridge, upon which the village wholly lies.
The soil is near its surface a sort of crumbly sandstone here known as greensand which breaks up forest into acidic heathland in many places. It supports endemic types of fungi, ferns, gorse and heather.[8]
The north of the village forms the Devil's Punch Bowl, a large wooded beauty spot and a site of special scientific interest. Much of the north and east of the village is rolling woodland which forms part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
This area was notorious for highwaymen. In 1736, Stephen Phillips, a robber tried and convicted at the Old Bailey, admitted to the Newgate chaplain to having stolen 150 guineas in gold on the road towards London. In 1786, three men were convicted of the murder of an unknown sailor on his way from London to rejoin his ship, a deed commemorated by several memorials in the area. The perpetrators were hung in chains to warn others on Gibbet Hill, a short walk away on top of the Devil's Punch Bowl. With an increase in traffic and opening of the London to Portsmouth railway line removing much of the road transport of freight, such incidents reduced during the 19th century.[9][10]
Hindhead became a substantial settlement in the late 19th century. In 1904 a temporary mission church was built to serve the new community. An architectural competition to design a permanent church, that of St Albans in Beacon Hill, was held in 1906, and John Duke Coleridge (1879–1934) was chosen as the architect. The first phase, comprising the chancel, north chapel, transept and the lower stage of a projected bell tower, was completed by 1907, and the church gained its own parish in the same year. A series of windows by the Arts and Crafts designers Karl Parsons and Christopher Whall were installed in the unfinished church between 1908 and 1912. The three eastern bays of the nave were consecrated in 1915, but the two western bays were not built until 1929–31; the bell-tower was never completed and became in effect a south transept. There followed two additional stained-glass windows: by Christopher Webb in 1945 and by Francis Skeat in 1950. A large vestry extension was added in 1964. A fire in 1999 destroyed the original high altar and reredos paintings.[11][12]
For the purposes of local government, Hindhead is within the civil parishofHaslemere, the districtofWaverley and the countyofSurrey. Hindhead forms a ward for elections to Haslemere Town Council and Waverley Borough Council, and is part of the Waverley Western Villages electoral division for Surrey County Council elections. The ward elects a single county councillor, two district councillors and five town councillors.[5][16][17][18]
Hindhead is within the UK constituencyofSouth West Surrey and was in the European constituencyofSouth East England.[5]
Until 2011, Hindhead village was situated on the main A3 road between London and Portsmouth. In that year, a £371 million bypass was completed, reducing the amount of traffic passing through the village. The bypass includes the 1.9-mile (3.1 km) twin-bore tunnel, the longest non-estuarial road tunnel in the UK.[19]
The village is served by the A287, between Hook and Haslemere, and the A333, a stretch of the former A3 that links the village south to the new bypass. The section of the old A3 north of Hindhead and alongside the Devil's Punch Bowl has been returned to tree-interspersed heathland.
The nearest railway station is at Haslemere, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) away, on the Portsmouth Direct Line between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour stations. Hindhead is served by several Stagecoach South bus routes linking nearby towns and villages and connections further afield,[20][21] and National Express Coaches between Portsmouth and London.[22]
Neighbouring settlements are Beacon Hill (administratively part of Hindhead, while geographically separate) and Grayshott village. The town of Haslemere is 2 miles (3.2 km) to the southeast, whilst the considerably larger town of Guildford is 10.5 miles (16.9 km) to the north-east. London is 38 miles (61 km) to the north-east.
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