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|Place= Hindhead |
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|Latitude= 51.1172 |
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|Longitude= -0.7348 |
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|Population= 4,685<ref>[http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspublications.nsf/591f7dda55aad72a80256c670041a50d/1c602ea59c869c9180256e600054b26c/$FILE/Town%20populations.pdf Surrey County Council census data]</ref> |
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|GridReference= SU886360 |
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|District= [[Waverley]] |
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|County= [[Surrey]] |
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|Region= [[South East England]] |
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|Ceremonial= Surrey |
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|Euro= [[South East England (European Parliament constituency)|South East England]] |
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|Traditional= Surrey |
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|Constituency=[[North East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Hampshire]] |
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|Police= Surrey |
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|Fire= Surrey |
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|Ambulance= Surrey |
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|PostalTown= Hindhead |
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|PostCode= GU26 |
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|DiallingCode= 01428 |
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|Police=[[Surrey Police]] |
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|Ambulance=[[South East Coast Ambulance Service]]}} |
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'''Hindhead''' is a [[village]] on the [[A3 road|A3]] in [[Surrey]], about 10 miles south-west of [[Guildford]]. Neighbouring settlements include [[Haslemere]], [[Grayshott]] and [[Beacon Hill]]. [[Liphook]] is the next major town southwards on the [[A3]]. |
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| ⚫ | The village has been blighted for years by heavy traffic, and is now the only place on the A3 route that has not been bypassed. Detailed design of a tunnel to bypass the village is currently in progress, with construction due to start in late 2007. |
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Near Hindhead is the [[Devil's Punch Bowl]], a site of special scientific interest. This area was notorious in times past for highwaymen and lawlessness and was only "tamed" in the 19th Century when the London to Portsmouth railway line removed much of the freight being transported by road. Gibbet Hill above the Devil's Punch Bowl is where murderers and robbers were hung in chains to warn others. |
Near Hindhead is the [[Devil's Punch Bowl]], a site of special scientific interest. This area was notorious in times past for highwaymen and lawlessness and was only "tamed" in the 19th Century when the London to Portsmouth railway line removed much of the freight being transported by road. Gibbet Hill above the Devil's Punch Bowl is where murderers and robbers were hung in chains to warn others. |
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[[George Bernard Shaw]], playwright, lived in Hindhead at the current site of [[St. Edmund's School (Hindhead)]]. Whilst [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] lived at Undershaw (which became a hotel and restaurant on the A3, now closed). |
[[George Bernard Shaw]], playwright, lived in Hindhead at the current site of [[St. Edmund's School (Hindhead)]]. Whilst [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] lived at Undershaw (which became a hotel and restaurant on the A3, now closed). |
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==References== |
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===External links=== |
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*[http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/3832.aspx Highways Agency A3 Hindhead improvement] |
*[http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/3832.aspx Highways Agency A3 Hindhead improvement] |
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*[http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/books/htw1873855311.htm Hilltop Writers, a Victorian Colony among the Surrey Hills] — documenting 66 authors who lived in and around Hindhead at the end of the Victorian era |
*[http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/books/htw1873855311.htm Hilltop Writers, a Victorian Colony among the Surrey Hills] — documenting 66 authors who lived in and around Hindhead at the end of the Victorian era |
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*[http://www.deltaradio.co.uk Delta FM] - Local commercial radio station for Hindhead. |
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*http://www.bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/local_radio/index.shtml - 'BBC Southern Counties Radio' - Local BBC radio station for Hindhead. |
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[[Category:Villages in Surrey]] |
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Hindhead is a village on the A3inSurrey, about 10 miles south-west of Guildford. Neighbouring settlements include Haslemere, Grayshott and Beacon Hill. Liphook is the next major town southwards on the A3.
The village has been blighted for years by heavy traffic, and is now the only place on the A3 route that has not been bypassed. Detailed design of a tunnel to bypass the village is currently in progress, with construction due to start in late 2007.
Near Hindhead is the Devil's Punch Bowl, a site of special scientific interest. This area was notorious in times past for highwaymen and lawlessness and was only "tamed" in the 19th Century when the London to Portsmouth railway line removed much of the freight being transported by road. Gibbet Hill above the Devil's Punch Bowl is where murderers and robbers were hung in chains to warn others.
George Bernard Shaw, playwright, lived in Hindhead at the current site of St. Edmund's School (Hindhead). Whilst Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived at Undershaw (which became a hotel and restaurant on the A3, now closed).
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