Effingham, Surrey
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Effingham is a small English village in the Borough of Guildford in Surrey, reaching from the gently sloping northern plain to the crest of the North Downs and with a medieval parish church. The village has been chosen as the home of notable figures, such as Sir Barnes Wallis who was buried here and Toni Mascolo. The M25 motorway is 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the middle of the village, which consists of new build homes and green space in the Metropolitan Green Belt.
Effingham | |
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View of the village shops on the sloped main street | |
Set-aside field and woodland of the greater part of the parish, forming a green buffer from other villages within the Metropolitan Green Belt | |
Location within Surrey | |
Area | 11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
Population | 2,711 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
• Density | 226/km2 (590/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ1153 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Leatherhead |
Postcode district | KT24 |
Dialling code | 01372 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.2718°N 0.4002°W / 51.2718; -0.4002 |
An eponymous Junction railway station is 50m north of its boundary in East Horsley, where a branch of the Sutton and Mole Valley Lines joins the New Guildford Line, which have services terminating at London Waterloo.