Hersham
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Hersham is a suburban village in Surrey, within the M25 and the Greater London Built-up Area. It has a mixture of low and high rise housing and has four technology/trading estates. Hersham is contiguous with Walton-on-Thames, its post town, to the north and northwest, and with Esher to the east.
Hersham | |
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Location within Surrey | |
Area | 10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
Population | 12,414 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 1,206/km2 (3,120/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ114641 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WALTON-ON-THAMES |
Postcode district | KT12 |
Dialling code | 01932 and 01372 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
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51.3681°N 0.4008°W / 51.3681; -0.4008 |
Hersham is served by Hersham and Walton-on-Thames railway stations with a minimum of two trains per hour and differing types of services on the South West Main Line.
Two golf courses are within its bounds, Burhill Golf Club and Hersham Village Golf Club; considerable other land is wooded, used for mixed farming or Esher Rugby Club,[n 1] much of which is Metropolitan Green Belt.