Effingham, Surrey

Effingham
Village
Village shops on The Street
Effingham 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	Guildford
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
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	Guildford
List of places UK England Surrey 51°16′18″N 0°24′01″W / 51.2718°N 0.4002°W / 51.2718; -0.4002

Effingham is a 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 was the home of notable figures, such as Barnes Wallis who is 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.

An eponymous Junction railway station is 50 m (160 ft) north of its boundary in East Horsley, where a branch of the Sutton and Mole Valley Lines joins the New Guildford Line, which has services terminating at London Waterloo.