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Hindhead

Hindhead
Gibbet Hill, Hindhead
Hindhead is located in Surrey
Hindhead
Hindhead
Location within Surrey
Population3,874 [1][2]
4,292 (2011 Census. Ward)[3]
OS grid referenceSU886360
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHindhead
Postcode districtGU26
Dialling code01428
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Surrey
51°07′02″N 0°44′05″W / 51.1172°N 0.7348°W / 51.1172; -0.7348

Hindhead is a village in the Waverley district of the ceremonial county of Surrey, England. It is the highest village in the county and its buildings are between 185 metres (607 ft) and 253 metres (830 ft) above sea level. The village forms part of the Haslemere parish.[4] Situated on the county border with Hampshire, it is best known as the location of the Devil's Punch Bowl, a beauty spot and site of special scientific interest.

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, as a double mini-roundabout.[5] Hindhead is 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Guildford and on the border with Hampshire. It is a ward in the district of Waverley, and part of the civil parish of Haslemere. The ward, which includes Beacon Hill, had a population of 4,292 at the 2011 Census.[3] The name "Hindhead" is first attested in 1571, and means "hill frequented by hinds", or female deer.[6]

  1. ^ "Census Data - Wards - Waverley" (PDF). Surrey County Council census data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Lead Key Figures - 2001 census - Hindhead (Ward)". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Waverley Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Grid Reference Finder site giving specific elevation". Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  5. ^ Ordnance Survey
  6. ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.240.

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