Oxshott
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Oxshott is a suburban village in the borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England. Oxshott includes hilly acidic heath which is partly wooded (see Esher Commons and Prince's Coverts) and occupies the land between the large towns of Esher and Leatherhead. The Oxshott section of the single carriageway north-south A244 runs through its middle and briefly forms its high street, centred two miles (three kilometres) from the A3 (Portsmouth Road) and the M25 (London Orbital motorway).
Oxshott | |
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Oxshott Heath | |
Silverdale Avenue | |
Location within Surrey | |
Area | 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
Population | 4,922 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 493/km2 (1,280/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ1460 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Leatherhead |
Postcode district | KT22 |
Dialling code | 01372 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.332°N 0.356°W / 51.332; -0.356 |
Before about 1912, there was an equally-used alternative spelling, Ockshot. Oxshott was part of Stoke D'Abernon parish until 1912, when Oxshott gained its first place of worship. The Prince's Coverts remains part of the Crown Estate, albeit decreased by some privatisation; and the public land of the village has been protected by inclusion in the Metropolitan Green Belt.
A great many of Oxshott's residential areas are on gated private roads. This, combined with the large and desirable properties that form much of the village's housing stock, contributes to Oxshott's status as the "most expensive village in England".[2]