Shalford, Surrey
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Shalford is a village and civil parish in the Guildford district, in Surrey, England on the A281 Horsham road immediately south of Guildford. It has a railway station which is between Guildford and Dorking on the Reading to Gatwick Airport line. In 2011 the parish had a population of 4142.
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Shalford | |
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Village | |
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Shalford | |
Location within Surrey | |
Area | 6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
Population | 4,142 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
• Density | 636/km2 (1,650/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ0046 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Guildford |
Postcode district | GU4 |
Dialling code | 01483 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
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51°12′40″N 0°34′05″W |
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It has one named locality, occupying the west of the area, Peasmarsh.
Shalford's village sign was designed by Christopher Webb and W H Randall Blacking in 1922, as part of a competition run by the Daily Mail. It shows Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child over a shallow ford.[2]