Hindhead
Sign in to saveHindhead is a village in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England. It is the highest village in the county and its buildings are between and above sea level. The village forms part of the Haslemere parish. 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Waverley
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 6,187
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Hindhead
- UK place.static_image_name
- Celtic cross on Gibbet Hill.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Gibbet Hill, Hindhead
- UK place.map_type
- Surrey
- UK place.population
- 3,874
- UK place.population_ref
- 4,292 (2011 Census. Ward)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU886360
- UK place.civil_parish
- Haslemere
- UK place.shire_district
- Waverley
- UK place.shire_county
- Surrey
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Haslemere
- Population
- +3874
- Shares border with
- Thursley
- Image
- Hindhead traffic lights.JPG
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Hindhead is a village in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England. It is the highest village in the county and its buildings are between and above sea level. The village forms part of the Haslemere parish. 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. Hindhead is 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. The name "Hindhead" is first attested in 1571, and means "hill frequented by hinds", or female deer.