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Guildford, England

Guildford
The Guildhall in Guildford
Guildford is located in Surrey
Guildford
Guildford
Guildford shown within Surrey
Population 137,200 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SU9949
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GUILDFORD
Postcode district GU1-4
Dialling code 01483
Police Surrey
Fire Surrey
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Surrey
51°14′11″N 0°34′13″W / 51.2365°N 0.5703°W / 51.2365; -0.5703Coordinates: 51°14′11″N 0°34′13″W / 51.2365°N 0.5703°W / 51.2365; -0.5703

Guildford Listeni/ˈɡɪlfərd/ is a large town in Surrey, England, located 27 miles (43 km) southwest of central London on the A3 trunk road midway between the capital and Portsmouth. It is the seat of the borough of Guildford.

Guildford has Saxon roots and historians attribute its location to the existence of a gap in the North Downs where the River Wey was forded by the Harrow Way By AD 978 it was home to an early English Royal Mint. On the building of the Wey Navigation and Basingstoke Canal Guildford was connected to a network of waterways that aided its prosperity. In the 20th century, the University of Surrey and Guildford Cathedral, an Anglican cathedral, were added.


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