Wisley | |
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The new Wisley Glasshouse |
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Wisley shown within Surrey | |
Area | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
Population | 185 (Civil Parish 2011) |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ0659 |
• London | 20 miles (32 km) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WOKING |
Postcode district | GU23 |
Dialling code | 01932 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
EU Parliament | South East England |
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Wisley /wɪzli/ is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England between Cobham and Woking, in the Borough of Guildford. It is the home of the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley Garden. The River Wey runs through the village and Ockham and Wisley Commons form a large proportion of the parish on a high acid heathland, which is a rare soil type providing for its own types of habitat. It has a standard weather monitoring station, which has recorded some national record high temperatures.
Wisley gives its name to the nearby road intersection of the A3 Portsmouth Road (which runs across much land of the village) and the London Orbital M25 motorway, Junction 10. The village is equidistant between Cobham and Woking, in the Borough of Guildford. It is the home of the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley Garden. The River Wey forms part of the western part of the village, but is partly on both banks within Pyrford. Ockham and Wisley Commons form a large proportion of the parish on a high acid heathland, which is a rare soil type providing for its own types of habitat.,