Surrey County
(Historic)

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Surrey is an inland county of southern England. Surrey is a relatively small county but heavily populated; in parts urban, suburban and rural. The north-east of Surrey lies within the metropolitan conurbation. In this area are Southwark, home of a Cathedral; Lambeth, home of the Archbishop of Canterbury; Brixton; Wandsworth; and the wealthy towns of Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames. Further from the metropolis, the suburban towns (including Sutton, Epsom, Banstead, Cobham, Leatherhead and Caterham) are clustered into the north and east of the county. Molesey, Walton-on-Thames and Weybridge lie on the Thames. The North Downs, a range of fine chalk hills and downland, stretch across Surrey from Guildford into Kent. The River Mole cuts through the Downs in a beautiful wooded valley. The River Wey has several towns on its banks, including Godalming and Guildford, the county town. Some miles west, linked to Guildford by the Hog’s Back ridge, is Farnham, a town with well-kept Tudor and Georgian buildings and a 12th-century castle. The ancient town of Woking lies in the north-east of the county.