Effingham, Surrey

Effingham
Village
Village shops on The Street
Effingham is located in Surrey
Effingham
Effingham
Location within Surrey
Area11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population2,711 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density226/km2 (590/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ1153
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeatherhead
Postcode districtKT24
Dialling code01372
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Surrey
51°16′18″N 0°24′01″W / 51.2718°N 0.4002°W / 51.2718; -0.4002

Effingham is a village in the Borough of Guildford in Surrey, reaching from the gently sloping northern plain to the crest of the North Downs and with a medieval parish church. The village was the home of notable figures, such as Barnes Wallis who is buried here and Toni Mascolo. The M25 motorway is 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the middle of the village, which consists of new build homes and green space in the Metropolitan Green Belt.

An eponymous Junction railway station is 50 m (160 ft) north of its boundary in East Horsley, where a branch of the Sutton and Mole Valley Lines joins the New Guildford Line, which has services terminating at London Waterloo.