Holmbury St Mary

Holmbury St Mary
Village
The village green, central houses and low escarpment backdrop
St Mary's Church
Holmbury St Mary is located in Surrey
Holmbury St Mary
Holmbury St Mary
Location within Surrey
Area2 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population572 (2011 Census)[1][2]
• Density286/km2 (740/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ112441
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDORKING
Postcode districtRH5
Dialling code01306
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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51°11′10″N 0°24′36″W / 51.1862°N 0.4101°W / 51.1862; -0.4101

Holmbury St Mary is a village in Surrey, England centered on shallow upper slopes of the Greensand Ridge. Its developed area is a nucleated village, 4.5 miles (7 km) southwest of Dorking and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Guildford. Most of the village is in the borough of Guildford, within Shere civil parish. Much of the east side of the village street is in the district of Mole Valley, within Abinger civil parish.

It contains a building which formerly doubled as a meeting venue for Beatrice Webb, a Fabian social reformer who co-founded the London School of Economics; it is now the location of the Mullard Space Science Laboratory.[3] There is a YHA youth hostel.

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  3. ^ University College London (9 July 2018). "Mullard Space Science Laboratory". University College London. Retrieved 2 May 2019.