Alfold

Alfold
Village
Old tile-hung cottages and Crown Inn
at the centre of Alfold
Looking towards the stocks
Alfold is located in Surrey
Alfold
Alfold
Location within Surrey
Area15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population1,059 (Civil Parish)[1]
• Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ037341
Civil parish
  • Alfold
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRANLEIGH
Postcode districtGU6
Dialling code01403
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Surrey
51°05′46″N 0°31′11″W / 51.096°N 0.5197°W / 51.096; -0.5197

Alfold is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England on the West Sussex border. Alfold is a dispersed or polyfocal village in the Green Belt, which is buffered from all other settlements. The Greensand Way runs north of the village along the Greensand Ridge and two named localities exist to the north and south of the historic village centre which features pubs, a set of stocks and a whipping post.

Alfold Crossways has a country park, recreational ground and a garden centre whereas Alfold's centre has a village store and the Anglican parish church. The population was 1,059 in the 2011 UK census.