Hinchley Wood

Hinchley Wood
The local shops
St Christopher's, a 20th century church, is in the suburb
Hinchley Wood is located in Surrey
Hinchley Wood
Hinchley Wood
Location within Surrey
Area3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population5,068 (2011 census)[1]
• Density1,584/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ156652
Civil parish
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District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEsher
Postcode districtKT10
Dialling code020
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°22′37″N 0°20′10″W / 51.377°N 0.336°W / 51.377; -0.336

Hinchley Wood is a suburb in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England, approximately 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Charing Cross in central London, and within the Greater London Urban Area. It developed largely around its railway station at its heart on the New Guildford Line — and many of its homes house at least one commuter to Central London. The suburb has one main parade of convenience shops, local services and a petrol station; throughout the area is a light smattering of small businesses.

A double-width section of the A309 (the Kingston Bypass) bisects the suburb which acts as a local spur road to a semi-urban section of the motorway-standard A3 road. The suburb's main retail area is directly north of a traffic light intersection adjoined by a large set of retirement flats. The suburb has no high-rise buildings and gained its first place of worship (St Christopher's Church) in 1953. Hinchley Wood has the London dialling code 020.