West Horsley

West Horsley
Village
The King William IV is one of two pubs of the village
Daws Dene refers to part of the Sheepleas and adjoining public woodlands of the North Downs
West Horsley is located in Surrey
West Horsley
West Horsley
Location within Surrey
Area10.83 km2 (4.18 sq mi)
Population2,828 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density261/km2 (680/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ0752
Civil parish
  • West Horsley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeatherhead
Postcode districtKT24
Dialling code01483
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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51°15′40″N 0°27′14″W / 51.261°N 0.454°W / 51.261; -0.454

West Horsley is a semi-rural village between Guildford and Leatherhead in Surrey, England. It lies on the A246, and south of the M25 and the A3. Its civil parish ascends to an ancient woodland Sheepleas Woods which are on the northern downslopes of the ridge of hills known as the North Downs in the extreme south of the village, and cover about a tenth of its area, 255 acres (1 km2). The bulk of its land is north of the Surrey Hills AONB; the rest is within it.