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Surrey

Also known as Surrey, England

Surrey () is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the west. The largest settlement is Woking.

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Surrey is a county in South East England that borders Greater London and several other counties including Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire. It is an important part of the region's geography and includes Woking as its largest settlement.

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English county.districts_list: Spelthorne Runnymede Surrey Heath Woking Elmbridge Guildford Waverley Mole Valley Epsom and Ewell Tandridge Post-2027 unitary authorities: West Surrey (pink) East Surrey (light green)
English county.MPs: List of MPs
English county.police: Surrey Police
Historic subdivision.Name: Surrey
Historic subdivision.HQ: Newington 1889–1893Kingston upon Thames 1893–2020Reigate since 2020
Historic subdivision.Status: Administrative county
Historic subdivision.image: Flag of Surrey in Guildford.jpg
Historic subdivision.image_caption: The flag of Surrey flown at the Guildford Guildhall, 2022
Historic subdivision.Civic: 150px|The coat of arms of Surrey County Council
Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst: 452,218
Historic subdivision.PopulationFirstYear: 1891
Historic subdivision.PopulationLast: 1,002,832
Historic subdivision.PopulationLastYear: 1971
English county.official_name: Surrey
English county.image_caption: Clockwise from top: the North Downs from Wotton, Guildford Cathedral, and the clock tower in Epsom
English county.region: South East
English county.established_date: before 1066
English county.lord_lieutenant_office: Lord Lieutenant of Surrey

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Population: 1214540
Area: 1662.5177
Official website: www.surreycc.gov.uk
Image: Boxhill surrey viewfromtop.jpg

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Commons category: Surrey
native label: Surrey
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Contents

Geography
Surrey rivers
Climate
Settlements
History
Ancient British and Roman periods
Formation of Surrey
Identified sub-kings of Surrey
West Saxon and English shire
Identified ''[[ealdormen]]'' of Surrey
Later Medieval Surrey
Early Modern Surrey
Modern history
Historic architecture and monuments
Local government
History
Today
Economy
Transport
Road
Rail
Air
Education
Higher education
Emergency services
Places of interest
Sport
Surrey football clubs
In popular culture
Notable people
Royal Family
Literature
Arts and sciences
Military
Popular music
Sport
Other
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

The county has an area of and had an estimated population of in . The north of the county, which includes the towns of Staines-upon-Thames and Epsom, is densely populated and forms part of the Greater London conurbation. A second conurbation along the western border of the county includes Camberley and Farnham and extends into Hampshire and Berkshire. Woking is located in the north-west, and Guildford in the centre-west. The south of the county is rural, and its largest settlements are Horley in the south-east and Godalming in the south-west. For local government purposes Surrey is a non-metropolitan county with eleven districts. The county historically included much of south-west Greater London but did not include what is now the borough of Spelthorne, which was part of Middlesex. It is one of the home counties.