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London
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Berkshire
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Kent
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Hampshire
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Sussex
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Farnham
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Godalming
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Godalming is an attractive and prosperous county town on the banks of the River Wey in Surrey. The town’s history can be charted through its mentions in the will of King Alfred the Great and the Domesday Book, and was an important staging post between London and Portsmouth.
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Bagshot
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Bagshot is a small town (many locals still consider it to be a village) in the northwestern fringes of Surrey. Much of this town’s prosperity derived from its convenient location en route to Southampton from London, and Bagshot Park was home of Queen Victoria's son Arthur, Duke of Connaught.
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Cranleigh
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Cranleigh occupies a pleasant location, midway between the South Downs and the North Downs in southern Surrey. Cranleigh, along with several other places, lays claim to being the largest village in the UK.
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Guildford
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Guildford is the county town of Surrey, and is a large and prosperous town with a university – The University of Surrey. It also features a distinctive cathedral, consecrated in 1961, and the ruins of a 12th Century castle.
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Woking
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Woking is a large commuter town for people who work in London, which is fitting, given that the town literally grew around the railway station, which was built in 1850. Woking was also the town in which the aliens in H.G. Wells’ ‘The War of the Worlds’ landed.
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Camberley
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Camberley is a military town towards the north west of Surrey. Its name is believed to derive from two local landmarks – The River Cam and Amber Hill (‘ley’ being the Old English word for ‘pasture’ or ‘clearing’).
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Egham
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Egham is a small commuter town close to the Surrey/Berkshire border. It is close to Runnymede, the venue at which the Magna Carta was signed in 1215, and the University of London’s Royal Holloway is situated on Egham Hill.
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Staines
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Staines is situated close to the Surrey/Berkshire border, on the banks of the River Thames close to the site of a Roman river crossing. Now a commuter town and home to high-tech industries, Staines has unfortunately become most notably associated in recent years with the character Ali G.
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Chertsey
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Chertsey is a pleasant little commuter town in north Surrey. 7th Century Chertsey Abbey is of national historic importance, although the town is today more associated with the nearby Thorpe Park attraction.
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Esher
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Esher is a pleasant and affluent commuter town in northeast Surrey. Its prosperity derived from its location on the main London to Portsmouth Road, and today the town’s Sandown Park is a major horseracing venue.
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Leatherhead
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Leatherhead is a small town in Surrey, close to the M25 motorway. It stands close to the River Mole, and is primarily a commuter town for people working in London.
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Dorking
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Dorking is a small and pleasant market town in the North Downs of Surrey. It was once on the main Roman Road between Londinium and Chichester, and later became an important staging post on the 18th Century London - Brighton road.
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Epsom
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Epsom is an affluent commuter town in the north east of Surrey. In addition to its connections with medicinal salts, Epsom is well known as the venue for the Epsom Derby horse racing event.
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Reigate
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Reigate is an historic market town in East Surrey, at the foot of the North Downs. The town is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name of ‘Cherchefelle’. Reigate is today a popular commuter town.
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Redhill
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Redhill is a commuter town in East Surrey, and began to be developed when a road was built here in 1818. Originally named Warwick Town, it became Redhill when the post office was moved to the area from Red Hill Common in 1856.
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Kingston-Upon-Thames
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Kingston-Upon-Thames started life as an ancient river crossing on the Thames, and developed into a thriving market town of significant importance. Traditionally in the county of Surrey, Kingston has been swallowed up by the sprawl of Greater London.
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Croydon
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Croydon is a large suburban town, traditionally in Surrey, and now absorbed by the sprawling Greater London conurbation. Despite having a history dating back to Roman times, and some impressive Victorian architecture, much of today’s Croydon is largely a product of the 1960s and 70s.
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