Hurst Green, Surrey
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Hurst Green is a large village in the English
county of Surrey
. The census area of Oxted which includes Hurst Green has a population of 10,812. The Prime Meridian
passes through Hurst Green, which is very close to Oxted
to the north, and the village of Merle Common to the south. To the east and west are heavily wooded areas, also to the west the small village of Broadham Green with the Haycutter pub.
Hurst Green was very small until the opening of Hurst Green Halt in the early 1900s. After this more houses rapidly began to be built, with a new council estate in the 1940s/50s. To cater for the increase in population, Hurst Green Infant School was opened in the late 1950s and Holland Junior School in 1971. The Halt was rebuilt as Hurst Green railway station
in 1961 with frequent commuter services to London Bridge and Victoria.
Just south of Hurst Green is the village of Holland. This is smaller than Hurst Green and is mainly residential with a small industrial estate (International Rectifier). In 2007 the disused Ajax factory on the estate was destroyed by arson and has now been developed into a nursing home. Holland and Hurst Green are now recognised as one, as there is no clear divide between the two.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. The census area of Oxted which includes Hurst Green has a population of 10,812. The Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is the meridian at which the longitude is defined to be 0°.The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian , which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.An international...
passes through Hurst Green, which is very close to Oxted
Oxted
Oxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.- History :The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
to the north, and the village of Merle Common to the south. To the east and west are heavily wooded areas, also to the west the small village of Broadham Green with the Haycutter pub.
Hurst Green was very small until the opening of Hurst Green Halt in the early 1900s. After this more houses rapidly began to be built, with a new council estate in the 1940s/50s. To cater for the increase in population, Hurst Green Infant School was opened in the late 1950s and Holland Junior School in 1971. The Halt was rebuilt as Hurst Green railway station
Hurst Green railway station
Hurst Green railway station serves Hurst Green in Surrey, in England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is on the Oxted Line....
in 1961 with frequent commuter services to London Bridge and Victoria.
Just south of Hurst Green is the village of Holland. This is smaller than Hurst Green and is mainly residential with a small industrial estate (International Rectifier). In 2007 the disused Ajax factory on the estate was destroyed by arson and has now been developed into a nursing home. Holland and Hurst Green are now recognised as one, as there is no clear divide between the two.