Holmwood
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Holmwood is a civil parish
in Surrey
, England
. The parish has a population of 850.
Holmwood forms part of Mole Valley
Borough Council's area; the main settlements are North Holmwood and South Holmwood
both of which are bypassed by the A24 road. The smaller settlement of Mid Holmwood is alongside the road. Holmwood railway station
is on the Mole Valley Line and is located south of South Holmwood. Moor Cottage, South Holmwood, was the birthplace of the novelist E. Arnot Robertson
(1903-1961).
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in 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...
, England
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...
. The parish has a population of 850.
Holmwood forms part of Mole Valley
Mole Valley
Mole Valley is a local government district in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Dorking.The district, named after the River Mole, was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the urban districts of Dorking and Leatherhead and most of the Dorking and Horley...
Borough Council's area; the main settlements are North Holmwood and South Holmwood
South Holmwood
South Holmwood is a village in the Mole Valley District of Surrey, England located south of Dorking on the A24 road. The village is part of Holmwood civil parish....
both of which are bypassed by the A24 road. The smaller settlement of Mid Holmwood is alongside the road. Holmwood railway station
Holmwood railway station
Holmwood railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Beare Green and South Holmwood in Surrey.There is one train per hour towards Horsham and there is one train per hour towards London Victoria operated by Southern...
is on the Mole Valley Line and is located south of South Holmwood. Moor Cottage, South Holmwood, was the birthplace of the novelist E. Arnot Robertson
E. Arnot Robertson
Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson was a British novelist, critic and broadcaster.-Family:...
(1903-1961).