Peaslake

Peaslake
Village
Part of the village centre
St Mark's Church, Peaslake, detail.
Peaslake is located in Surrey
Peaslake
Peaslake
Location within Surrey
Population878 [1]
OS grid referenceTQ085447
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGuildford
Postcode districtGU5
Dialling code01306
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°11′31″N 0°26′49″W / 51.191842°N 0.446920°W / 51.191842; -0.446920

Peaslake, Hoe, and Colman's Hill are in the centre of the Surrey Hills AONB and mid-west of the Greensand Ridge about 5 miles (8.0 km) ESE of Guildford. Surrounded by denser pine and other coniferous forest-clad hills, the three conjoined settlements have a small core in Peaslake itself with the amenities of a village, but are otherwise lightly scattered settlements at a higher elevation than the centre of Shere, the civil parish.

The area referred to by the 2011 census covers 302 hectares (750 acres). Friends of the Hurtwood maintains and coppices 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of surrounding forest, the Hurtwood, which comprises: Holmbury Hill, Pitch Hill, Winterfold, Shere Heath, Farley Heath and part of Blackheath Common. It is in the civil parish of Shere.


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