Horsell Common
Horsell Common is a 355-hectare open space in Horsell, near Woking in Surrey. It is owned and managed by the Horsell Common Preservation Society. An area of 152 hectares is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shah Jahan Mosque and The Lightbox.
Shah Jahan Mosque
Mosque
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shah Jahan Mosque on Oriental Road, Woking, England, is the first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom. Built in 1889, it is located 30 miles southwest of London.
The Lightbox
Art gallery
Photo: The Lightbox, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lightbox is a public gallery and museum located in Woking, Surrey, in the South East of England. Three galleries host a range of exhibitions, changing regularly and it has a free museum of local history - 'Woking's Story'.
New Victoria Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Victoria Theatre in Woking, England opened in June 1992. The main theatre seats approximately 1,300 people, making it one of the largest receiving house theatres outside London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woking and Horsell.
Woking
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woking is the other large town in Surrey apart from Guildford. It is home to Henry VIII's Royal Palace.
Horsell
Village
Horsell is a village in the borough of Woking in Surrey, England, less than a mile north-west of Woking town centre. In November 2012, its population was 9,384.
Sheerwater
Suburb
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheerwater is a residential neighbourhood or small suburb of Woking, in the Woking district in Surrey, England, occasionally described as a village, between West Byfleet and Horsell.
Horsell Common
- Type: Forest
- Description: Site of Special Scientific Interest in Horsell, Surrey, England, UK
- Category: common land
- Location: Woking District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.3262° or 51° 19′ 34″ northLongitude
-0.55461° or 0° 33′ 17″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
9C3X8CGW+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 198781827OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Horsell Common” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ホーセル公有地”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Horsell-allmenningen”
- Norwegian: “Horsell-allmenningen”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chertsey Road Bridge and Brookhouse Common.
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