Houndown

Houndown is a coniferous forest in Thursley, Waverley District, England. Houndown is situated nearby to the hamlet Truxford, as well as near the village Thursley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thursley Common and Hankley Common.

Thursley Common

Nature reserve

Photo: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thursley Common is a national nature reserve in Surrey, England, and has also been designated as a Ramsar wetland. It is also part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest called Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons.

Hankley Common

Nature reserve

Photo: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hankley Common is a 560-hectare nature reserve and filming location in the south-west of Elstead in Surrey. The site is part of the Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Church of St Michael and All Angels

Church

Photo: Mertbiol, CC0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hindhead and Churt.

Hindhead

Village

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Hindhead is a village in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England. It is the highest village in the county and its buildings are between 185 metres and 253 metres above sea level.

Churt

Village

Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Churt is a village and civil parish in the borough of Waverley in Surrey, England, about 5.5 miles south of the town of Farnham on the A287 road towards Hindhead.

Thursley

Village

Photo: Grayswoodsurrey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thursley is a village and civil parish in southwest Surrey, west of the A3 between Milford and Hindhead. An associated hamlet is Bowlhead Green. To the east is Brook.

Houndown

Type: Coniferous forest
Category: forest
Location: Thursley, Waverley District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.154° or 51° 9′ 15″ north

Longitude

-0.7224° or 0° 43′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C3X573H+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23939538

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Truxford and Kettlebury Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thursley Cricket Club and Thursley Village Hall.

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