Dorking is a market town in Surrey in South East England, about 21 mi (34 km) south of London. It is in Mole Valley District and the council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs roughly east–west, parallel to the Pipp Brook and along the northern face of an outcrop of Lower Greensand. The town is surrounded on three sides by the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is close to Box Hill and Leith Hill.
View northeast from The Nower towards Dorking town centre and Box Hill
c. 1959
in 2022
An engraving of Deepdene House (1842) by the illustrator Thomas Allom (1804–1872)
Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the west. The largest settlement is Woking.
Image: Guildford & Cathedral of Surrey
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Image: View from Leith Hill south over Leith Hill Place
View from Box Hill