Pixham is a chapelry within the parish of Dorking, Surrey on the near side of the confluence of the River Mole and the Pipp Brook to its town, Dorking, which is centred 1 km (0.6 mi) southwest. The town as a whole, uniquely in Surrey, has three railway stations; Pixham adjoins or is the location of two of the three; and is near the junction of the A24 and A25 main roads.
Part of Pixham from Box Hill
Pixham Lane in the foreground bisects the village lengthways. Background: lower slopes of Box Hill
Pixham Mill when in use (c. 1890)
17th Century Pixham Mill Cottage
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)