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North Holmwood

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exhausted and the brickworks closed in 1983. After demolition, the brickworks land north of Inholms lane was used to build residential housing, while the smaller excavation south of Inholms lane was designated a nature reserve, now the Inholms clay pit LNR, open to all and accessed by a tunnel under Inholms lane.
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The main estate in North Holmwood occupies the former site of Dorking Brickworks, which was a major local employer from the 1930s until its closure in 1983. The brickworks used up the clay surrounding it, ran out of space in the 1950s and extended south of Inholms lane in 1961. The clay supply was
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Road leading to Inholms Lane, completing a circuit, and smaller roads and estates such as St John's, making the village larger than it first appears. The residential area of Stonebridge in the east is linked by residential roads to Spook Hill, as is Chart Downs across Bent's Brook. There is a
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style and consecrated in 1875. The tower contains two bells and a clock. The east window of the chancel has stained glass from 1874 made by Messrs Powell of White Friars. The west windows of the
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North Holmwood has two bus stops located either side of the newsagent's shop. The nearest railway station is Dorking 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north. There is also a station called "
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village hall, a clinic called Holmwood Surgery and a local sports and social club. There is a pond on the common alongside Spook Hill.
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A parish of Holmwood was created from parts of Dorking and Capel parishes in 1839. The parish church was built of flint in
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History of Holmwood Common and the surrounding villages, eminent residents and key sites of architectural interest
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shows a population of 6,417 and that North Holmwood forms part of the Dorking Built-up Area.
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The village has a main street called Spook Hill, in which there is a
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from 1891 showing the four Fathers of the Western Church.
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North Holmwood is located in Surrey
Surrey
OS grid reference
TQ172472
District
Mole Valley
Shire county
Surrey
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Dorking
Postcode district
RH5
Dialling code
Police
Surrey
Fire
Surrey
Ambulance
South East Coast
UK Parliament
Dorking and Horley
UK
England
Surrey

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