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Village in the
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82:OS grid reference
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918:St George's College (part)
461:Gurney, John (July 2012).
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1169:East Molesey Cricket Club
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1204:Thames Valley Skiff Club
1179:Metropolitan Police F.C.
1061:Buildings and structures
878:Esher Sixth Form College
1138:Sandown Park Racecourse
799:Oxshott Heath and Woods
436:www.diggerstrail.org.uk
103:17 mi (27 km)
1236:notable as settlements
1093:Cobham Training Centre
898:Milbourne Lodge School
411:land was rehabilitated
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213:Postcode district
1224:Weybridge Rowing Club
1113:Island Barn Reservoir
1103:Hurst Park Racecourse
1068:Bessborough Reservoir
774:Cigarette Island Park
1270:Borough of Elmbridge
1194:Surbiton Hockey Club
913:Three Rivers Academy
893:Hinchley Wood School
561:Towns, villages and
554:Borough of Elmbridge
193:Sovereign state
1209:Walton Casuals F.C.
502:"Fedora - Clay Pit"
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1265:Villages in Surrey
1219:Walton Rowing Club
1128:Molesey Reservoirs
883:Feltonfleet School
863:Brooklands College
366:in the borough of
279:UK Parliament
225:Dialling code
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1118:London Bus Museum
1078:Brooklands Museum
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1083:Claremont Estate
981:Walton-on-Thames
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1088:Cobham Park
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704:Ashley Park
686:Leatherhead
681:Leatherhead
639:Long Ditton
511:29 December
360:Littleheath
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1259:Categories
1073:Brooklands
789:Hurst Park
446:15 January
418:References
326:51°19′41″N
169:South East
1240:post town
1174:Esher RFC
986:Weybridge
927:Transport
851:Education
804:Painshill
745:Weybridge
728:Weybridge
479:cite book
368:Elmbridge
329:0°22′26″W
263:Ambulance
203:Post town
133:Elmbridge
941:Claygate
735:Oatlands
632:Surbiton
623:West End
608:Claygate
582:Downside
125:District
971:Oxshott
961:Hersham
714:Hersham
690:Oxshott
669:Molesey
392:Diggers
386:History
376:Oxshott
310:England
185:England
179:Country
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577:Cobham
570:Cobham
372:Surrey
364:Cobham
315:Surrey
256:Surrey
244:Surrey
239:Police
207:Cobham
161:Region
151:Surrey
99:London
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