Hersham
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This article is about the village in Surrey. For the hamlet in Cornwall, see Hersham, Cornwall.
Hersham is a town in Surrey, within the M25. It has a mixture of low and high rise housing and it has four technology/trading estates. The only contiguous settlement is Walton-on-Thames, its post town.
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Hersham | |
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Location within Surrey | |
Area | 10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
Population | 12,414 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 1,206/km2 (3,120/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ114641 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WALTON-ON-THAMES |
Postcode district | KT12 |
Dialling code | 01932 and 01372 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
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51.3681°N 0.4008°W / 51.3681; -0.4008 |
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Hersham is served by Hersham and Walton-on-Thames railway stations with a minimum of two trains per hour and differing types of services on the South West Main Line.
Two golf courses are within its bounds, Burhill Golf Club and Hersham Village Golf Club; considerable other land is wooded, used for mixed farming or Esher Rugby Club,[n 1] much of which is Metropolitan Green Belt.