Capel, Surrey
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Capel (/ˈkeɪpəl/) is a village and civil parish in southern Surrey, England. It is equidistant between Dorking and Horsham – about 5 miles (8.0 km) away. Around Capel, to the west, skirts the A24 road. Capel is approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the West Sussex border, 26 miles (42 km) south of London and 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Guildford[2] and is in the Mole Valley district. The village is in the north of a landscape called the Weald, meaning forest, which forms a significant minority of the land today, particularly towards the Greensand Ridge.
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Location within Surrey | |
Area | 26.14 km2 (10.09 sq mi) |
Population | 3,832 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
• Density | 147/km2 (380/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ1740 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dorking |
Postcode district | RH5 |
Dialling code | 01306 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.154°N 0.321°W / 51.154; -0.321 |
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