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Cobham
Cobham — village in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon · 1.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Cobham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 8 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 9,739 people. Address: KT11. Wikidata describes it as: "village in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England". Coordinates: 51.3289°, -0.4094°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cobham () is a large village in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, centred 17 miles (27 km) south-west of London and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Guildford on the River Mole. It has a commercial/services High Street, a significant number of primary and private schools and the Painshill landscape park.
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Background
History
Cobham is an ancient settlement whose origins can be traced back on the ground through Roman times to the Iron Age. It lay within the Elmbridge hundred. Cobham appears in Domesday Book as Covenham and was held by Chertsey Abbey. Its Domesday assets were: 12½ hides; 3 mills worth 13s 4d, 10 ploughs, 1 alike unit of meadow, woodland worth 40 hogs. It rendered altogether £14 per year to its feudal system overlords. Historically, Cobham other than outlying farms comprised two developed areas, Street Cobham and Church Cobham. The former lay on the Portsmouth-London Road, and the building now known as the Cobham Exchange was once a coaching inn. The latter grew up around St Andrew's Church, which…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3289, -0.4094
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Elmbridge
- Parish
- Elmbridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT11
- Parliamentary constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Population
- 9,739
- Nearest railway station
- Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon — 1.8 km
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q1006990 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cobham, Surrey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: High Street, Cobham - geograph.org.uk - 791039.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cobham?
- Cobham is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT11), in the parish of Elmbridge, unparished area.
- Is Cobham free to visit?
- Yes, Cobham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cobham?
- The nearest railway station is Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KT11.