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Cranleigh

Borough of WaverleyCivil parishes in SurreyCranleighUse British English from May 2013Villages in Surrey
Cranleigh High Street. geograph.org.uk 111400
Cranleigh High Street. geograph.org.uk 111400

Cranleigh is a village and civil parish, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Guildford in Surrey, England. It lies on a minor road east of the A281, which links Guildford with Horsham. It is in the north-west corner of the Weald, a large remnant forest, the main local remnant being Winterfold Forest directly north-west on the northern Greensand Ridge.

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Cranleigh
Orchard Gardens, Waverley Cranleigh

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Orchard Gardens

Orchard Gardens
GU6 7LG Waverley, Cranleigh
England, United Kingdom
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