Albury, Surrey

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Albury

Coordinates: 51.2193° N 0.5015° W
Population	1,190
OS grid reference	TQ047477
District	Guildford
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Guildford
Postcode district	GU5
Dial code	01483
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Mole Valley
European Parliament	South East England

St Peter and St Paul Chapel in Albury Estate

Albury is a village and civil parish in the borough of Guildford in Surrey, England, about four miles south-east of Guildford town centre. The village is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The village of Albury is in fact divided into a village and two hamlets, the village being Albury and the hamlets Farley Green and Little London, each separated by woods and heathland. The river Tillingbourne runs through the centre of the village and in the recent past fed the flour mill at the Chilworth edge of the village, which has now given way to a small estate of houses. The small village offers one post office and general shop and a pub, the Drummond Arms. Another pub the William IV in close by Little London dates back to the 16th century. Fishing is available in the stocked Albury Estate ponds.

Albury is on the south side of the North Downs near to the Silent Pool.

The parish of Albury has four churches:

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul
The Barn church, St Michael's in Farley Green
The Saxon Church in Albury Park
The Catholic Apostolic Church at Sherbourne.

Albury village is next to Albury Estate which is an estate of 150 acres; within it is the saxon church, the mansion (now a retirement home), a few houses and what is left of the old village of Albury. The estate is owned by the Duke of Northumberland. Albury Mansion was once home to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. The gardens were designed by Evelyn.

[edit] Albury landfill

Albury landfill

Albury has one of the two active landfill sites in Surrey; it only takes household waste. There is a landfill liaison committee which has been organised to work closely with SITA in an attempt to keep the villagers aware of all issues.