Hurst Green, Surrey
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Hurst Green is a large village in the English county of Surrey. The census area of Oxted which includes Hurst Green has a population of 10,812.[1] Hurst Green is very close to Oxted to the north, and the village of Merle Common to the south. To the east and west are heavily wooded areas.
Hurst Green was very small until the opening of Hurst Green Halt in the early 1900s. After this more houses rapidly began to be built, with a new council estate in the 1940s/50s. To cater for the increase in population, Hurst Green Infant School was opened in the late 1950s and Holland Junior School in 1971. The Halt was rebuilt as Hurst Green railway station in 1961.
Just south of Hurst Green is the village of Holland. This is smaller than Hurst Green and is mainly residential. Holland and Hurst Green are now recognised as one, as there is no clear divide between the two.
