Ockham, Surrey

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Ockham

Coordinates: 51.298° N 0.461° W

Ockham, Surrey (United Kingdom)
Ockham, Surrey
Population 384[1]
OS grid reference TQ073565
District Guildford
Shire county Surrey
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district GU23
Police Surrey
Fire Surrey
Ambulance South East Coast
UK Parliament Mole Valley
European Parliament South East England
List of places: UKEnglandSurrey

Ockham is a tiny English village near East Horsley, in Surrey, south-west of London. The village lies to the east of the A3 which runs between Cobham and Guildford. Other neighbouring villages include Ripley, Wisley and Effingham.

Most notably, Ockham was the birthplace of William of Ockham,[2] famous philosopher - the proponent of Ockham's Razor. More recently, Ada Lovelace lived at Ockham Park.

Ockham possesses a small church All Saints,[3] a memorial to those who gave their lives in the Great War and World War II, a cricket club and a pub called The Hautboy.

The village gave its name to HMS Ockham, a Ham class minesweeper.

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  1. ^ Census data
  2. ^ Who 2
  3. ^ Picture of All Saints Church

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