Ockley

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Ockley
Ockley Green
Ockley shown within Surrey
Population	852^[1]
OS grid reference	TQ146399
District	Mole Valley
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dorking
Postcode district	RH5
Dialling code	01306
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Mole Valley
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

Coordinates: 51°08′52″N 0°21′46″W / 51.1477, -0.3627

For other uses, see Ockley (disambiguation).

Ockley is an historic village in Surrey, built on Stane Street, a Roman Road stretching from Chichester to London. Situated between Dorking and Horsham, close to the Sussex/Surrey border, Ockley nestles in the shadows of Leith Hill, the highest point in South east England. Neighbouring villages include Capel, Ewhurst Green and Rusper. It is a linear settlement running along the A29 and lying about 3 km east of the A24. Ockley is also a civil parish covering 1,374 hectares (3394 acres).^[2]

There are four pubs in Ockley: Cricketer's Arms, Inn on the Green, Kings Arms and Bryce's Restaurant (aka Old School House). In addition to the pubs, Ockley has a Post Office & village shop and garage, and a local veg shop out towards the station.

The village is served by Ockley railway station which lies over two miles to the East of the settlement.

Ockley appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Hoclei. It was held by Radulf (Ralph) from Richard Fitz Gilbert. Its domesday assets were: 1 hide. It had 5 ploughs, woodland worth 20 hogs. It rendered £3 10s 0d.^[3]