Shere

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Shere


Shere Church

Wotton Church Surrey near Shere c. 1620
Wotton Church Surrey near Shere c. 1620
Shere (Surrey)
Shere

Shere shown within Surrey
Population <5,000
OS grid reference TQ070479
District Guildford
Shire county Surrey
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Guildford
Postcode district GU5
Dialling code 01483
Police Surrey
Fire Surrey
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Mole Valley
List of places: UKEnglandSurrey

Coordinates: 51°13′14″N 0°28′07″W / 51.2206, -0.4687

See also sheer, shear, sher and Shia.

Shere is a village in the Guildford district of Surrey, England. It is about 6 miles east of Guildford, on the A25.

Shere is also a civil parish, consisting of the villages of Shere, Gomshall, Holmbury St. Mary, Peaslake, and most of Abinger Hammer. Shere is part of the census ward Tillingbourne which has a population of 5,216.[1]

Shere appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Essira and Essire. It was held by William the Conqueror. Its domesday assets were: 1 church, 2 mills worth 10s, 14 ploughs, 3 acres of meadow, woodland worth 50 hogs. It rendered £15.[2]

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