Pixham
Pixham is a chapelry (small village) within the parish of Dorking, Surrey on the near side of the confluence of the River Mole and the Pipp Brook to its town, Dorking, which is centred 1 km (0.6 mi) southwest. The town as a whole, uniquely in Surrey, has three railway stations; Pixham adjoins or is the location of two of the three; and is near the junction of the A24 and A25 main roads.
Pixham | |
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Part of Pixham from Box Hill | |
Pixham Lane in the foreground bisects the village lengthways. Background: lower slopes of Box Hill | |
Pixham Location within Surrey | |
Population | 761 |
OS grid reference | TQ174504 |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dorking |
Postcode district | RH4 |
Dialling code | 01306 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Until 1910 watermills principally for corn grinding and for fulling at Pixham Mill operated, however its agricultural land has been converted to other use. At the 2011 Census the main land use was residential land; its main business being the head office of Friends Provident (which has since been taken over by Aviva), small employers include a school, large inn and a waste water treatment works. Pixham covers 117 hectares (290 acres).