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Guildford (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l f ər d / ⓘ) [2] is a town in west Surrey, England, around 27 mi (43 km) south-west of central London.As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 [1] and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around 145,673 inhabitants in 2022. [3]
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford, commonly known as Guildford Cathedral, is the Anglican cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England. Earl Onslow donated the first 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land on which the cathedral stands, with Viscount Bennett, a former Prime Minister of Canada, purchasing the remaining land and donating it to the cathedral in 1947.
Guildford is one of 11 local government districts in the English county of Surrey, which is immediately south of London and features the Surrey Hills National Landscape, market towns, ancient villages, green spaces and 20th-century suburbs. The ancient town of Guildford, which gives the borough its name, is also the county town. [1]
Guildford, along with some other royal inland castles, was no longer needed for defence and was neglected. From the 1360s a royal moated hunting lodge (situated on the other side the river from the castle) was improved and enlarged, so royalty chose to stay there when visiting the area rather than the castle.
Guildford (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l f ər d / ⓘ) [2] is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Guildford is located 27 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of Cumberland City Council .
The Borough of Guildford is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. With around half of the borough's population, Guildford is its largest settlement and only town, and is where the council is based. The borough includes part of the Surrey Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Guildford Museum Castle Arch. Guildford Museum is the main museum in the town of Guildford, Surrey, England. The museum is on Quarry Street, a narrow road lined by pre-1900 cottages running just off the pedestrianised High Street. This main site of the museum forms the gatehouse and annex of Guildford Castle, which the staff
The town of Guildford is the county town of Surrey in England. This category contains articles about places, people, or other things in or connected to the town. For the wider local government district see Category:Borough of Guildford