| Milford | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 St John the Evangelist Church, Milford | |
  Milford Location withinSurrey | |
| Population | 4,156 (2011 Census Ward)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU943421 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Godalming |
| Postcode district | GU8 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Witley & Milford Parish Council |
| 51°10′N0°39′W / 51.17°N 0.65°W /51.17; -0.65 | |
Milford is a village in thecivil parish of Witley and Milford south west ofGodalming inSurrey, England. It was a small village in the early medieval period — it grew significantly after the building of thePortsmouth Direct Line which servesGodalming railway station and its ownminor stop railway station. The village, served by a wide array of shops and amenities, has to one side an all-directions junction of theA3, one of Britain's trunk roads. Nearby settlements areEashing, Shackleford,Witley andElstead, and the hamlets of Enton andHydestile, all of which are in theBorough of Waverley. The west of the parish is in theSurrey Hills AONB.
Until the 1990s, theA3 road ran through the edge of village (it nowbypasses it to the west). Milford is still an important road junction, where theA283 road andA286 roads leave theA3 and run south toWest Sussex.Milford railway station is on thePortsmouth Direct Line betweenLondon Waterloo andPortsmouth Harbour.
Milford has a primary school, Milford Infant School and a secondary school,Rodborough School.
The Church of England Parish Church is St John the Evangelist, on Church Road. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is on Portsmouth Road, and Milford Baptist Church is on New Road.
The village has a cricket green and a football pitch which is home to Milford & Witley Football Club and Milford Cricket Club, who have two teams who play in the Saturday I'Anson League. Here, the Burton Pavilion also hosts dance,yoga andpilates classes. Another green in the village, the Jubilee field, is used for village fêtes and travelling funfairs and circuses. Milford also has Brownie and Guide Companies and Scouting troops. Milford also has a Bowling Green and club. Additionally, Milford is the home of Milford Pumas Youth Football Club, a community youth football club serving 7- to 17-year-old boys and girls.
Milford Hospital is a former sanatorium that is now the rehabilitation centre for the Guildford and Waverley districts.[3]
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In 1970 theDoctor Who serial -Doctor Who and the Silurians was partly filmed atMilford Hospital. In the series it was called the Wenley Hospital. The actual filming took place in November 1969.[14]
Milford is mentioned inAldous Huxley's bookBrave New World.
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