Leatherhead | |
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![]() Bridge Street, Leatherhead | |
Location withinSurrey | |
Area | 12.54 km2 (4.84 sq mi) |
Population | 11,316 (2011 census)[1] or 32,522 as to its Built-up Area which extends toEffingham[2] |
• Density | 902/km2 (2,340/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ1656 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LEATHERHEAD |
Postcode district | KT22 |
Dialling code | 01372 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51°17′42″N0°19′44″W / 51.295°N 0.329°W /51.295; -0.329 |
Leatherhead is a town inSurrey, England, on the right bank of the River Mole, and at the edge of the contiguous built-up area ofLondon. Its local district is Mole Valley. Records exist of the place from Anglo Saxon England. It has a combined theatre and cinema, which is at the centre of the re-modelling following late 20th century pedestrianisation.