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| Location | Surrey |
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| Grid reference | TQ 002 606[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 152.0 hectares (376 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Horsell Common is a 355-hectare (880-acre) open space inHorsell, nearWoking inSurrey. It is owned and managed by the Horsell Common Preservation Society.[2] An area of 152 hectares (380 acres) is a biologicalSite of Special Scientific Interest[1][3] and part of the Thames Basin HeathsSpecial Protection Area.[4]
In the south-east corner of the common is the formerMuslim Burial Ground, now an Islamic Peace Garden. There areBronze Agebarrows, protectedheathland and thousands of trees. There are parts of the common all overHorsell, isolated from the rest of the common by roads. There is a large amount of wildlife on the common.
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The Sandpit area was the location of the firstMartian landing in theH. G. Wells novelThe War of the Worlds (1897) .[5]
51°20′9″N0°32′54″W / 51.33583°N 0.54833°W /51.33583; -0.54833
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