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Horsell Common

Coordinates:51°20′9″N0°32′54″W / 51.33583°N 0.54833°W /51.33583; -0.54833
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Park near Woking in Surrey, England
For the music group, seeHorsell Common (band).

Horsell Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSurrey
Grid referenceTQ 002 606[1]
InterestBiological
Area152.0 hectares (376 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic 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.

The Muslim Burial Ground

The Sandpit area was the location of the firstMartian landing in theH. G. Wells novelThe War of the Worlds (1897) .[5]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Designated Sites View: Horsell Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved9 November 2018.
  2. ^"200 Years of Horsell Common". Horsell Common Preservation Society. Archived fromthe original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved8 January 2010.
  3. ^"Map of Horsell Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved9 November 2018.
  4. ^"Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved2 November 2018.
  5. ^The Sandpit, Horsell Common Preservation Society

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