Shere
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| Shere | |
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| Population | <5,000 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Guildford |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode district | GU8 |
| Dial code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | Mole Valley |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Shere is a village in the Guildford district of Surrey, England. It is about 6 miles east of Guildford, on the A25.
Shere is also a civil parish, consisting of the villages of Shere, Gomshall, Holmbury St. Mary, Peaslake, and most of Abinger Hammer. Shere is part of the census ward Tillingbourne which has a population of 5,216.[1]
[edit] Movie location
- Shere was used as Dr. Reeve's village in the 1946 film A Matter of Life and Death (film).
- Shere was the location for the 1965 science fiction film The Earth Dies Screaming.
- Shere church features briefly in the wedding scene at the end of the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (filmed in 2004).
- Shere was featured in the 2005 movie The Wedding Date starring Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney.
- Shere was featured in the 2006 film The Holiday starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet and Jude Law.
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