Hindhead
Hindhead is a village in Surrey, England. It is the highest town in Surrey, with structures at between 185 and also 253 metres above sea level. It is best referred to as the location of the Devil's Punch Bowl, a beauty spot and site of special scientific interest, and as the site of the Hindhead crossroads, a previously well-known congestion place, where the A3 in between Portsmouth and London was crossed by the A287 in between Hook and also Haslemere. The A3 currently passes under Hindhead in the Hindhead Tunnel and also its route along the Punch Bowl has been gotten rid of as well as landscaped, but the crossroads still exists for regional web traffic. Hindhead is centred 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south-west of Guildford, the county town of Surrey, on the border with the area of Hampshire. It is a ward within the district of Waverley, and also types part of the civil parish of Haslemere. The ward, that includes Beacon Hill, had a population of 3,874 at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 4,292 at the 2011 Census. The place-name "Hindhead" is first proved in 1571, as well as suggests "hillside frequented by hinds", or female deer.
