Hindhead
Hindhead is a town in Surrey, England. It is the greatest town in Surrey, with buildings at between 185 as well as 253 metres over sea level. It is best referred to as the location of the Devil's Punch Bowl, a beauty spot as well as site of special scientific interest, and as the site of the Hindhead crossroads, a formerly notorious blockage spot, where the A3 in between Portsmouth and also London was crossed by the A287 in between Hook and also Haslemere. The A3 currently passes under Hindhead in the Hindhead Tunnel and its course along the Punch Bowl has been gotten rid of and also landscaped, however the crossroads still exists for local traffic. Hindhead is centred 10.5 miles (16.9 kilometres) south-west of Guildford, the county town of Surrey, on the border with the region of Hampshire. It is a ward within the area of Waverley, and also types part of the civil parish of Haslemere. The ward, which includes Beacon Hill, had a population of 3,874 at the 2001 census, enhancing to a population of 4,292 at the 2011 Census. The place-name "Hindhead" is first testified in 1571, as well as indicates "hillside frequented by hinds", or female deer.
