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HIND-HEAD, a hill ridge on the SW border of Surrey; 2 miles NNW of Haslemere. It rises to an altitude of 923 feet; forms part of the watershed between the streams of Surrey and those of Sussex; includes Hatcham Bottom and the Devil's Punch Bowl; is covered with fern, furze, and whortleberry; and lies in a state of commonage.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hill ridge" (ADL Feature Type: "ridges") |
Administrative units: | Surrey AncC |
Place: | Hindhead |
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