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Box Hill, Surrey

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There are other places called Box Hill


Box Hill is a well known beauty spot in the North Downs of Surrey, England, close to the outskirts of London. There is a small village of the same name about 1.5 km to the east.

A Country Park now provides for public access to Box Hill, and the Pilgrim's Way long distance footpath runs about 1Km to the south.

An important passage of Jane Austen's novel Emma is set at Box Hill.

Box Hill is at 51:15:18 N, 0:18:31 W; its National Grid reference is 518134,152009