Coordinates: 51°13′14″N 0°28′07″W / 51.2206°N 0.4687°W / 51.2206; -0.4687

Shere
Shere Church
Shere  Shere shown within Surrey
Population	<5,000
OS grid reference	TQ070479
District	Guildford
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Guildford
Postcode district	GU5
Dialling code	01483
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Mole Valley
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

See also sheer, shear, sher and Shia.

Shere is a village in the Guildford district of Surrey, England. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Guildford, on the A25. It is a small and attractive village in the traditional English sense. It has a small central cluster of old village houses, shops (including a blacksmiths), tea house, art gallery , two pubs and a church. The Tillingbourne, a small stream, runs through the centre of the village. Its attractiveness makes it popular with tourists from London and surrounding areas. It can be busy on weekends and bank holidays.

Wotton Church Surrey, near Shere, built c. 1620

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]

Shere appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Essira and Essire. It was held by William the Conqueror. Its domesday assets were: 1 church, 2 mills worth 10s, 14 ploughs, 3 acres (12,000 m²) of meadow, woodland worth 50 hogs. It rendered £15.^[2]

[edit] Movie location

• Shere was used as Dr. Reeve's village in the 1946 film A Matter of Life and Death.^[3]
• Shere was the location for the 1965 science fiction film The Earth Dies Screaming.^[3]
• Shere was featured in the 1972 movie The Ruling Class starring Peter O'Toole.^[3]
• 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.^[3]
• Shere was featured in the 2006 film The Holiday starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet and Jude Law.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Shere Parish Council

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