Chalkhill blue (left) and Marbled White (right) butterflies on knapweed flowers on Box Hill.
| Box Hill | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Box Hill viewed from the south. Photograph taken from Betchworth Park Golf Course. | |
  Box Hill | |
| Nearest town | Dorking, Surrey, England |
| Coordinates | 51°15′18″N 0°18′31″W / 51.25500°N 0.30861°W |
| Area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
 Box Hill viewed from the west. Photograph taken from Denbies Hillside. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Geography | |
 Map of Box Hill, showing the areas managed by the National Trust (purple), Surrey Wildlife Trust (turquoise) and Surrey County Council (green). The urban area of Box Hill village is shown in grey.
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| Parent range | North Downs |
| OS grid | TQ 178 514 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 187 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous and Eocene |
| Mountain type | Cuesta |
| Type of rock | Chalk and Clay-with-Flints |
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtead | South Western Railway Mole Valley Line |
Box Hill & Westhumble | ||
| Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Line |
Box Hill & Westhumble or Dorking | |||
| South Western Railway Bookham Branch |
Bookham | |||
| Southern Peak periods only |
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| Preceding station | National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Wood | Thameslink North Kent Line |
Dartford | ||
| Erith | Southeastern North Kent Line |
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| Southeastern Dartford Loop Line |
Crayford | |||
| Southeastern Bexleyheath Lines |
Barnehurst | |||
| Preceding station | National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulse Hill | Thameslink Thameslink |
Tooting | ||
| Southern Sutton and Mole Valley Line Peak Hours only |
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| Thameslink Thameslink |
Mitcham Eastfields | |||
| Southern Sutton and Mole Valley Line Peak Hours only |
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| Southern London Bridge to Caterham |
Streatham Common | |||
The three main streets of the town form a "Y " shape.
The three main streets of the town form a " Y " shape.
Refs
edit- ^ Wooldridge & Hutchings 1957, p. 79
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