Traditional county: Surrey · District / Borough: Waverley · Region: South East
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| Place | Pot Common |
| Traditional County | Surrey |
| District / Borough | Waverley |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.176008 |
| Longitude | -0.712581 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Pot Common emerges from the low-lying Surrey heathland as a quiet expanse where the horizon meets the silvered grit of ancient, sandy paths. It lies 4.3 miles west of Godalming (from Godalming: bearing 261°T, OS grid SU 900 426), and is situated south-south-west of Elstead village. The terrain here holds the pale, translucent quality of light found only where the soil is thin and the heather clings to the earth with a stubborn, wiry grace. This landscape is a fundamental component of the Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons SSSI, a vast, protected stretch that defines the character of the immediate surroundings. To the south, the damp, muffled silence of Thursley Bog exerts a gravitational pull on the senses, offering a stark contrast to the drier, scrub-covered elevations of the common itself. Pot Common retains a sense of open solitude, where the wind moves across the gorse with a sound like dry parchment being folded. The surrounding vegetation, shaped by centuries of grazing and the relentless, acidic temper of the ground, remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of the modern world. Here, the sky possesses an immense, unblinking clarity, reflecting the austere beauty of a land that has long resisted the reach of encroaching development.
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Explore Pot Common, Surrey, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.176008, -0.712581. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |