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Shortfield Common Surrey Map

Traditional county: Surrey · District / Borough: Waverley · Region: South East

Explore Shortfield Common, Surrey with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shortfield Common map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Shortfield Common, Surrey

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shortfield Common, Surrey, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceShortfield Common
Traditional CountySurrey
District / BoroughWaverley
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.178374
Longitude-0.795392
Place TypeVillage

About Shortfield Common

Shortfield Common retains a quiet dignity, defined by the sandy soils and heathland scrub that characterise this corner of the Surrey landscape. It lies 2.5 miles south of Farnham (from Farnham: bearing 177°T, OS grid SU 843 428), and is situated north-west of Millbridge village. The light here has a crystalline, brittle quality, particularly during the transition from afternoon to dusk when the shadows stretch long across the open tracts. To the east, the Gong Hill Sssi offers a fragment of ancient, undisturbed terrain where the heather holds a deep, dusty purple hue against the pale sky. Shortfield Common itself serves as a modest gateway to these wilder reaches, where the earth feels thin and the air carries the scent of pine needles and dried gorse. A short distance to the west, the slopes of Summer Hill rise to break the horizon, providing a natural rampart that keeps the encroaching reach of the modern world at a distance. The rhythms of the day are governed not by the clamour of commerce, but by the slow, seasonal shifts of the surrounding woodland. It is a place where the geography dictates the pace of life, demanding a watchful eye for the subtle variations in the terrain that have remained largely unchanged for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Gong Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.5 mi, 058° ENE · 6 ha
  • Aldridge Theatre (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 271° W
  • Summer Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 237° WSW
  • Pierrepoint Farm Accessible Trail (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 114° ESE
  • Rural Life Centre (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 070° ENE
  • Frensham Little Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 128° SE
  • Bowl Barrow 100M East Of Forest Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 038° NE
  • Bowl Barrow 180M South East Of Forest Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 040° NE
  • Bowl Barrow On Frensham Common (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 152° SSE
  • Frensham Common (Park) — 1.6 mi, 148° SSE
  • Cosmos Structure (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 269° W
  • Bealeswood Common (Park) — 1.7 mi, 224° SW
  • Glenbervie Inclosure (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 265° W
  • Myers Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 094° E
  • Victoria Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 005° N
  • Frensham Great Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 172° S
  • Frensham Vale Stream (River) — 1.7 mi, 053° NE
  • Jumps Stream (River) — 1.9 mi, 143° SE
  • Go Ape Net Adventure (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 251° WSW
  • Go Ape Alice Holt (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 254° WSW
  • Holt Pound Inclosure (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 283° WNW
  • Birdworld (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.1 mi, 276° W
  • Waverley Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 046° NE
  • Moor Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 031° NNE · 4 ha
  • Museum of Farnham (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 351° N
  • Stony Jump, The Devil's Jumps (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 142° SE
  • The Sculpture Park (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 142° SE
  • Farnham Castle Keep (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 354° N
  • '900 Years of Living History' Permanent Exhibition (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 353° N
  • Crooksbury Hill Trig Point (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 050° NE

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About This Shortfield Common Map Page

Explore Shortfield 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: 51.178374, -0.795392. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.