Westcott, Surrey

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Westcott
map_type= Surrey
population =2,142 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5942964&c=RH4+3QG&d=14&e=16&g=490881&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1 Census data] ]
shire_district= Mole Valley
shire_county = Surrey
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Mole Valley
post_town= Dorking
postcode_district = RH4
postcode_area= RH
dial_code= 01306
os_grid_reference= TQ145485
latitude= 51.2242

longitude= -0.3617

Westcott is a village situated on the A25 between Dorking and Guildford in Surrey, England. Neighbouring villages include Friday Street, Wotton, Abinger Common and Abinger Hammer.

The village rests in the valley at the foot of the steep slopes of Ranmore and the North Downs to the North and the slopes of Leith Hill to the South. The most recognisable symbol in Westcott is the thatched dovecot on the Green. The weather vane on top of the dovecot has had the N replaced by a T such that it now shows the letters W.E.S.T

The village has two public houses, The Prince of Wales, and The Crown. The third pub, The Cricketers, closed in 2007.

It has a number of small stores including an art gallery, a bicycle shop and two general stores. The village is busy with cyclists every weekend, the area offers some of the best mountain biking in Southern England.

Westcott also has a village school which celebrated its 150th anniversary in recent years.

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