Shalford, Surrey

Shalford
Village
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Shalford
Shalford
Location within Surrey
Area6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population4,142 (Civil Parish 2011)
 Density636/km2 (1,650/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ0046
Civil parish
  • Shalford
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGuildford
Postcode districtGU4
Dialling code01483
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Shalford is a village and civil parish in the Guildford district, in Surrey, England on the A281 Horsham road immediately south of Guildford. It has a railway station which is between Guildford and Dorking on the Reading to Gatwick Airport line. In 2011 the parish had a population of 4,142.

It has one named locality, occupying the west of the area, Peasmarsh.

Shalford's village sign was designed by Christopher Webb and W H Randall Blacking in 1922, as part of a competition run by the Daily Mail. It shows Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child over a shallow ford.