Shere
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{{infobox UK place|
|country = England
|latitude= 51.2206
|longitude= -0.4687
|static_image=[[Image:Shere Church.jpg|150px|]]
|static_image_caption=Shere Church
[[Image:Wottonchur.jpg|200px|thumb|Wotton Church Surrey near Shere c. 1620]]
|official_name= Shere
|map_type= Surrey
|population = <5,000
|shire_district= [[Guildford (district)|Guildford]]
|shire_county = [[Surrey]]
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= [[Mole Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Mole Valley]]
|post_town= Guildford
|postcode_district = GU5
|postcode_area= GU
|dial_code= 01483
|os_grid_reference= TQ070479
}}
:''See also [[sheer]], [[shear]], [[sher]] and [[Shia]].''
'''Shere''' is a village in the [[Guildford (district)|Guildford district]] of [[Surrey]], [[England]]. It is about 6 miles east of [[Guildford]], on the [[A25 road|A25]]. It is a small and attractive village in the traditional English sense. It has a small central cluster of old village houses, shops (including a blacksmiths), tea house, two pubs and a church. The Tillingbourne, a small stream, runs through the centre of the village. Its attractiveness makes it popular with tourists from London and surrounding areas. It can be busy on weekends and bank holidays.
Shere is also a [[civil parish]], consisting of the villages of Shere, [[Gomshall]], [[w:Holmbury St Mary|Holmbury St. Mary]], [[Peaslake]], and most of [[Abinger Hammer]]. Shere is part of the census ward ''Tillingbourne'' which has a population of 5,216.<ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5942987&c=GU5+9HG&d=14&e=16&g=490546&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1 Census data]</ref>
Shere appears in [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Essira'' and ''Essire''. It was held by [[William the Conqueror]]. Its domesday assets were: 1 church, 2 [[Mill (grinding)|mill]]s worth 10s, 14 [[plough]]s, 3 acres of [[meadow]], [[woodland]] worth 50 [[hog (swine)|hog]]s. It rendered £15.<ref>[http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book]</ref>
==Movie location==
* Shere was used as Dr. Reeve's village in the [[1946]] film [[A Matter of Life and Death (film)|''A Matter of Life and Death'' (film)]].
* Shere was the [[filming location|location]] for the [[1965]] [[science fiction film]] ''[[The Earth Dies Screaming]]''.
* Shere was featured in the [[1972]] movie ''[[The Ruling Class]]'' starring [[Peter O'Toole]]
* Shere church features briefly in the wedding scene at the end of the film [[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)|''Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'']] (filmed in 2004).
* Shere was featured in the [[2005]] movie ''[[The Wedding Date]]'' starring [[Debra Messing]] and [[Dermot Mulroney]].
* Shere was featured in the [[2006]] film ''[[The Holiday]]'' starring [[Cameron Diaz]], [[Kate Winslet]] and [[Jude Law]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icsurreyonline.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200surreyheadlines/tm_objectid=16707126&method=full&siteid=50101&headline=stars-arrive-as-village-becomes-a-hollywood-backdrop-name_page.html
|title=Stars arrive as village becomes a Hollywood backdrop|publisher=Surrey Online}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/shere Shere Parish Council]
* [http://gallery.beautifulengland.net/main.php?g2_itemId=4700 Information and photographs of Shere]
[[Category:Villages in Surrey]]
[[Category:Guildford]]
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