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Guildford: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Guildford in the United Kingdom.

  • Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England,
  • It is the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region.
  • Guildford is situated 27 miles (43 km) southwest of London on the A3 trunk road linking the capital to Portsmouth.
  • It has Saxon roots and likely owes its location to the existence of a gap in the North Downs where the River Wey is forded by the Harrow Way.
  • It is believed that Guildford was founded by Saxon settlers shortly after Roman authority had been removed from Britain.
  • It still remains one of the most expensive places to live in the UK outside of London.
  • Guildford is the most attractive and safe shopping destination in the UK, according to the Eve Prime Retail Survey 2004.
  • It has the most visited Art Gallery in Surrey, Guildford House Gallery, with over 120,000 visitors per annum.
  • Guildford's principal commercial theatre is the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre which often shows productions before (and after) they have spent time in London's West End.
  • The Electric Theatre opened in 1997 to host performances by musicians and amateur drama groups.
  • Guildford hosts regular film, family and music festivals as well as comedy and has a Riverside Cafe Bar and Terrace.
  • It has an Odeon cinema multiplex, which is as of June 2007 the only cinema in the world showing digital 4K films to the public.
  • Guildford has been the home of several notable writers.
  • Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, had a house in Guildford and is buried in the Mount Cemetery.