Godalming in Waverley, Surrey, England is a compact historic market town on the banks of the River Wey at the edge of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With Saxon origins (the name means “Godel’s people”) it developed around cloth, milling and the river trade, and its narrow High Street, timber‑framed buildings and Georgian façades retain a distinctly local character despite a strong commuter population.
The town is notable for industrial heritage - it is widely credited as the first town to have a public electricity supply in 1881, powered by a small hydro generator on the Wey - and for its old mills, the Wey Navigation and a local museum. Today Godalming combines independent shops, a regular market, community events and good rail links into London Waterloo, making it popular with walkers, families and people seeking a village feel within easy reach of the capital.
Postcode districts covering Godalming
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.6 miles
- Sutton 21.8 miles
- Crawley 18.4 miles
- Slough 23.1 miles
- Basingstoke 22.1 miles
- Woking 8.8 miles
- Bracknell 17.1 miles
- Guildford 4.5 miles
- Maidenhead 23.8 miles
- Hounslow 22.3 miles
- Aldershot 8.1 miles
- Farnborough 10.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Godalming Holloway Ward 0.5 miles
- Busbridge Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Godalming Central & Ockford Ward 0.7 miles
- Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 0.8 miles
- Munstead Heath Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse Ward 1.2 miles
- Farncombe Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hydestile Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Peasmarsh Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Hascombe Built-up area 2 miles
- Bramley & Wonersh Ward 2.1 miles
- Bramley and Wonersh Built-up area 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Godalming
GU7 2FZ, GU7 1XT, GU7 1AB, GU7 1BS, GU7 1QL, GU7 1TL, GU7 2FJ, GU7 9NE, GU7 2LD … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 18.4 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 20.9 miles
- Godalming Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Farncombe Railway Station 1 mile
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Schools in Godalming
- Godalming College Further education
- Moss Lane School Primary
- St Hilary's School Independent - primary
- Unsted Park School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Foxall Wood Forest 2.4 miles
- university of surrey University 4.2 miles
- Britty Wood Forest 4.8 miles
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 7.2 miles
- Recreation Ground Stadium 8 miles
- Jamia Ahmadiyya UK College 8.5 miles
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 8.8 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 9 miles
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 9.5 miles
- RHS Garden, Wisley Gardens 10.6 miles
- Polesden Lacey Estate 11.2 miles