Tongham is a compact village and civil parish in the borough of Guildford, in Surrey, England, sitting close to the Hampshire border. Its setting on the edge of the chalk ridge known as the Hog's Back and within easy reach of towns such as Farnham and Aldershot gives it a pleasantly semi-rural feel: pockets of farmland and scrub, lanes and footpaths make it popular with walkers while nearby roads and rail links mean many residents commute to larger centres, including London.
Historically the community grew from agricultural roots and expanded with 19th- and 20th-century transport and local industry, and the influence of the nearby military garrison can still be seen in local patterns of employment and housing. Today Tongham mixes older cottages and village amenities with modern developments, small businesses and community events, retaining a quiet village character amid the commuter belt pressures of south-east England.
Postcode districts covering Tongham
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 18.7 miles
- Crawley 24.5 miles
- Slough 20.4 miles
- Basingstoke 16.2 miles
- Woking 8.3 miles
- Bracknell 12.5 miles
- Guildford 6.7 miles
- Maidenhead 19.8 miles
- Hounslow 22.8 miles
- Aldershot 1.8 miles
- Farnborough 4.6 miles
- Esher 18.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sandy Cross Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Ash South Ward 0.9 miles
- Aldershot Park Ward 1.1 miles
- Ash Green Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Seale and Sands Parish 1.1 miles
- The Sands Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Ash Wharf Ward 1.5 miles
- North Town Ward 1.5 miles
- Badshot Lea Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Manor Park Ward 1.6 miles
- Aldershot Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Runfold Built-up area 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Tongham
GU10 1BW, GU10 1FT, GU10 1AZ, GU10 1EA, GU10 1BZ, GU10 1BX, GU10 1AE, GU10 1DE, GU10 1EN … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 20.3 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 24.2 miles
- Ash Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Aldershot Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Tongham Ad
- The Hogs Back & Spa Farnham 3 0.3 miles
- The Princess Royal 4 1.9 miles
- Bush Hotel Farnham 4 3.3 miles
- Village Hotel Farnborough 3 4.2 miles
- Aviator Hampshire 4 3.6 miles
- Premier Inn Farnham 3 2.6 miles
- Premier Inn Aldershot 3 2.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Farnborough 4 3.3 miles
- Farnham House Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Fleet 3 6.1 miles
Schools in Tongham
- St Paul's C of E Primary School & Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Recreation Ground Stadium 1.8 miles
- Britty Wood Forest 2.2 miles
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 2.8 miles
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 2.9 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 3.6 miles
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 3.8 miles
- university of surrey University 5.9 miles
- Foxall Wood Forest 6.5 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 7.7 miles
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles
- Jamia Ahmadiyya UK College 9.4 miles
- RHS Garden, Wisley Gardens 12.3 miles