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| static_image_caption = '''Clockwise from top left''': [[Guildford railway station]]; Quarry Street; [[Guildford Cathedral]] with residential housing in the foreground; the [[Guildford Guildhall|Guildhall]]; and the [[Electric Theatre]] by the [[River Wey]]
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'''Guildford''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-Guildford.ogg|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|l|f|ər|d}})<!-- http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/guildford --><ref>{{harvnb|Olausson|Sangster|2006|p=160}}</ref> is a town in west [[Surrey]], England, around {{cvt|27|mi|km}} south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about
The earliest evidence of human activity in the area is from the [[Mesolithic]] and Guildford is mentioned in the [[will and testament|will]] of [[Alfred the Great]] from {{circa|880}}. The exact location of the main [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] settlement is unclear and the current site of the modern town centre may not have been occupied until the early 11th century. Following the [[Norman Conquest]], a [[motte-and-bailey castle]] was constructed; which was developed into a royal residence by [[Henry III of England|Henry III]]. During the [[England in the Middle Ages|late Middle Ages]], Guildford prospered as a result of the [[wool]] trade, and the town was granted a charter of incorporation by [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] in
The [[Wey and Godalming Navigations|River Wey Navigation]] between Guildford and the Thames was opened in 1653, facilitating the transport of produce, building materials and manufactured items to new markets in London. The arrival of the railways in the 1840s attracted further investment and the town began to grow with the construction of its first new suburb at Charlotteville in the 1860s. The town became the centre of a [[Diocese of Guildford|new Anglican diocese]] in 1927 and the foundation stone of [[Guildford Cathedral|the cathedral]] was laid in 1936. Guildford became a university town in September 1966, when the [[University of Surrey]] was established by Royal Charter.
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