Editing Hindhead (section)

===Land use, elevations and soil types===
The settled parts of the village are elevated relative to all of the surrounding parishes and are a mixture of paved streets and wooded roads as well as agricultural smallholdings, which are few compared with other parts of Waverley District. Hindhead has the 2nd and 13th highest hills in Surrey: [[Gibbet Hill, Hindhead|Gibbet Hill]] and Hatch Farm Hill, at {{convert|272|m|ft}} and {{convert|211|m|ft}} above sea level respectively.<ref>[http://www.hills-database.co.uk/downloads.html Database of British and Irish Hills] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805042151/http://www.hills-database.co.uk/downloads.html |date=5 August 2018 }} Retrieved 2015-03-06</ref> These rise gradually from the rest of the village towards the north of the [[Greensand Ridge]], upon which the village wholly lies. The soil is near its surface a sort of crumbly [[sandstone]] here known as [[greensand]] which breaks up forest into acidic [[heath]]land in many places. It supports endemic types of fungi, ferns, gorse and heather.<ref name=soilscape>{{Cite web |url=https://www.landis.org.uk/soilscapes/ |title=Cranfield University National Soil Resources Institute |access-date=6 March 2015 |archive-date=2 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602134653/https://www.landis.org.uk/soilscapes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>