Editing Cobham, Surrey (section)

==Geography==
===Boundaries===
Cobham fits into a triangle between the River Mole to the south, the [[A3 road|A3]] to the north and a borderline for the most part on the nearside of the [[New Guildford Line|(New) London to Guildford railway line]] to the southeast – directly west of [[Oxshott]].  On the southern border is the historic village, [[Stoke D'Abernon]], part of the small [[post town]], which gives its name to the railway station between the two areas on the line mentioned: [[Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon railway station|Cobham & Stoke D'Abernon]].

===Other===
;Soil
The village neighbourhoods of [[Downside, Surrey|Downside]] (south) and '''Fairmile''' (east). The longstanding built-up areas resemble the adjacent fertile east banks of the Mole such as at landscape garden Painshill Park on free-draining gravel topped with layers of [[alluvium]].  This contrasts with the steep west bank, acidic sandy [[heath]], which underlies the highest land on all the outskirts, residual outcrops of the [[Bagshot Formation|Bagshot Sands (Formation)]]. These isolate Cobham village historically, [[Esher Commons]], [[Oxshott Heath and Woods]] and the Redhill Common part of [[Ockham and Wisley Commons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.landis.org.uk/soilscapes/|title=Soilscapes soil types viewer – National Soil Resources Institute. Cranfield University|website=landis.org.uk}}</ref>

;Elevation
Watershed points, or in international terms [[drainage basin|drainage divides]], are at the summits of the sides of the lower Mole Valley, attaining {{convert|60|m}} and {{convert|65|m}} towards the east close to [[Oxshott]] and Stoke D'Abernon respectively.

The [[River Mole, Surrey|River Mole]] runs through Cobham, with a visitor area and well-surfaced path by the mill in the High Street, dividing the remaining agricultural parts of Cobham in the west and south. Elevation reaches a minimum here of {{convert|20|m}} [[Above Ordnance Datum|above sea level]].<ref name=os>[http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ109600 Grid square map] [[Ordnance survey]] website Retrieved 2013-10-13</ref><ref>[http://www3.elmbridge.gov.uk/WAM/doc/Flood%20Risk%20Assessment-529570.pdf Cobham Conservation & Heritage Trust (Improvements at River Hill, Cobham) Flood Risk Assessment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016234208/http://www3.elmbridge.gov.uk/WAM/doc/Flood%20Risk%20Assessment-529570.pdf |date=16 October 2013 }} Bell Fischer Retrieved 2013-10-13</ref>

;Demography
Cobham used to have two [[wards of the United Kingdom|wards]]; the Cobham Fairmile ward has a population of 4,760<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943039&c=Cobham&d=14&e=16&g=489602&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1|title=Census data – Area: Cobham Fairmile (Ward) – Key Figures for 2001 Census|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=2 July 2010}}</ref> neighbouring Cobham and Downside has a population of 6,158.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5943040&c=Cobham&d=14&e=16&g=489581&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1|title=Census data – Area: Cobham and Downside (Ward) – Key Figures for 2001 Census |publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=2 July 2010}}</ref> Cobham Fairmile ward has been abolished and is now part of the Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon Ward.