Guildford is the County of Surrey (England, UK).

As with many towns Guildford has grown to merge with a number of local villages that now form suburbs with their own distinctive flavours. It is a classic "gap town" situated in the notch where the River Wey cuts through steep chalk hills that form the North Downs. London is only about 48 Km (30 miles) North East of the town. The routes of both the main A3 radial road from London to Chichester and the main London to Portsmouth rail links made use of this gap and helped ensure the towns importance. Many Guildford residents work in London or use Guildford's good links with the countries major road system to travel throughout the southern half of the country on business. London's Heathrow airport is reasonably easily reached by road or rail, as is Gatwick airport.