Guildford High Street

Guildford (pronounced /ˈɡɪlfɚd/ ( listen))[2] is the county town of Surrey.[3] England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region. It is situated 27 miles (43 km) southwest of London on the A3 trunk road linking the capital to Portsmouth.

The town has Saxon roots, [4] and likely owes its location to the existence of a gap in the North Downs where the River Wey is forded by the Harrow Way. The town grew enough in importance by 978 to be the Royal Mint. With the building of the Wey Navigation and Basingstoke Canal Guildford was in the centre of a network of waterways that aided its prosperity.

The Guildford pub bombing by the Provisional IRA in 1974 killed five people including four off-duty soldiers from the local barracks.[5] The subsequently arrested suspects became known as the Guildford Four.

In the 21st Century Guildford is a bustling English town, with a High Street paved with granite setts (frequently referred to as cobbled), numerous shops and department stores. It is a market town with the market being held on Fridays and Saturdays. A farmers' market is usually held on the first Tuesday of each month. There is a Tourist Information Office[22] and several hotels including the historic Angel Hotel which long served as a coaching stop on the main London to Portsmouth stagecoach route.[23] According to Channel Four Television's "The Best and Worst Places to Live in the UK" TV show Guildford was the 9th best place to live in Britain in 2006 but slipped to 12th position in 2007, largely due to the pollution produced by the numerous cars found on the roads[25]. Guildford still remains one of the most expensive places to live in the UK outside of London. Guildford is the most attractive and safe shopping destination in the UK, according to the Eve Prime Retail Survey 2004[26] and ranked 27th in the country over

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[BreezesofConey]

What the hell does it matter if there aren't any blacks? Stop being so ethnocentric. Do you hear white people complain how there aren't any whites in dominantly black communities? Not like anyone is forcing you to go live there or even go there. I guess we should start busing in blacks? I hate stale middle class inbred people too, that doesn't mean a community should change according to my tastes nor anyone's. Communities are formed not made.

[trucker5416]

@MrShelton123 so what of it no black people go home then loads there i bet where they belong and you

[curvedglass1]

Horrible place.Overpriced.

[MrShelton123]

that place looks very middle class. Almost inbred? There appear to be no black people?

[Creative4Panton]

chick at 0:42