SURREY, one of the smallest of the English counties, Boun- has the Thames for its northern boundary, Berkshire, ex- daries, ext- Hampshire on the west, Sussex on the south, and Kent on ent, and the east. Its form is nearly that of an oblong quadrangle; description. its utmost length, from east to west, about 39½ miles; its breadth, 25½ miles. According to Parliamentary returns its superficial area is 789 square miles, or 485,760 acres; though Stevenson estimates it at 519,040 acres. It lies between 51. 5. and 51. 31. N. Lat., and 3. E. and 51. W. Long.
That portion of it included in the valley of the Thames is exceedingly rich and fertile; and the scenery is there diversified by leafy dells, waving corn-fields, picturesque ascents, and prolific woodlands. The western and southern