Guildford is a
town centre
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and neighbourhood of
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...
, Canada. It is known for its retail corridors along 104 Avenue and 152 Street. At the intersection of these two streets sits the 200-store
Guildford Town Centre shopping mall
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. The community is named after
Guildford
Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The nam ...
in
Surrey
Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...
, England.
Although Guildford is geographically large, the Guildford neighbourhood is locally considered to centre around the Guildford Town Centre mall and its surrounding blocks. A notable landmark in Guildford is the tall flagpole, which had been located at the
Expo 86
The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo 86, was a world's fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May 2 until October 13, 1986. The fair, the theme of which was "Transportation and Communicatio ...
fairgrounds and was then the record holder for world's tallest flagpole.
It is also home to the Guildford Recreation Centre, which is owned and operated by the City of Surrey to serve the recreational needs of local residents.
As of the
2016 census, the population of Guildford is 60,745.
Geography
Guildford occupies the northeastern corner of the city of Surrey with its northern border the shores of the
Fraser River
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, its western border extending to roughly 144th Street and the east adjoining the city of Langley at 196th Street. Its southern border with the neighbourhood of Fleetwood extends roughly to 96th Avenue while its southern border with the neighbourhood of Cloverdale extends to roughly 84th and 80th Avenue. Additionally,
BC Highway 1 passes through the neighbourhood from east to west, with a major crossing over the Fraser River at the
Port Mann Bridge
The Port Mann Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Fraser River in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. It carries 10 lanes of British Columbia Highway 1, Highway 1 (itself part of the Trans-Canada Highway) and ...
.
Demographics
See also
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Guildford Exchange
*
Surrey-Whalley provincial electoral district
*
List of largest enclosed shopping malls in Canada
References
External links
City of Surrey website
{{SurreyBCNeighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Surrey, British Columbia