What is "dorking"

Dorking is a market town in Surrey, England, in the valley of the Pipp Brook between the North Downs and the Greensand Ridge from London. It lies between two hills, Box Hill and Leith Hill.

In the Georgian and Victorian periods, seven foothills and slopes in the neighbourhood became grand country estates: Norbury Park, Denbies Vineyard, Betchworth Castle, Polesden Lacey, Wotton House and Deepdene.

Dorking is a commuter settlement and has three railway stations. In 1911, it was described as "almost entirely residential and agricultural, with some lime works on the chalk, though not so extensive as those in neighbouring parishes, a little brick-making, water-mills (corn) at Pixham Mill, and timber and saw-mills."

Dorking chickens with an extra toe are a major breed. Sand of fine texture and often in veins of pink, used for mortar and in glassmaking, was dug, particularly in the 19th century, and the Dorking Caves were excavated for this purpose under southern parts of the town centre.

Dorking was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Dorking and Horley in Surrey. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 – 1983. In the eight elections during its 33-year lifetime it was held by three Conservatives successively.

Dorking is a market town in Surrey, England.

Dorking may also refer to:

• Dorking, Ontario, Canada, a community
• Dorking (UK Parliament constituency), a former parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorking, Surrey
• Dorking F.C., a football club based in Dorking, Surrey
• Dorking R.F.C., a rugby union football club originally based in Dorking, Surrey
• Dorking railway station, one of three stations that serve the town of Dorking in Surrey, England

• , a Hunt class minesweeper

• Dorking (chicken), a breed of chicken
• Google dorking, the use of advanced search parameters on Google