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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Barney Davis

What lies beneath: Could a Victorian map hold the answers to cause of Surrey sinkhole?

A Victorian map could hold the answers to why two sinkholes opened up and swallowed parts of a quiet Surrey village’s high street earlier this week.

The first crater appeared in Godstone High Street on Monday. Locals were woken late at night and told to "get out as quickly as possible" over fears of a gas explosion.

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