Two sinkholes have appeared in the Surrey village of Godstone, but how have they formed and are they dangerous?

When Sarah Lewis, 36, and her partner bought their home on a new-build development site in Godstone in Surrey, they had no idea one day they would be wondering if their investment could sink – ...

Godstone MP Claire Coutinho thanked engineers ... been filled BGS has said they cannot rule unrecorded underground sand mines in the area, and it is possible that a leaking pipe may have triggered ...

Godstone High Street has been closed after a ... Pete Burgess, of the Wealden Cave and Mines Society, said a quarry marked "sand pit" can be seen on 19th century maps of land directly under ...

In Godstone, the collapsed ground is under a road ... Pete Burgess, of the Wealden Cave and Mines Society, said a quarry marked "sand pit" can be seen on 19th century maps of land directly under ...

The first crater appeared in Godstone High Street on Monday ... There are also two old mines nearby, with entrances on the east side of the road south of the collapse site. The entrance to ...

Beneath Godstone are a network of tunnels and derelict sand mines that date back to the 17th century. Locals have told The i Paper they believe the sinkhole opening up was caused by a sand mine ...

Godstone MP Claire Coutinho thanked engineers ... but they say they cannot rule out that there are other sand mines not mapped or that the roof of a historic cave has collapsed somewhere else ...

Godstone: A large sinkhole has appeared in a ... A spokesperson for the county said the mines weren’t near where the collapse occurred. Collins said an ordnance survey map from 1868-69 shows ...

In Godstone, the collapsed ground is under a road ... Pete Burgess, of the Wealden Cave and Mines Society, said a quarry marked "sand pit" can be seen on 19th century maps of land directly under ...

possibly linked to the collapse of unrecorded sand mines.” He adds: “There is also evidence for old sand mining in and around Godstone, including an entrance to an underground sand mine noted ...