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It's official - Guildford is getting its very own edition of Monopoly after winning a fiercely-contested public vote, which saw the town narrowly beat Windsor to the accolade.

Voting got underway in January and after weeks of back and forth, Guildford eventually triumphed by a hair's breadth with less than 1% separating the top two.

In the end, Guildford took 39% of the vote, Windsor 38.1% and St Albans 15.9%, with Marlow (5.3%), Cranbrook (1.3%) and Epping Forest (0.4%) lagging well behind.

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Councillor Paul Spooner, leader of Guildford Borough Council, said: “We are delighted that Guildford has been chosen to have its very own Monopoly board.

"I can’t wait to see which of our iconic landmarks and buildings appear on this classic game.”

The game, licensed by Hasbro, will be created by Winning Moves UK and will feature 22 customised new properties, while the stations will be given over to a travel theme.

There will also be themed Chance and Community Chest cards - and the public will now have a chance to vote for what they want to see feature in the final edition of the game.

'Wonderful and vibrant town'

Jamie Lamont from Winning Moves UK said "everything was up for grabs" and urged the public to get in touch and have their say.

"From the squares to the cards, its a blank canvas at the moment," he said. "But by October, Guildford will be immortalised forever in a board that pays tribute to its rich past, its wonderful and vibrant present and its prosperous future.”

The board will be in shops in time for Christmas 2016.

Get Surrey ran its own poll during the vote to determine the popularity of a handful of Guildford's iconic landmarks, with Guildford Cathedral coming out on top.

However, the opportunity is now open for everyone to submit their ideas to Winning Moves UK and get Guildford the Monopoly board its residents want.

Have YOUR say

To nominate your favourite locations, you can:

Email your suggestions to guildford@winningmoves.co.uk;

Leave your suggestions on the official Guildford Monopoly Facebook page;

Or, write to Monopoly Guildford Edition, Winning Moves UK, 7 Praed Street, London, W2 1NP

Suggestions will be accepted from 10am on Friday (April 8) and the poll will close at midnight on May 31.

The board will be released to appear in shops in time for this Christmas.

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What should feature on the forthcoming Guildford edition of Monopoly? Get the debate started now in the comments section below.