A huge sinkhole that opened in the middle of a Surrey village has stopped getting bigger, according to a council spokesperson. The first hole appeared in Godstone late on Monday night when a water main burst,

According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), "Sinkholes are often saucer-shaped hollows that are the result of some kind of collapse or removal of an underlying layer of rocks that used to support the layer of material at the surface."

A huge sinkhole in a street in Surrey is continuing to grow and swallow up more road, with the county council declaring a major incident. The original hole first appeared in Godstone High Street late on Monday night, growing to at least 65ft (20m) long by Tuesday lunchtime.

Investigations are being carried out into the cause of a massive sinkhole that swallowed large parts of a road in Surrey. The sinkhole appeared in the small village of Godstone on Monday night, and a 100-metre cordon was put in place as a major incident was declared.