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Wonersh history
Etymology
State records show the name as Wonherche, (14th century); Ognersh and Ignersh, (16th and 17th centuries) The form Woghenersh, in a Charter roll of 1305, indicates the (Old English) formation (aet) wogan ersce, ‘at the crooked field’
Pre Roman settlement
Finds have been found in the hamlet and forest of Blackheath of mesolithic (Stone Age) flint implements and near Chinthurst Hill.
Dark and Middle Ages
Based on foundations and core of the church, a settlement has existed in Wonersh village centre since Anglo-Saxon times. An ilex (holly) tree stood in the garden of Green Place and estimates of its age ranged up to 1200 years. All the six manors were later built on lands then in Bramley and Shalford.
Post Renaissance
Wonersh was one of the flourishing seats of the clothing trade in West Surrey. Manorial fortunes became more muted from 1700–1900 during the Industrial Revolution – seeing almost all of their farm lands sold up for lack of scale or produce.
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Wonersh Conservation Area contains 27 listed buildings – at least ten of which are early and late Tudor period – however none in the highest Grade I category. Just north of the village centre however is the only Grade I listed building, Great Tangley Manor.
The Dower House
Dower House is the largest building on a long residential lane off Cranleigh Road, Barnett Lane at the end east of the street. In 1710 most all of its exterior was built – the date of foundations and chimneys is uncertain – in red brick with plain hipped tiles.
Wonersh Court
At the opposite end of The Street behind a large listed entrance arch, are eight courtyard townhouses, the original stables and parade ring to the demolished mansion Wonersh Park, converted and divided in 1745–1759 by the owner Sir Fletcher Norton, first Lord Grantley.
Great Tangley Manor
Great Tangley Manor is open for film shoots, board meetings and has Victorian gardens. Main portion of the manor was built by Richard Caryll in 1584 and main portion was built in 15th century. Wickham Flower employed Philip Webb to restore and extend the house in 1884.
Barnett Hill
Barnett Hill’s social history is described in History, its architect was Arnold Mitchell who chose an expensive and ornate masonry Carolean style. Purple/brown bricks with red brick and yellow stone dressings form its walls.
Christ Church, Shamley Green
Christ Church is towards the end of the main street (B road) towards Cranleigh in the south of Shamley Green. The churchyard is the resting pace of television presenter Tony Hart who lived in the village for more than 40 years.
St Martin’s Church Blackheath
Colourful stained glass and imposing arches are in Blackheath’s Grade II-listed church, St Martin’s. The murals are by the American artist Anna Lea Merritt.
Chinthurst Hill
Surrey Wildlife Trust manage the 31st highest hill in the county. A 1930s folly tower tops the 397-foot (121-metre above sea level) knoll. The Greensand Ridge restarts in parishes east and west on its course from Hampshire to Kent.
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