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Chilworth, Surrey Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chilworth, Surrey

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Chilworth, Surrey history

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Chilworth, as a landholding, appears in Domesday Book as Celeorde. At various times in history it has been the location of a wire mill, paper mill and gunpowder factory. Before the railway was built, it was a hamlet of a few cottages around the bridge over the Tillingbourne on the direct lane to Guildford via Tyting.

Chilworth, Surrey geography / climate

Chilworth is in the Surrey Hills AONB and most of its land is outside the settlement boundary within the Metropolitan Green Belt. The village occupies both sides of the Tillingbourne between those areas of the Greensand Ridge to the south, such as Tangley Hill, and the steep knoll called St Martha’s Hill to the north. The North Downs are immediately north, east and west of that knoll.

Environment

Flooding from the Tillingbourne (alluvial flooding) is a rare occurrence with small parts of the north and west identified as being at risk. Unlike most Surrey districts the borough has no Air Quality Management Areas.

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Best Chilworth, Surrey places to visit

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Chilworth, Surrey has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Chilworth, Surrey’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Chilworth, Surrey’s information audio spots:

Stoke Park, Guildford Stoke Park is a large area of parkland on the edge of Guildford, Surrey. It was donated to Guildford by the Lord Onslow in 1925. The park and its woodland have remained more or less intact since they were laid out in the 18th-century.

Guildford Golf Club Guildford Golf Club is a private members golf club located in Merrow, Guildford, England. Founded in 1886, it is the oldest golf club in the county of Surrey.

St Mary’s Church, Guildford St Mary’s Church is an Anglican church in Guildford in Surrey. The church’s Anglo-Saxon tower is the oldest surviving structure in the town. Lewis Carroll’s funeral was held in the church in 1898.

Farnham Road Hospital Farnham Road Hospital is a mental health hospital in Guildford, Surrey. It is managed by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The main building is a Grade II listed building.

Mount Cemetery Mount Cemetery, also known as Guildford Cemetery, is a cemetery in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is the location of Booker’s Tower and is surrounded by low-density houses with gardens and a covered reservoir. It contains the war graves of 33 Commonwealth service personnel, 14 from the First World War and 19 from the Second World War.

River Tillingbourne River Tillingbourne runs along the south side of the North Downs and joins the River Wey at Guildford. Source is a mile south of Tilling Springs to the north of Leith Hill at grid reference TQ143437. The catchment is situated on sandstone which has a low rate of weathering.

St Catherine’s Hill, Surrey St Catherine’s Hill is a hill south of Guildford in Surrey, England, with a ruined chapel on its top. The hill is on a sandstone outcrop near the Pilgrims’ Way, at the crossing on the river.

Shalford Mill Shalford Mill is an 18th-century Grade II* listed watermill. It was endowed to the National Trust by a group of eccentric young female philanthropists called Ferguson’s Gang.

St John’s Seminary, Wonersh St John’s Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Established in 1891, it was announced in 2020 it would close in mid-2021. The seminary occupied a building listed Grade II on the National Heritage List.

St Augustine’s Abbey, Chilworth St Augustine’s Abbey, formerly Chilworth Abbey, was built in 1892. It was formerly a Franciscan friary and a novitiate for the order. The abbey church is open to the public 365 days a year.

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