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

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Cobham, Surrey history

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Cobham appears in Domesday Book as Covenham and was held by Chertsey Abbey. It rendered altogether £14 per year to its feudal system overlords. The arrival of the railway in the 1880s led to the expansion of the original village. The eastern fields and southern areas towards the railway station became suburbanised during the 20th century.

Aviation and motor industries

Cobham is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Brooklands and played host to associated and its own aviation and motoring activity in the 20th century. Leading motor engineer and car designers Reid Railton and Noel Macklin set up a manufacturing facility, building Railton road cars at the Fairmile Works.

Cobham, Surrey landmarks

At the heart of Cobham is the Church Cobham Conservation Area, which includes 14 statutory listed buildings. The Fairmile or eastern part of the parish has a high proportions of mansions and gated roads. Chelsea F.C.’s training ground is nearby, close to Cobham and Stoke d’Abernon railway station and some of its deluxe private homes belong to Chelsea’s players.

Cobham Mill

Cobham Mill was constructed Late 18C and once part of a much larger complex. It stands on the site of earlier mills dating back to the Middle Ages. The mill was in use until 1928, when it became uneconomical to continue operating. During World War II, a Canadian tank collided with the main building, causing much damage.

Cobham, Surrey geography / climate

Boundaries

Cobham fits into a triangle between the River Mole to the south, the A3 to the north and the (New) London to Guildford railway line to the southeast – directly west of Oxshott. On the southern border is the historic village, Stoke D’Abernon, part of the small post town, which gives its name to the railway station between the two areas.

Other

Cobham has two wards; the Cobham Fairmile ward has a population of 4,760. The River Mole divides the low-rise urban village/town centre from the remaining agricultural parts of Cobham in the west and south. The village neighbourhoods of Downside (south) and Fairmile are on slowly permeable, seasonally wet, slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soil.

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Best Cobham, Surrey places to visit

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

The Homewood The Homewood is a modernist house in Esher, Surrey, England. Designed by architect Patrick Gwynne for his parents, it was given to the National Trust in 1999.

Oxshott Heath and Woods Oxshott Heath and Woods covers approximately 200 acres (81 ha) It is owned by a local authority, but historic rights of access and gathering dead wood where necessary for individual fires are shared and exercised by landowners. The area has existed since the end of the 19th century.

Oxshott railway station Oxshott railway station is 16 miles 79 chains (27.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station is on the New Guildford Line, and is served by trains from Waterloo to Guildford via Cobham.

Painshill Painshill is one of the finest remaining examples of an 18th-century English landscape park. It was designed and created between 1738 and 1773 by Charles Hamilton. The original house built in the park by Hamilton has since been demolished.

Cobham F.C. Cobham Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in the village of Cobham, Surrey. Affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, they are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division South and play at Leg O’Mutton Field.

St Mary’s Church, Stoke d’Abernon The Church of St Mary is an Anglican church in Stoke d’Abernon, Surrey, in the Diocese of Guildford. The oldest parts of the church date from the 7th century and are Grade I listed.

Foxwarren Park Foxwarren Park, at Wisley in Surrey, was designed in 1860 by the railway architect Frederick Barnes for brewing magnate and MP Charles Buxton. It was then owned by Hannah Weinstein and chosen for films and television series including The Adventures of Robin Hood.

Oxshott Oxshott is a low density suburban village in the borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) from the A3 (Portsmouth Road) and the M25 (London Orbital motorway) A survey in 2010 asserted it was “the village with most footballers” in England and mentioned other celebrities who chose to live in the village.

Burwood Park Burwood Park is a private residential estate in Hersham, Surrey. It consists of approximately 400 detached houses dating from the early 20th century to the present day.

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