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The Royal Mills

The Esher Mills were mentioned in the court rolls of King John of England . The mill was originally used for corn milling . The mills were located on the bank of the River Mole and were one of many such mills .

Housing

Small cottages have been seen in Lower Green from maps dating back as far as 1871 . The 1923 Housing Act saw the completion of some council cottage . Provisioning of such housing was suspended in 1939 and was restarted in 1949 .

Sandown Park

Sandown Park’s first meeting was held in 1875 . Built in the 1870s with land acquired from J W Spicer of Esher Place .

Esher Place Gate House

Esher Place estate was broken up and sold in 1929 . The Gate House was acquired by Shaftesbury Home for Girls . It is now private residences .

Railway

Ditton Marsh station, now Esher station, was opened in 1846 . The station had an exclusive waiting room for the Duchess of Albany for race-day attendances . In 1938 a line was proposed from Nine Elms to Woking was proposed .

Coal Tax Post

Two coal tax posts were established around London to pay for improvements in 1666 . One is located on Lower Green Road, TQ 138 657, and the other on Douglas Road was moved in 1861 .

Maps

Lower Green can be identified as far back as John Rocque’s 1762 map . The map identifies the Esher Wire Mill on the banks of the River Mole and River Ember . Lower Green Road is also on the map with agricultural land to the north . By 1871 The Six-inch England and Wales Ordnance Survey Maps identify the addition of the London and South Western Railway .

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

River Ember The River Ember is a short river in the north of Surrey, England . It is a channel of the River Mole which splits in two south of Island Barn Reservoir, between East Molesey and Lower Green, Esher . The two rivers then flow side by side approximately north east and merge 400 metres before joining River Thames .

Giggs Hill Green Giggs Hill Green is a triangular park in Thames Ditton bordered on one side by the Portsmouth Road which has, since 1833, contained as a major part of it, the village’s cricket green .

Sandown Park Racecourse Sandown Park is a horse racing course and leisure venue in Esher, Surrey . It hosts 5 Grade One National Hunt races and one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes . The venue has hosted bands such as UB40, Madness, Girls Aloud, Spandau Ballet and Simply Red .

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.

Walton & Hersham F.C. Walton & Hersham Football Club were formed in 1945 following the amalgamation of Walton FC and Hersham FC. They currently play in the Combined Counties League Premier Division South. The club won three consecutive league titles in the Corinthian League in the 1960s. The Swans were relegated to the Isthmian League Division Two in the 2015–16 season. In August 2017, the club moved into the Elmbridge Sports Hub, a £20 million sports complex shared with local rivals Walton Casuals.

Walton and Weybridge Urban District Walton and Weybridge Urban District was a local government district in Surrey, England from 1933 to 1974. It was one of the largest urban areas in the country’s history.

Claremont (country house) Claremont, also known historically as ‘Clermont’, is an 18th-century Palladian mansion less than a mile south of the centre of Esher in Surrey. The buildings are now occupied by Claremont Fan Court School, and its landscaped gardens are owned and managed by the National Trust.

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