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Normandy is a civil parish of 16.37 square kilometres (4,050 acres) in the borough of Guildford in Surrey. The parish in 2011 had a population of 2,981 living in 1,310 households, has woods, a public common and four government-operated commons to the north that are an SSSI heath. When you visit Normandy, Surrey, Walkfo brings Normandy, Surrey places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

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Normandy, Surrey history

As a parish, the history of Normandy is the combined history of its constituent hamlets. Christmas Pie, Flexford, Willey Green, Wyke, Pinewoods and Normandy proper.

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The earliest known occurrence of the name Normandy is from 1604, when the court records of the Manor of Cleygate refer to Normandy Causeway. The name Frimsworth (also Frymsworth, Frymlesworth, Fremsworth) is much older, being first recorded in 1225, but no longer survives. Normandy Common may be the common referred to in the records as a part of the manor in the north and west.

Early history

In late Saxon England the lands were within the holdings of Earl Godwin, father of King Harold Godwinson. Later, the Domesday Book records that the manor covered large parts of what is now Normandy, as well as Ash. Normandy though was not mentioned by name, the name not being known until 1604.

History since 1876

Normandy Farm was the final home of the early 19th century radical reformer and agrarian William Cobbett, the author of Rural Rides. Normandy was considered for the site of a “New Town” to be called “New Norman” in the 1943 Town and Country Plan produced by the Surrey Federation of Labour Parties.

Foot-and-mouth outbreak

Foot-and-mouth disease was the first outbreak of its kind in the UK for six years. Cattle on farmland within the parish were found to be infected with the disease on 3 August 2007.

Normandy, Surrey geography / climate

Normandy Common has a picnic site and stream with a path west that leads to Normandy Hill, Wyke overlooking parts of all the heath of nearby commons but not restricted. Four joint commons are north of the partly wooded promontory, an SSSI but also a non-public access Danger Area. Little woods and acid heathland including Normandy Common are scattered in the north; to the south is mainly arable farmland.

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Best Normandy, Surrey places to visit

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

Normandy, Surrey photo Worplesdon Place Hotel, Guildford
Worplesdon Place Hotel near Guildford, Surrey is a house of historical significance. It appears to have been built in about 1845 by Sir William Bovill. It was a private residence for the next 100 years and was owned by several notable people.

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