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

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Shalford, Surrey history

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Shalford appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Scaldefor. It was held by Robert de Wateville from Richard Fitz Gilbert. Its domesday assets were: 4 hides; 1 church, 3 mills worth 16s, 11½ ploughs, 4 acres (1.6 ha) of meadow, wood worth 20 hogs.

World War II

Leaks from the damaged wagons caused a major fire which was eventually brought under control by the Fire Brigade . Nearby properties, including a potato and vegetable store, were badly damaged .

Shalford, Surrey geography / climate

River Tillingbourne joins the River Wey at Shalford adjacent to the parish church. For centuries, the river provided an important source of income for the village with various industries, such the manufacture of gunpowder, utilising it as a source of power.

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Best Shalford, Surrey places to visit

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

Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road is a cricket ground in Guildford, Surrey. The ground was given to the town in trust in 1911 by Sir Harry Waechter, Bart. Surrey County Cricket Club play at least one County Championship match there each season.

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.

Exterior sculpture of Guildford Cathedral The exterior sculpture of Guildford Cathedral provides many artistic features, including sculptures, engravings and more by some of England’s finest sculptors and craftsmen of the 1950s and 1960s. The people who worked on the cathedral include: Edward Maufe, Alan Collins, Vernon Hill, Eric Gill, John Hutton, Dennis Huntley and others.

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