Visit Shere Places

Welcome to Visit Shere Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Shere

  

Shere Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shere

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Shere history

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Domesday book and manors

Shere appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Essira and Essire in the ancient hundred of Blackheath. It was held by William the Conqueror. Its assets were: 1 church, 2 mills worth 10s per year, 14 ploughs, 3 acres (1.2 ha) of meadow, woodland worth 50 hogs.

Medieval to 19th century

The Victoria County History (Surrey: 1911) cites numerous mentions in the Assize Rolls, Patent Rolls, Feet of Fines and ecclesiastical records of Westminster and Lambeth Palaces. Traditionally the parish included the areas of the current civil parish and measured about 4½ miles from north to south.

19th century

Holmbury St. Mary up in the Greensand Ridge was a modern village term devised in 1878 for the two hamlets of Felday in Shere and Pitland Street. The Church of England schools were built in 1860 and enlarged in 1900.

Shere landmarks

St James’ Church

The church of St James is in the Early English style, most being 12th, 13th and 14th century. It replaced an earlier Anglo-Saxon church mentioned in the Domesday Book. Constructed of ironstone rubble with sandstone buttresses, it was restored in 1895.

Others

Within the village centre conservation area are 34 listed buildings that pre-date 1830, in some cases by several centuries. Some of the buildings pre-dates 1830, some of them by a century or more.

You can visit Shere places with Walkfo Shere to hear history at Shere’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Shere has 21 places to visit in our interactive Shere map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Shere, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Shere places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Shere & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Shere places in an interactive Shere map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Shere Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Shere historic spots	Shere tourist destinations	Shere plaques	Shere geographic features
Walkfo Shere tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Shere

  

Best Shere places to visit

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

Upper Common Pits Upper Common Pits is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the north of Gomshall in Surrey. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

Chilworth railway station Chilworth railway station is on the North Downs Line, 39 miles 15 chains (63.07 km) measured from London Charing Cross via Redhill. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by the Great Western Railway.

Law Brook, Surrey The Law Brook or Postford Brook is a stream in the Surrey Hills AONB which feeds the Tillingbourne which in turn feeds the River Wey. It is notable in its own right chiefly for its industrial vestiges and records.

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Visit Shere plaques