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| Farncombe | |
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  Farncombe Location within Surrey | |
| OS grid reference | SU976449 |
| • London | 37.8 miles (61 km) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Godalming |
| Postcode district | GU7 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Farncombe, historically Fernecome, is a village in the Borough of Waverley, Surrey, England. A peripheral settlement of Godalming, the village is approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north of the Godalming centre, separated by common land known locally as the Lammas Lands. The village of Compton lies 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the north-west and Bramley 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to the east, whilst Charterhouse School overlooks the village at the western outskirts. Loseley Park, lying in the hamlet of Littleton, is one mile to the north of the village.
Adjacent to the River Wey, the village has an extended history; archaeological evidence of Farncombe’s existence predates its appearance in the Domesday survey of 1086. Gaining manorial rights in this period, the manor remained relatively constant in size until the nineteenth century, when the manor system was abolished. During this period, the then hamlet benefited from the stopover status of nearby Godalming, both locations sitting equidistantly between London and Portsmouth. Increasingly populated, notably builds during this period included Charterhouse School, which moved to the western outskirts of the village from London, the village's primary church St John the Evangelist, a cinema, over ten pubs and the now heritage-listed railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line. During this period, the village was the birthplace and residence of Jack Phillips, the wireless telegraphist who perished on the RMS Titanic.
Post Second World War and into the twenty-first century, in a similar pattern seen across the country, the village has seen notable commercial and manufacturing decline, especially Farncombe's pub industry. Furthermore, the village has seen much controversial redevelopment, including the destruction of many of its country houses. Moreover, the village has seen extensive increases in size, absorbing the minor settlement of Northbourne, developing the former estate of Broadwater in the east of the village - notable builds being the eponymously named secondary school Broadwater and a leisure centre - and further expanding in the north-west, joining the hamlet of Binscombe. In 2013, the village's borough Waverley was judged to have the highest quality of life in Great Britain.[1][2]
History[edit]
Toponymy[edit]
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The first recorded reference of the then hamlet was as Fernecome in the Domesday Book of 1086,[3] meaning a "combe or valley where the ferns grew".[4] Historians studying its toponymology deduce the area likely had a "significant industry in fern production" for purposes such as medicinal remedies, thatching and animal feed.[5] Further variants appear hereafter, Ferncumb is recorded in 1296, Farnecombe in 1635, whilst in 1849 The London Gazette, when discussing the proposed extension of the railway, uses Fernecombe.[6][7][8] A final variation - Farncomb - appears towards the end of the nineteenth century, in documents of the sale of a manor house in the village in 1850, alongside writings by John Marius Wilson of the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales between 1870-72[9][10] before records soon after began using its current form.
Early history[edit]
The settlement dates back to at least the Bronze Age, as evidenced by archaeological finds from this era.[11] Discoveries, currently owned by Charterhouse School, include an early Bronze Age flint dagger, a flat bronze axe and a fragment of another.[12][11] Continued use of this settlement by the Anglo-Saxon's is evidenced through pottery finds,[13] but it was not until 1086 that the hamlet saw its first recorded reference - under the variant Fernecome - in the Domesday Book.[3]
Prior to the reign of Edward the Confessor, Farncombe was part of the Godalming parish of the Godalming Hundred, however under Edward, Farncombe gained manorial rights and existed as its own separate parish in the hundred.[5] With its new status, Ansgot became the Lord of the manor in 1042, whilst after his death, Lufa, a reeve of the King, took control of the manor.[14] A disputed change of ownership occurs after the Conquest, Odo of Bayeux claims the manor as his demesne, combining the 200 acre settlement to his previous acquisitions of Redessolham (Puttenham) and the farm of Bromley (Bramley).[5][15] At this point, Fernecome consisted of eleven households, two ploughs, 15 acres (61,000 m2) of meadow, woodlands worth three hogs, and was ultimately valued at 24 shillings.[14]
Odo's lands were forfeited during the thirteenth century, and by 1280, Reginald of Imworth becamed and his wife Matilda owned the manor, and granted supervision of the estate to John Adryan in Matilda's heirs names.[16] By 1382, ownership has moved on to the Ashurts of East Betchworth in 1382, where during this time, the Lord of Farncombe was repeatedly fined for his lack of attendance at the Godalming hundred court.[16] Archaeological evidence supports the manors existence around this era; medieval pottery, a site of a medieval house, and a remaining timber framed structure have all been found.[13]The Ashurts, later the Skinners, owned the manor until the mid-sixteenth century, before selling the entire manor in 1552 to the Mellersh's, later becoming the Launder's, who owned it until 1675. Visual evidence of the manors existence during this period is plentiful - a late sixteenth century Tudor cottage along Farncombe Street, still remains, alongside a further collection of houses found predominantly in the vicinity of the former manor house, all of which are now heritage-listed.[17] From 1675, several trustees held the manor, before Anne Duncombe of Albury bought the manor in 1680, with her great-granddaughters selling it to Henry Page in 1733-34. Page's nephew, John Skeet, came into ownership of the estate, where upon it passed through to his grandchildren, Eliza and Sarah.[16]
Modern history[edit]
The arrival of the nineteeth century saw many changes for the village. Throughout the century, the manor estate passed through various hands, by 1841, the estate was occupied by William Saunders Robinson and soon after, in 1850-55, the manor was passed onto the British Freehold Society.[16] The company demolished the manor house, which stood at Farncombe Cross[a] replacing it with housing and a public house.[16] The company put the manor up for sale in 1859 for 76 heriots and £2 a year quit-rents, and was bought by Mrs Marshall, who passed it onto her son, George Marshall[16] who retained the title of Lord of Farncombe until 1889, when the hundred system of administration was abolished.
Further historic developments exist along the linear development of Meadrow, towards the south-east of the village - the Meadrow road being the main road into Godalming from London.[14] As Godalming was the "ideal stop" between London and Portsmouth, the Meadrow road saw a "significant increase" in its use as Portsmouth's naval prominence increased.[14] The Three Lions (or known locally as The Scratchers), which dates back to the sixteenth century and is the oldest public house in the village lies on Meadrow[19][20] as does the Wyatt Almhouses, a "charming block of red-brick almshouses", with a "very irregular" "wonderful row of chimneys" which were constructed in 1619.[21][22][16] Instigated by Richard Wyatt, a merchant from London and freeman of the Carpenters' Company, who lived in Shackleford, three miles to the west of the village, Wyatt bequeathed in his will an order to establish a "oyspitall" for the lodging of "tenne poore menn": five men from the area of Godalming, two from Puttenham and one each from Hambledon, Compton and Dunsfold.[21][22][16]
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After the family of the Skeet's and William Saunders Robinson and "others" acquisition of the estate, the estate was bought by the The British Freehold Land Society c.1850-55.[16] >
Public House trade[edit]
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John Janaway, writing in Godalming and Farncombe Pubs and Breweries references Laurence Lee, who in 1723 stated that "about 4 in ye morning dyed with ye smallpox Richard Keen ye sawyer his last place of abode was at ye signe of ye Worlds End in Meadrow"; Worlds End being a former name of the establishment.[14]
Governance[edit]
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Localities[edit]
Binscombe[edit]
Frith Hill[edit]
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Transport[edit]
Railway[edit]
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Education[edit]
Religion[edit]
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Community and culture[edit]
Notable people[edit]
Jack Phillips[edit]
Phillips was born on the 11 April 1887 in Farncombe, Surrey.[23] The son of George Alfred Phillips, a draper and Ann (nee Sanders), Phillip's family originally came from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, from a lineage of weavers, but moved to Farncombe around 1883.[23] Phillips lived with his five siblings, of which only two twin sisters survived to adulthood, above a drapers shop - Gammons - which his father managed in Farncombe Street.[23] Educated at a private school on Hare Lane, then St John Street's School, Phillips sang as a choirboy at St John the Evangelist; Farncombe's church.[23] [[|thumb|left|caption_align=center|]]
Julius Caesar[edit]
Recreational activities[edit]
Broadwater[edit]
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| Location | Farncombe, Surrey | ||
| Establishment | 1827 (first recorded match) | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ Bingham, John (29 March 2013). "Best places to live: Waverley tops list". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ Gore, Alex; Barrow, Becky (29 March 2013). "Looking for the good life? Forget the Scottish islands and Cornish coasts, you're better off in Surrey". Daily Mail. Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b "Farncombe". Domesday Book. The National Archives. 1086. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Last name: Farncombe". Name Origin Research. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Farncombe's Origins as a Manor and Sleepy Hamlet". River Wey Magazine. Wey River Freelance Community. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Freeman, J.W. (2011). Discovering Surnames (Volume 35). Osprey Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 9780747804857.
- ^ "Bargain and Sale". Exploring Surrey's Past. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "The London Gazette". The London Gazette. London. 20 November 1846. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Surrey Record Office, Guildford Muniment Room: 1995 Accessions: Farncomb Manor Farm, Godalming: sale particulars and related papers". The National Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farncombe, in Waverley and Surrey". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Monument Number: 250244". Historic England. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Early Bronze Age flint dagger, Peasmarsh". Exploring Surrey's Past. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ a b "British Archaeological sites, Ancient History and Archaeology, Historical Places, Metal Detecting finds and Archaeological Distribution Maps relating to the SU9744 Archaeology and Ancient History of Farncombe, Surrey". Archi UK. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Henshall, Samuel; Wilkinson, John, eds. (1799). Domesday; Or, An Actual Survey of South-Britain. Translated by Henshall, Samuel. Bye and Law. p. 222–23. Cite error: The named reference "henswilk" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Fleming, Robert (18 December 2003). Domesday Book and the Law: Society and Legal Custom in Early Medieval England. Cambridge University Press. p. 223. ISBN 0521528461.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Parish: Godalming, Farncombe Manor". British History Online. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Tudor Cottage, 1044518". Historic England. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Coombs, David (1981). Memories of Farncombe and Godalming. The Godalming Trust. p. 3.
- ^ "The Three Lions, 1352728". Historic England. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "History of the Pub, The Three Lions". The Three Lions, Farncombe. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Coombs, David (1974). The Godalming 4000. The Godalming Trust. p. 23.
- ^ a b "The Almhouses, 1293743". Historic England. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "John George (Jack) Phillips, (1887 – 1912)". Godalming Museum. Exploring Surrey's Past. 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2017.