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[[Image:St Peters, Woodmansterne in 2004.jpg|thumb|left|St Peters church]]
[[Image:St Peters, Woodmansterne in 2004.jpg|thumb|left|St Peters church]]
The village lay within the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] administrative division of [[Wallington (hundred)|Wallington]] [[hundred (division)|hundred]].
The village lay within the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] administrative division of [[Wallington (hundred)|Wallington]] [[hundred (division)|hundred]]. Stuart and Claire live there too.


Woodmansterne appears in [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Odemerestor'', derived from Old English "Ode" = (W)ode = Wood, "mere" = pond, and "tor" = high ground.<ref>[http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/312f The Diocese of Southwark, ''Reigate Deanery'']</ref> It was held by Richard de Tonebrige. Its Domesday assets were: 15 [[hide (unit)|hide]]s; 1 church, 1 [[Mill (grinding)|mill]] worth 20s, 5 [[plough]]s, {{convert|4|acre|m2}} of [[meadow]], wood worth 10 [[hog (swine)|hog]]s. It rendered £8.<ref>[http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book]</ref>
Woodmansterne appears in [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Odemerestor'', derived from Old English "Ode" = (W)ode = Wood, "mere" = pond, and "tor" = high ground.<ref>[http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/312f The Diocese of Southwark, ''Reigate Deanery'']</ref> It was held by Richard de Tonebrige. Its Domesday assets were: 15 [[hide (unit)|hide]]s; 1 church, 1 [[Mill (grinding)|mill]] worth 20s, 5 [[plough]]s, {{convert|4|acre|m2}} of [[meadow]], wood worth 10 [[hog (swine)|hog]]s. It rendered £8.<ref>[http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book]</ref>

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Woodmansterne
Population3,279 [1]
OS grid referenceTQ272599
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBanstead
Postcode districtSM7
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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Woodmansterne is a village in Reigate and Banstead borough of the county of Surrey, England. Woodmansterne village is located on the B278, which starts at Morden and winds through Carshalton past Oaks Park and into the village. The road continues down to Chipstead Bottom. The railway station on the London to Tattenham Corner Line called "Woodmansterne" is actually located on Chipstead Valley Road Coulsdon just inside the border of the London Borough of Croydon.

St Peters church

The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Wallington hundred. Stuart and Claire live there too.

Woodmansterne appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Odemerestor, derived from Old English "Ode" = (W)ode = Wood, "mere" = pond, and "tor" = high ground.[2] It was held by Richard de Tonebrige. Its Domesday assets were: 15 hides; 1 church, 1 mill worth 20s, 5 ploughs, 4 acres (16,000 m2) of meadow, wood worth 10 hogs. It rendered £8.[3]

References

  1. ^ Surrey Council census data
  2. ^ The Diocese of Southwark, Reigate Deanery
  3. ^ Surrey Domesday Book

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