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'''Alfold''' is small village and civil parish on the [[Surrey]]/[[West Sussex]] border in [[England]]. The parish clerk is Mrs L.R. Enticknap.<ref>[http://www.waverley.gov.uk/council/clerks.asp List of clerks]</ref>
'''Alfold''' is small village and civil parish in [[Surrey]], on the [[West Sussex]] border, in [[England]].


'Alfold' meant the '[[Fold village|old fold]]' or clearing enclosure for cattle<ref>recorded as Aldfold, Awfold (xvii cent.) per H.E. Malden below</ref><ref name=histcounty>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42933 |title=Parishes: Alford |author=H.E. Malden (editor) |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |date=1911 |work=A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3 |accessdate=24 October 2012 }}</ref>, falling within the still much wooded [[The Weald|Weald]] in the [[Metropolitan Green Belt|Green Belt]].
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Originally sited perhaps for the [[glass]] making (evidence of which can be seen in [[Sidney Wood]]). Charcoal was extensively burnt in the parish for gunpowder works in [[Dunsfold]], [[Cranleigh]], and [[Sussex]].

==History==
Early [[glass]] making evidence of which can be seen in [[Sidney Wood]] appears to provide the oldest trace of land use in the village<ref name=histcounty/>{{#tag:ref|Malden states "In Sydney Wood were glass-houses, of which the only relic is the name Glass House Fields. A glasshouse is marked in Speed's map. Aubrey (17th century) saw the graves of French glass-makers in the churchyard, but the industry was extinct in his time, so the French were not refugees after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, as stated by Brayley."|group= n}}


Alfold is not mentioned in the [[Domesday|Domesday Book]]. This is probably because Alfold appears to have been an unrecorded, southern outpost in the multi-village estate of [[Bramley, Surrey|Bramley]] since pre-conquest times. The earliest mention of Alfold, in the 13th Century, records that it was attached to Shalford Manor. A charter of [[William II Longespee|William Longespee]], son of the [[William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury|Earl of Salisbury]], records that the [[advowson]], with the Manor of Shalford, is given to John, son of Geoffrey [[Earls of Essex|Earl of Essex]], who died in 1256.
Alfold is not mentioned in the [[Domesday|Domesday Book]]. This is probably because Alfold appears to have been an unrecorded, southern outpost in the multi-village estate of [[Bramley, Surrey|Bramley]] since pre-conquest times. The earliest mention of Alfold, in the 13th Century, records that it was attached to Shalford Manor. A charter of [[William II Longespee|William Longespee]], son of the [[William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury|Earl of Salisbury]], records that the [[advowson]], with the Manor of Shalford, is given to John, son of Geoffrey [[Earls of Essex|Earl of Essex]], who died in 1256.


Four manors existed, namely '''Wildwood''' now represented by Great and Little Wildwood Farms and Wildwood Copse and Moat, was formerly possessed by the lords of [[Albury, Surrey|Albury]] and [[Stoke D'Abernon]], the D'Abernons and their successors. In the 13th century they had land in Alfold and in a deed of 1313 John D'Abernon's wood called ''le Wylwode'' is mentioned. '''Markwick''' and '''Monkenhook''' over their history have been held by [[Waverley Abbey]], [[Viscount Montagu]] and the [[Earl of Onslow]]; and '''Sydney''' alias Hedgecourt or Rickhurst lies partly in [[Dunsfold]] held by the Sydney family then Dorrington family.
'Alfold' meant the '[[Fold village|old fold]]' or clearing enclosure for cattle.


'''Alfold Park''', formerly with a [[moat]] (as did Wildwood Farm), belonged to the manor of Shalford and contained 300 acres however lost its park before [[John Speed]]'s map was made<ref name=histcounty/> in the reign of [[James I of England|James I]].

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After [[gunpowder]]'s invention, charcoal was extensively burnt in the parish for gunpowder works in [[Dunsfold]], [[Cranleigh]], and [[Sussex]].<ref name=histcounty/>.

The parish comprised {{convert|2726|acres}} of which only {{convert|72|acres}} in 1848 were common or waste, and {{quote|...abounded with [[oak]], [[ash (tree)|ash]], and [[elm]]: in parts there is a bed of stone, which is used for repairing roads, but is not hard enough for building. The [[Wey and Arun Canal|Arun and Wey Junction canal]] passes through. The living is a [[rectory]], valued in the king's books at £6. 11. 2. [&nbsp;[[land tax]] liability], and in the gift of the Sparkes family: the tithes have been commuted for £355, and the [[glebe]] comprises 14 acres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50749 |title=Aldingham - Alfreton |author=[[Samuel Lewis (publisher)]] (editor) |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |date=1848 |work=A Topographical Dictionary of England |accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref>}}

A Baptist chapel was erected in 1883, and an elementary school in 1876.

Significant other homes mentioned in 1911 were Sydney Manor and Sachel Court; Sachel Court was owned by Thomas Smith Wharrie, an engineer in Scotland and Director of British Mutual Banking Company Ltd.<ref name=histcounty/>{{#tag:ref|http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=205835 Scottish Architects profile]|group= n}}
==Today==
[[Image:South Porch, Alfold Church - geograph.org.uk - 1105514.jpg|thumb|left|St Nicholas's Church]]
The compact village has a red telephone kiosk, [[stocks]] and [[whipping post]] with very old paving and the following [[listed building]]s:
*St Nicholas's Church (Grade I) <ref>St Nicholas's Church {{NHLE|num=1352752}}</ref>
*Alfold House (Grade II*) <ref>Alfold House {{NHLE|num=1044391}}</ref>
*Alfold Stores/The Magnolias (Grade II*) <ref>Alfold Stores/The Magnolias {{NHLE|num=1044392}}</ref>
*Carrier/Cherry Tree cottages <ref>Carrier/Cherry Tree cottages {{NHLE|num=1044390}}</ref>
*Rosemary Croft <ref>Rosemary Croft {{NHLE|num=1044393}}</ref>
*Church Cottage and Great Nicholas Church Room <ref>Church Cottage and Great Nicholas Church Room {{NHLE|num=1044394}}</ref> and
*Crown Cottage.<ref>Crown Cottage {{NHLE|num=1044396}}</ref>

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==Alfold Crossways==
[[Image:Sir Roger Tichborne pub sign, Alfold Bars - geograph.org.uk - 1434669.jpg|thumb|right|<small>Sir Roger Tichborne pub, Alfold Bars</small>]]
This it the larger, for the mostpart not as old, northern part of the village, around the crossroads of the [[A281 road|A281]] ([[Guildford]]-[[Horsham]] road) and the traditional ''Arundel Road'' to the village centre. Here there are the following:
*Wildwood Country Park
*A Garden Centre
*A recreation ground
*Medieval moated site and associated pillow mound, Wildwood Copse, [[Scheduled monument|Scheduled Ancient Monument]] <ref>Medieval Moated Site and Pillow mound {{NHLE|num=1013034}}</ref>
*Orchard Cottage <ref>Orchard Cottage {{NHLE|num=1044425}}</ref>
*Waggoners Cottage <ref>Waggoners Cottage {{NHLE|num=1189462}}</ref>
*Great Wildwood Farmhouse with Haybarn <ref>Great Wildwood Farmhouse with Haybarn {{NHLE|num=1189475}} {{NHLE|num=1352730}}</ref>
*Caters Croft/Welby Cottage <ref>Caters Croft/Welby Cottage {{NHLE|num=1352729}}</ref>
*Little Pound/The Pound <ref>Little Pound/The Pound {{NHLE|num=1352751}}</ref>
==Alfold Bars==
This smaller also generally less old, southern part of the village has only one listed building, the Sir Roger Tichbourne Inn, see [[Tichborne baronets]] and [[Tichborne]], [[Hampshire]] for Roger's family history.<ref>The Sir Roger Tichbourne Inn, Alford Bars {{NHLE|num=1273581}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
* [http://www.alfold.org Alfold Village web site]
* [http://www.alfold.org Alfold Village web site]
* [http://www.waverley.gov.uk/council/clerks.asp List of parish clerks in the wider district]
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*[[Alfold Crossways]]

==References==
==Notes and References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 12:01, 24 October 2012

For other uses please, see Alfold (disambiguation).
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Old tile-hung cottages and Crown Inn
at the centre of Alfold
Looking towards the stocks
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Alfold is small village and civil parish in Surrey, on the West Sussex border, in England.

'Alfold' meant the 'old fold' or clearing enclosure for cattle[1][2], falling within the still much wooded Weald in the Green Belt.

History

Early glass making evidence of which can be seen in Sidney Wood appears to provide the oldest trace of land use in the village[2][n 1]

Alfold is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. This is probably because Alfold appears to have been an unrecorded, southern outpost in the multi-village estate of Bramley since pre-conquest times. The earliest mention of Alfold, in the 13th Century, records that it was attached to Shalford Manor. A charter of William Longespee, son of the Earl of Salisbury, records that the advowson, with the Manor of Shalford, is given to John, son of Geoffrey Earl of Essex, who died in 1256.

Four manors existed, namely Wildwood now represented by Great and Little Wildwood Farms and Wildwood Copse and Moat, was formerly possessed by the lords of Albury and Stoke D'Abernon, the D'Abernons and their successors. In the 13th century they had land in Alfold and in a deed of 1313 John D'Abernon's wood called le Wylwode is mentioned. Markwick and Monkenhook over their history have been held by Waverley Abbey, Viscount Montagu and the Earl of Onslow; and Sydney alias Hedgecourt or Rickhurst lies partly in Dunsfold held by the Sydney family then Dorrington family.

Alfold Park, formerly with a moat (as did Wildwood Farm), belonged to the manor of Shalford and contained 300 acres however lost its park before John Speed's map was made[2] in the reign of James I.

After gunpowder's invention, charcoal was extensively burnt in the parish for gunpowder works in Dunsfold, Cranleigh, and Sussex.[2].

The parish comprised 2,726 acres (1,103 ha) of which only 72 acres (29 ha) in 1848 were common or waste, and

...abounded with oak, ash, and elm: in parts there is a bed of stone, which is used for repairing roads, but is not hard enough for building. The Arun and Wey Junction canal passes through. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 11. 2. [ land tax liability], and in the gift of the Sparkes family: the tithes have been commuted for £355, and the glebe comprises 14 acres.[3]

A Baptist chapel was erected in 1883, and an elementary school in 1876.

Significant other homes mentioned in 1911 were Sydney Manor and Sachel Court; Sachel Court was owned by Thomas Smith Wharrie, an engineer in Scotland and Director of British Mutual Banking Company Ltd.[2][n 2]

Today

St Nicholas's Church

The compact village has a red telephone kiosk, stocks and whipping post with very old paving and the following listed buildings:

  • St Nicholas's Church (Grade I) [4]
  • Alfold House (Grade II*) [5]
  • Alfold Stores/The Magnolias (Grade II*) [6]
  • Carrier/Cherry Tree cottages [7]
  • Rosemary Croft [8]
  • Church Cottage and Great Nicholas Church Room [9] and
  • Crown Cottage.[10]




Alfold Crossways

Sir Roger Tichborne pub, Alfold Bars

This it the larger, for the mostpart not as old, northern part of the village, around the crossroads of the A281 (Guildford-Horsham road) and the traditional Arundel Road to the village centre. Here there are the following:

  • Wildwood Country Park
  • A Garden Centre
  • A recreation ground
  • Medieval moated site and associated pillow mound, Wildwood Copse, Scheduled Ancient Monument [11]
  • Orchard Cottage [12]
  • Waggoners Cottage [13]
  • Great Wildwood Farmhouse with Haybarn [14]
  • Caters Croft/Welby Cottage [15]
  • Little Pound/The Pound [16]

Alfold Bars

This smaller also generally less old, southern part of the village has only one listed building, the Sir Roger Tichbourne Inn, see Tichborne baronets and Tichborne, Hampshire for Roger's family history.[17]

See also

Notes and References

notes
  1. ^ Malden states "In Sydney Wood were glass-houses, of which the only relic is the name Glass House Fields. A glasshouse is marked in Speed's map. Aubrey (17th century) saw the graves of French glass-makers in the churchyard, but the industry was extinct in his time, so the French were not refugees after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, as stated by Brayley."
  2. ^ http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=205835 Scottish Architects profile]
references
  1. ^ recorded as Aldfold, Awfold (xvii cent.) per H.E. Malden below
  2. ^ a b c d e H.E. Malden (editor) (1911). "Parishes: Alford". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 24 October 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Samuel Lewis (publisher) (editor) (1848). "Aldingham - Alfreton". A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 24 October 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ St Nicholas's Church Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1352752)". National Heritage List for England.
  5. ^ Alfold House Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1044391)". National Heritage List for England.
  6. ^ Alfold Stores/The Magnolias Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1044392)". National Heritage List for England.
  7. ^ Carrier/Cherry Tree cottages Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1044390)". National Heritage List for England.
  8. ^ Rosemary Croft Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1044393)". National Heritage List for England.
  9. ^ Church Cottage and Great Nicholas Church Room Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1044394)". National Heritage List for England.
  10. ^ Crown Cottage Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1044396)". National Heritage List for England.
  11. ^ Medieval Moated Site and Pillow mound Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1013034)". National Heritage List for England.
  12. ^ Orchard Cottage Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1044425)". National Heritage List for England.
  13. ^ Waggoners Cottage Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1189462)". National Heritage List for England.
  14. ^ Great Wildwood Farmhouse with Haybarn Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1189475)". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1352730)". National Heritage List for England.
  15. ^ Caters Croft/Welby Cottage Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1352729)". National Heritage List for England.
  16. ^ Little Pound/The Pound Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1352751)". National Heritage List for England.
  17. ^ The Sir Roger Tichbourne Inn, Alford Bars Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1273581)". National Heritage List for England.
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