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Haslemere

February 25, 2023

For other uses, see Hazelmere (disambiguation).

The town of Haslemere (/ˈheɪzəlmɪər/) and the villages of Shottermill and Grayswood are in south west Surrey, England, around 39 mi (62 km) south west of London. Together with the settlements of Hindhead and Beacon Hill, they comprise the civil parish of Haslemere in the Borough of Waverley. The tripoint between the counties of Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex is at the west end of Shottermill.

Haslemere

The High Street
Haslemere
Location within Surrey
Area23.27 km2 (8.98 sq mi) Civil Parish[1]
Population16,826 (Civil Parish 2011 Census)[1]
• Density723/km2 (1,870/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU9032
• London62 km (39 mi) north east
Civil parish
  • Haslemere
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHaslemere
Postcode districtGU27
Dialling code01428
PoliceSurrey
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51°05′24″N 0°42′43″W / 51.090°N 0.712°W / 51.090; -0.712Coordinates: 51°05′24″N 0°42′43″W / 51.090°N 0.712°W / 51.090; -0.712

Much of the civil parish is in the catchment area of the south branch of the River Wey, which rises on Blackdown in West Sussex. The urban areas of Haslemere and Shottermill are concentrated along the valleys of the young river and its tributaries, and many of the local roads are narrow and steep. The National Trust is a major landowner in the civil parish and its properties include Swan Barn Farm. The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is to the north of the town and the South Downs National Park is to the south.

Haslemere is thought to have originated as a planned town in the 12th century and was awarded a market charter in 1221. By the early 16th century, it had become a Parliamentary borough and was represented by two MPs in the House of Commons until 1832. The town began to grow in the second half of the 19th century, following the opening of the London to Portsmouth railway line in 1859. In late-Victorian times, it became a centre for the Arts and Crafts movement and the International Dolmetsch Early Music Festival was founded in 1925. Haslemere became an Urban District in 1913, but under the Local Government Act 1972, its status was reduced to a civil parish with a town council.

Shottermill grew up as a hamlet near to one of the watermills on the River Wey in the 16th century. The settlement began to expand in the 1880s and joined the Haslemere Urban District in 1933. Until the end of the 19th century, Grayswood was a small farming community, but became an ecclesiastical parish in 1901.

Toponymy

The first indication of a settlement at Haslemere is from 1180, when there is a record of a "Chapel of Piperham", belonging to the church at Chiddingfold.[2] The town is recorded as Heselmere in 1221 and 1255, Haselmere in 1255 and 1441, Hasulmere in 1310, Hesselmere in 1612 and Hasselmere in 1654.[3] The "mere" element of the name is thought to refer to a lake or pond on the west side of the High Street, which was visible until at least 1859.[4] The "hasle" element of the name may refer to the common hazel tree[3] or to the Heysulle family from Chiddingfold, who are known to have owned land in the area until the 14th century.[2]

Grayswood appears as Grasewode in 1479 and 1518, Grasewood in 1537 and 1577, Grace Wood in 1568 and Greyes Wood in 1583. The "gray" element may derive from the Old French personal name "Gerard" and there may be an association with Gerardswoded, recorded in the 14th and 15th centuries near Witley, also in south west Surrey.[3]

Shottermill is first recorded as Shottover in 1537 and Schoutouermyll in 1607. The modern spelling is first used in 1583 and references a watermill owned by the Shotter family.[5][6][note 1]

Geography

See also: Surrey § Climate

Haslemere Civil Parish

 
 
 

The civil parish of Haslemere is in the borough of Waverley in south west Surrey, close to the borders with both Hampshire and West Sussex. The parish includes the villages of Hindhead, Beacon Hill and Grayswood, the settlements of Shottermill and Critchmere, as well as the town of Haslemere.[7][note 2] The area is served by two principal transport routes, the London to Portsmouth railway line and the A3 trunk road, both of which run via Guildford.[8]

Much of the civil parish is in the catchment area of the south branch of the River Wey,[8] which rises on the northern slopes of Blackdown, to the south of Haslemere town.[9][note 3] The area to the east of the town is drained by the River Arun. Around 48% of the civil parish is covered by woodland, 85 ha (210 acres) of which is classified as Ancient Woodland. Approximately 17% of the parish, 395 ha (980 acres), is protected and includes parts of two Special Protection Areas, one Special Area of Conservation and four Sites of Special Scientific Interest.[8] The main settlements are surrounded by the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[7]

Haslemere town, Shottermill and Grayswood

Haslemere town is in the south east of the civil parish. The commercial centre is at the junction of the High Street, Petworth Road and Lower Street, which together form an inverted "T" shape.[12][13][note 4] Shottermill, to the west, is on the north side of the valley of the south branch of the River Wey and is linked to Haslemere via Wey Hill.[14] The hamlet of Critchmere is to the north west of Shottermill[15] and the village of Grayswood is to the north of Haslemere town.[16]

Geology

The oldest outcrops in the civil parish are of Weald Clay, which comes to the surface to the east of Grayswood, where the young tributaries of the River Arun have eroded the overlying strata. A Weald Clay sandstone is also exposed in the same area.[17] The Atherfield Clay lies above the Weald Clay and is exposed as an outcrop north of Grayswood and also in the railway cutting, west of the station. The majority of Haslemere and Shottermill lie on the Hythe Beds of the Lower Greensand[18][19] and the spring line, where the tributaries of the Wey and Arun rise, is on the junction between this permeable layer and the impermeable Atherfield Clay below.[18] The gravel found in the river valleys is thought to have been deposited during the penultimate ice age and is composed of rock fragments of local origin.[20] Much of the soil in the civil parish is free-draining, very acidic, sandy, loamy and of low fertility. To the east of Haslemere town and Graywsood, the soil is loamy and clayey, and is of low permeability.[21]

History

Early history

The earliest evidence for human activity in the Haslemere area is from the Neolithic. Flints dating from 4000 to 2400 BCE were discovered during archaeological surveys conducted prior to the construction of the Hindhead Tunnel. There may have been a settlement in the area in the mid-late Bronze Age[22] and a Romano-British cemetery was discovered on the site of Beech Road, to the north of the town centre, at the start of the 20th century.[23][24]

Governance

 
Town Well – one of the old wells which served the area (at the end of Well Lane)

Neither Shottermill nor Haslemere are directly mentioned in Domesday Book, but the land on which the two settlements are now located was divided between the Farnham and Godalming Hundreds respectively. The south western corner of Surrey is thought to have been sparsely populated in the 11th century, but it is possible that some of the mills listed under the entry for Farnham, were located on the Wey in the Shottermill area.[25]

The first indication of a settlement at Haslemere is from 1180, when there is a record of a "Chapel of Piperham".[2] The chapel belonged to the Parish of Chiddingfold, part of the manor of Godalming and is thought to have been either on or close to the site of the current St Bartholomew's Church.[12] There may also have been a settlement on Haste Hill, to the south east of the town centre, and there are references to "Churchliten field" and the "Old church-yard" in records of the area.[26]

The first use of the modern name Haslemere is from 1221, when permission for a market was given to Richard Poore, Bishop of Salisbury, indicating that the settlement was sufficiently large to be considered a town.[2] In 1397, Richard II granted a charter to the settlement, confirming the order from 1221 and permitting an annual fair to be held in the town.[27] The town remained in the possession of the Bishops of Salisbury until c. 1540, when it was purchased by the Crown.[28]

 
The bust of Elizabeth I by Malcolm Stathers was installed in Charter Walk in 2001.[29]

The first indication of a settlement at Shottermill is from 1285, when reference is made to a Manor of Pitfold, covering the extreme southern portion of Farnham Hundred. From 1344, the manor was held by Edward III, but was granted to the Convent of Dartford in 1362. The land remained in the convent's possession until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536,[30] when it reverted to the Crown. A new charter was issued to Haslemere town by Elizabeth I in 1596. Today, this special status is celebrated with the Charter fair, held once every two years in the High Street.[31]

Reforms during the Tudor period replaced the day-to-day administration of towns such as Haslemere in the hands of the vestry of the parish church.[32][33] The vestry was charged with appointing a parish constable, running a lock-up, maintaining local roads and administering poor relief.[34] In 1839, many administrative responsibilities were transferred to the Hambledon Rural District Council and in 1863, the civil parish of Haslemere was created, although local elections did not take place until the following year. In 1896, the Surrey Times praised the town's authorities, writing: "No parish council in the country has done better work than the Haslemere council. Sanitation, allotments, charities, lighting, roads, footpaths and waste lands have all been thoroughly and prudently looked after."[35] A further change took place in 1913, when town was removed from the Hambledon Rural District and the Parish Council was promoted to the status of an Urban District Council (UDC).[36] Initially the UDC was based at the Town Hall, but moved in 1926 to a building on Museum Hill, which had been vacated by the Haslemere Educational Museum.[37]

Until 1896, Shottermill was part of the Frensham civil parish. It became independent in 1896, following the passing of the Local Government Act 1894.[38] In 1900, the new council set up a District Sanitary Association to improve drainage and to install a sewerage system in the village.[39] The Shottermill civil parish was disbanded in 1933, when the area became part of the Haslemere Urban District.[38][39][40]

The most recent change in local government took place in 1974, when the urban districts of Farnham, Godalming and Haslemere were merged with Hambledon Rural District to form Waverley District.[41] The Haslemere UDC was reduced to a town council[42] and the reformed body readopted the town hall as its main meeting place.[43]

Parliamentary borough

 
14 Petworth Road, the former Red Cow Inn[44]
Main article: Haslemere (UK Parliament constituency)

Haslemere may have become a parliamentary borough as early as 1230, when there is a record of the grant of a burgage plot in the settlement. It is referred to as a burgus in a document of 1377,[12] but the first known MPs for the town were not elected until 1584. Elizabeth I confirmed the borough status in the charter of 1596.[45] Until the Reform Act 1832, two MPs were elected to represent the town in the House of Commons. The electorate was confined to those holding property either as freeholders or as tenants of burgage properties, who paid rent to the lord of the manor.[45] Electoral records show that for the elections of 1664 and 1735, there were only 82 and 85 eligible properties respectively.[12][45] By the early 17th century, Haslemere had acquired a reputation as a pocket borough.[46]

The More family, who owned Loseley Park, effectively controlled the borough for much of the 17th century. However, in 1722, More Molyneux and his favoured co-candidate, Montague Blundell, 1st Viscount Blundell, lost the election to James Oglethorpe and Peter Burrell. In 1754, James More Molyneux, son of More Molyneux, was determined to reclaim the seat for his family. He and his favoured co-candidate, Philip Carteret Webb, purchased 34 freeholds and tenements, and installed their own representative as Bailiff to oversee the election. The freehold of the Red Cow Inn was split into shares, to further increase the number likely to vote for More Molyneux and Webb, who were duly elected.[45]

The final elections in Haslemere Borough took place in 1830 and two years later the constituency was combined with that of Farnham.[45][47]

Transport and communications

Before the start of the 18th century, the local roads were the responsibility of the parishes through which they passed. The main road between London and Portsmouth ran over Gibbet Hill to the west of Hindhead, and stagecoaches are known to have travelled along this section from 1732.[16] It became the responsibility of a turnpike trust in 1749[48] and was rerouted around the edge of the Devil's Punch Bowl in 1826, to reduce the gradient to a maximum of 5%.[49] This road is now known as the A3 and was further improved in 2011, with the opening of the Hindhead Tunnel.[50]

The road through Grayswood and Haslemere became a turnpike in 1764. A mail coach started running along this road, now the A286, in 1769.[16][48] In the early 19th century, there were as many as 24 stagecoaches a day passing through the town, however the number reduced following the opening of the railway station at Alton in 1841.[51]

The railway line through Haslemere was authorised by parliament in July 1853 and was built by the civil engineer, Thomas Brassey.[52] Construction work started in August 1853, but was not completed until May 1858, in part because of the magnitude of the excavation work required for the deep cutting through Haslemere.[53] The line opened on 1 January 1859, with trains running as far as Havant.[54] Although the earthworks were built to accommodate two tracks, initially only a single line was installed. The line was doubled in 1876-77[55] and the station platforms at Haslemere were extended to allow express services to call from January 1894.[56]

 
Haslemere signal box

The Grade II-listed station signal box was constructed in 1894. It is built in red brick with a hipped Welsh Slate roof[57] and is one of only two surviving examples of a platform-mounted LSWR Type 4 design.[58][note 5] The semaphore signals in the station were replaced by colour lights in 1937,[58] the same year that the line was electrified.[59][60]

Industry and commerce

The market charter for Haslemere was granted in 1221 and a license to hold an annual fair followed in 1397.[2] By the end of the Middle Ages, it would appear that the market was no longer being held regularly, necessitating the regrant of the charter by Elizabeth I in 1596.[47] The market was held at the south end of the High Street, the widest part, and a market house was built at that location in 1626.[61] The original building would have been constructed of wood, but it was replaced by a brick structure, the present Town Hall, in 1814.[62][63]

 
Sickle Mill

By the end of the medieval period, there were at least five watermills on the River Wey and its tributaries near Haslemere. The oldest, at Pitfold, was most likely established in Saxon times and operated as a corn mill until the 1340s, when it appears to have become a fulling mill for wool.[64] The original Shotter Mill, now in West Sussex, was founded in the 1640s and a hamlet grew up to the north, adopting its name.[5] Until 1880, the area was dominated by the farms belonging to Pitfold Manor[65] and the mills were mostly used for grinding corn. From the mid-18th century, some of the mill sites were converted for other purposes, including Sickle Mill, owned by the Simmons family, which was used for paper manufacturing from c. 1785.[66][67] Paper making took place at three sites around Shottermill until the mid-1850s.[68]

Between the 16th and the 18th centuries, Shottermill was a centre for iron making. A mill at Pophole (located at the modern-day tripoint between Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire) harnessed water power to drive bellows for smelting and had a hammer for making iron bars.[69] Production was well established by 1574 and it is probable that the mill supplied iron for the manufacture of cannons for the Navy.[70] Much of the history of Pophole Mill is unclear, but it appears that activity at the site ceased shortly after 1732.[71]

The civil parish was also a centre for textiles manufacture. Until c. 1820, around 200 local inhabitants were engaged in silk weaving, which was carried out as a cottage industry. There was also a crape factory in Church Lane.[72] In 1835, the Appleton family installed machinery for spinning and weaving at Pitfold Mill and began to make worsted lace and epaulettes for military uniforms. By 1851, Thomas Appleton was employing 100 workers and in 1854 he expanded his business with the purchase of Sickle Mill. The company moved to London in the 1880s.[72][73]

 
Interior of the Weaving House, Foundry Road (1902)

The Peasant Arts Society was founded in Haslemere in the 1890s, when the weaver Maude King and her sister, the tapestry maker Ethel Blount, moved to the area. It was one of a number of organisations associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, that were founded in rural England at around the same time. Members, all drawn from the local working class, produced fabrics, rugs and tapestries, which were sold at exhibitions around the country.[74] Ethel Blount and her husband Godfrey set up the Tapestry House in Foundry Meadow for the manufacture of appliqué needlework and embroidered items in 1896. Six years later, they also established the John Ruskin School and the St Cross School of Handicraft. The Peasant Arts Society closed in 1933, following the deaths of several of the founder members.[75]

Residential development

 
Town House, High Street
 
Tudor House, Lower Street

The earliest surviving map of Haslemere, dating from 1735, shows that the High Street was fronted by a number of large houses.[13] A few buildings survive from this period, including Town House[76] and the Georgian House Hotel,[77] as well as Tudor House,[78] Fern Cottage[79] and 10 High Street, which date from the previous century.[80] There are several houses on Petworth Road, to the east of the town centre, which date from the 16th and 17th centuries.[81][82][83]

Comparison of the 1735 map and the tithe map of 1842, indicates that there had been little change in the size of the settlement during the intervening hundred years, although a few properties had been built in the Wey Hill area.[13] Houses constructed in the early 19th century include Broad Dene[84] Grayswood House[85] and Pound Corner House.[86] Acts of Inclosure were passed in the Haslemere area in 1856, shortly before the opening of the railway line. The town began to appeal to new wealthy residents, who moved to the area from London, and also to tourists visiting the surrounding countryside.[87][note 6] In the late 1860s and early 1870s, houses began to spread along Lower Street towards Shottermill.[89][90]

Little development took place in Shottermill before 1880.[91][note 7] The census returns indicate that there was a doubling of the population between 1881 and 1891,[91] stimulated in part by the break-up of the Pitfold Manor estate in 1880.[98] Several new houses for the gentry were built in the following decade, during which land to the north west of the village was donated to the National Trust.[99] Housing for labourers and artisans was constructed along Lion Lane between 1880 and 1901, and dwellings began to spread towards Critchmere Hill in the first decade of the 20th century. The first houses in Critchmere Lane date from 1921 and were constructed by the Farnham Rural District Council.[15][100] Many of the houses in the area were built using local bricks and there were brickworks on Wey Hill (formerly Clay Hill) and on Border Road until the early 20th century.[101] Development of the west of Shottermill continued in the 1930s, with the creation of Pitfold and Sunvale Avenues.[102]

Beech Road, to the north of Haslemere town centre, and Chestnut Avenue, to the west, were laid out in the early 1900s. Houses were also built in Grayswood at around the same time.[103] Between 1900 and 1940, the Haslemere Tenants Society built 91 houses in the Fieldway, Bridge Road and Lion Mead area, which were subsequently acquired by the Haslemere UDC. In 1950, the council began to construct a new estate of 88 houses in Shottermill, close to the Sickle Mill, and purchased 100 pre-fabricated houses which had been erected by the Admiralty on Woolmer Hill during the Second World War.[104] In 1953, the UDC bought 38 acres (15 ha) of land to the north of St Bartholomew's Church for the Chatsworth Avenue and Weycombe Road estates.[105] Although many large, detached houses on Bunch and Farnham Lanes, to the north of Shottermill, had been built in the Edwardian period, infilling took place in this area in the second half of the 20th century. Other post-war developments include Scotland Close, Lythe Hill Park and Meadowlands Drive. The Deepdene estate, a mixed estate of houses of varying sizes, was constructed at the west end of Shottermill in the 1980s.[106]

Haslemere in the world wars

At the start of the First World War, Haslemere had a population of around 4000, of whom roughly 200 served in the armed forces during the conflict. Since the town was on the route from London to Portsmouth, several army units were billeted nearby while awaiting onward transportation to France. In 1915, Canadian soldiers moved to Bramshott Camp and undertook training in the area.[107]

Around 2,000 children were evacuated from London to the Haslemere area in September 1939, the majority of whom were found accommodation within a 10 km (6 mi) radius of the town. The following month, the research division of the Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment, part of HMS Mercury, was relocated from Portsmouth to Lythe Hill, a country house to the south east of the town. In 1942, a British Restaurant, a communal kitchen for those who had been bombed out of their homes, opened in Wey Hill, although Haslemere sustained only very limited damage from air raids. Several aeroplanes crashed in the area, including an RAF aircraft close to the Holy Cross Hospital in Shottermill. In the summer of 1944, a V-1 flying bomb landed close to Three Gates Lane, but there were no casualties.[108]

National and local government

UK parliament

The entirety of the Haslemere civil parish is in the parliamentary constituency of South West Surrey and has been represented at Westminster since May 2005 by Conservative Jeremy Hunt.[109][110] Between 1984 and 2005, the seat was held by Virginia Bottomley, who was elevated to the House of Lords as Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone in the year she left the House of Commons.[110][111]

County Council

Councillors are elected to Surrey County Council every four years. Haslemere, Shottermill and Grayswood are in the "Haslemere" electoral division, but Hindhead and Beacon Hill are in the "Waverley Western Villages" electoral division.[112][113]

Borough council

The civil parish is divided between three wards, each of which elect three councillors to Waverley Borough Council. The three wards are "Haslemere East and Grayswood", "Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill" and "Hindhead".[113][114]

Town Council

Haslemere Town Council is the lowest tier of local government in the civil parish. Eighteen councillors are elected every four years.[115][116] The council is based at Haslemere Town Hall. Each year in May, the councillors elect a Mayor, who serves for a period of one year.[115][117]

Twin towns

Haslemere is twinned with Bernay in France and Horb am Neckar in Germany.[118]

Demography and housing

2011 Census Key Statistics
Output area Area Population Households Homes owned outright Homes owned with a loan
Haslemere East and Grayswood[119] 9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi) 6,553 2,766 39.7% 34.4%
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill[120] 6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi) 5,981 2,445 29.6% 40.7%
Hindhead and Beacon Hill[121] 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi) 4,292 1,688 38.6% 38.5%
Total for Haslemere Civil Parish[1] 23.27 km2 (8.98 sq mi) 16,826 6,899 35.8% 37.6%
Regional average[122] 35.1% 32.5%
2011 Census Homes
Output area Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flats and apartments Caravans, temporary and mobile homes
Haslemere East and Grayswood[119] 1,202 637 454 613 1
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill[120] 849 611 398 694 1
Hindhead and Beacon Hill[121] 858 289 121 495 0
Total for Haslemere Civil Parish[1] 2,909 1,537 973 1,802 2
Regional average[122] 28% 27.6% 22.4% 21.2% 0.7%

Public services

Utilities

Before the start of the 16th century, local residents obtained drinking water either from springs or from the River Wey.[123] Haslemere Town Well was dug c. 1500 and there was also a second well, known as Pilewell, in Lower Street. Water would be delivered to homes by a water carrier, the last of whom, Hannah Oakford, died in 1898.[124][125][note 8] The piped water supply to Haslemere began in the 1880s, when a series of pumping stations was installed to deliver water to standpipes in the town from springs on the lower slopes of Blackdown.[123] The Wey Valley Water Company was formed in 1898 and its mains were extended to Shottermill in 1900.[39] In 1907, a public water works was opened close to Chase Farm to serve both settlements.[123] The supply of drinking water to Grayswood began in 1920.[126]

 
Haslemere Sewage Treatment Works

Until the late 19th century, the sewage produced by the town was dumped in cesspits and there are several recorded instances of diphtheria and typhoid outbreaks.[123] The first sewage treatment works in Haslemere was established in Foundry Road in 1898 and a second works followed to the west of Shottermill off Critchmore Lane in 1911. The Shottermill works was enlarged in 1911 and in 1933 became responsible for treating all sewage from the Haslemere UDC area.[127]

The first gas supply to Haslemere began in 1868-69 and was used for street lighting.[127][128][note 9] The gas mains reached Shottermill in 1903.[127] Electric street lighting with sodium lamps was installed between 1952 and 1955.[104]

The Hindhead and District Electric Light Company was formed in 1901 and opened an electricity generating station in Hindhead village in the same year.[127][130][note 10] The first mains electricity cables were laid from Hindhead to Haslemere and Shottermill in 1910.[127]

Emergency services

The first known parish constable in the area was serving in Haslemere in 1672, when a staff of office was commissioned.[131] Policing became the responsibility of the Surrey Constabulary on its creation in 1851.[132] The first police officer to be stationed in Grayswood was appointed in 1904.[133] Haslemere Police Station, in West Street, closed in 2012.[134] In 2021, policing in the town is the responsibility of Surrey Police and the nearest police station run by the force is at Guildford.[135][136]

 
Blue plaque honouring Inspector William Donaldson, Town Hall

Construction of the railway line through Haslemere began in 1853 and, by the summer of 1855, around 200 navvies were lodging in the town.[137] On the night of 29 July of that year, a group of workmen was drinking in the Kings Arms pub, when Police Inspector William Donaldson and a junior colleague arrived to enforce the midnight closing time. A fight broke out soon after the navvies left the building, during which Donaldson received a fatal blow to the head. He died at the police station around three hours later. Five men were subsequently arrested,[138] of whom four were convicted of manslaughter at the subsequent trial. Thomas Wood, who is thought to have dealt the fatal blow, was transported to Fremantle, Western Australia after serving a one-year prison sentence in London. Inspector Donaldson was buried in St Bartholomew's churchyard in Haslemere. His death is commemorated by a blue plaque on the wall of the Town Hall.[137][139]

 
Haslemere Fire Station

The Haslemere fire brigade was formed in 1877 and, until 1907, was equipped with a horse-drawn fire pump.[140] From 1906, Shottermill was served by the Hindhead and Grayshott brigade, but assistance was given by the Haslemere brigade when necessary.[127] In 2021, the local fire authority is Surrey County Council and the statutory fire service is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service.[141] Haslemere Ambulance Station, in Church Lane, is run by the South East Coast Ambulance Service.[142]

Healthcare

The first recorded medical healer in Haslemere was Robert Shotter (1553—1639), of whom the vicar at the time wrote: "An expert chirugeon [surgeon] and cured in his life multitudes of impotent poor people of foul and dangerous sorances [diseases], at his own charge…"[143] In 2021, the GP surgery serving the town is at Haslemere Health Centre, in Church Lane.[144]

The first hospital to be built in Haslemere was a cottage hospital on Shepherd's Hill. It opened in 1898 with four beds and its construction was funded by a donation from the Penfold Family.[145] By the early 1920s, it was clear that a new facility was required and a new hospital was opened in 1923 on Church Lane.[146] In 2021, the hospital functions as a community hospital, with a minor injuries unit and two inpatient wards.[147][148] It also offers a range of outpatient services.[149]

Holy Cross Hospital, to the north of Shottermill, was opened in 1917 as a tuberculosis sanatorium by the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liège.[150] In the 1950s it became a small general hospital and later a specialist facility for oral and facial surgery. Since 1991 it has specialised in the treatment of patients with severe and complex neurological conditions.[151] In 2021, it provides inpatient services for people with severe disabilities and long-term medical conditions. It also offers physiotherapy services to outpatients.[150]

 
High Rough Hospital during the First World War

There were two auxiliary hospitals in the Haslemere area during the First World War. Both were affiliates of the Frensham Hill Military Hospital and were named after the country houses in which they were established. High Rough Hospital had 40 beds and was opened on Farnham Lane in May 1915.[152] Church Hill Hospital was opened in April 1917 with 38 beds.[153]

The first dedicated support centre for Haslemere residents with dementia was opened in 1994 at The Marjorie Gray Hall on Grayswood Road, to the north of the town centre.[154] Initially run by the Alzheimer's Society, responsibility for the centre passed to a dedicated local charity in 2017.[155][156] The centre provides respite day care four days a week for people with dementia.[154]

The nearest hospital with an accident and emergency department is the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford.[157]

Transport

Roads

 
Mile post, High Street

Many of the roads in the area originated as medieval tracks and owing to the local topography, are narrow, twisting and steep. The principal route through Haslemere is the A286, which connects the town with Godalming and Grayswood (to the north) and with Midhurst (to the south). The A287 runs south from Hindhead and passes through the west end of Shottermill, before joining the A286 close to Camelsdale. The main east–west road is the B2131, which links Haslemere to Chiddingfold and Petworth to the east, and to Liphook to the west.[106]

Buses

Haslemere is linked by a number of bus routes to surrounding towns and villages in south west Surrey, West Sussex and east Hampshire. Operators serving the town include Stagecoach and Waverley Hoppa.[158]

Trains

Haslemere railway station is to the west of the town centre. It is managed by South Western Railway, which operates all services. Trains run to London Waterloo via Guildford and to Portsmouth Harbour via Havant.[159]

Cycling

The Haslemere Link is a spur of the Surrey Cycleway. It runs north east from the town to join the main circular route to the east of Chiddingfold.[160]

Long-distance footpaths

Haslemere is the western terminus of the Greensand Way, a long-distance footpath that runs for 108 miles (174 km) along the Greensand Ridge to Hamstreet in Kent.[161][162] The 64-mile (103 km) Serpent Trail links Haslemere to Petersfield via Blackdown and Petworth.[163] The Sussex Border Path runs to the south of Haslemere and Shottermill.[10]

Education

Maintained schools

St Bartholomew's Primary School was founded as a National school c. 1813.[63] In 1869 a School Board was established in Haslemere, which commissioned the construction of a new building adjacent to the parish church.[128][164] The school moved to its current site on Derby Road in 1986.[165]

Shottermill Infant School and Shottermill Junior School trace their origins to a Church of England school that was opened in the village c. 1846. Initially there were 40 pupils and only one teacher,[166] but as numbers increased, the school moved to new premises to the north east of Shottermill Church. The building was extended in 1885 and again in 1896–98.[167] In the early 1900s, the infants department became a separate school in its own right and moved to Church Road.[168] In 1927, the county council took over the running of the two schools and constructed new premises for each on Lion Lane.[169][note 11]

Grayswood Primary School was founded as a National school in 1862.[170] It moved to its current site, as an infants' school, in January 1905 with 100 pupils.[171] It was expanded in 2015 to become a primary school, educating up to 210 children between the ages of 4 and 11.[172]

Woolmer Hill School is a secondary school to the north west of Shottermill. It was constructed in 1950 on a 10 ha (25-acre) site, under the provisions of the Education Act 1944.[7][169] It became a member of the Weydon Multi-Academy Trust in 2017.[173] In 2021, it educates around 800 students between the ages of 11 and 16.[174]

Independent schools

St Ives School, to the north east of Haslemere town centre, is a coeducational prep school for children aged 2–11.[175] It was founded in College Hill in 1911 and moved to its current location in Three Gates Lane in 1966.[176] The school became part of United Learning in September 2013.[177]

The Royal School is a coeducational day and boarding school to the north of Shottermill. It was founded in 1840 as the Royal Naval School and was intended to educate the sisters and daughters of naval and marine officers. It merged in 1995 with The Grove School, also a girls-only school, to create The Royal School. In 2011 the school became co-educational and in 2019 it became part of United Learning.[178][179]

Former schools

Stoatley Rough School was founded in 1934 by Dr Hilde Lion to educate the children of Jewish refugees, who had fled from Nazi Germany.[180] As war approached, the boarding school accepted many children rescued under the Kindertransport scheme. After the end of the war it began to focus on educating disadvantaged British pupils. It closed in 1960, following the retirement of its founder.[181][182]

Wispers School was an independent girls' boarding school originally founded in 1947. It moved to Oak Hall in 1969 and closed in 2008.[183][184]

Religious institute

 
Haslemere campus of Jamia Ahmadiyya, formerly Branksome Conference Centre

The UK campus of the Islamic university, Jamia Ahmadiyya, was founded in Colliers Wood in 2005 and relocated to Haslemere in 2012.[185] It offers a seven-year course to train missionaries from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community[186][187] and educates over 130 students at any one time.[188] The Haslemere campus is a Grade II*-listed former country house, built in 1901, which was the International Education Centre for Olivetti in the early 1970s. Design work for the conversion to an education centre was undertaken by the architects Ted Cullinan and James Stirling and involved the addition of a new classroom wing built from glass-reinforced plastic. In 1997 it became a conference centre, run by the De Vere hotel group, and was acquired by Jamia Ahmadiyya UK in 2012.[189][190]

Places of worship

See also: List of places of worship in Waverley (borough)

St Bartholomew's Church

 
St Bartholomew's Church

St Bartholomew's Church is thought to have been founded as a chapel in the 13th century, and the square tower at the west end is thought to date from this period. The remainder of the building dates from a reconstruction by John Penfold in 1871.[note 12] The west window of the north aisle is thought to incorporate 17th-century Flemish glass panels and the Holy Grail is illustrated in the Tennyson memorial window, designed by Edward Burne-Jones. The polychromatic marble font dates to 1870 and the organ case incorporates a c. 1900 Morris & Co. tapestry. The wooden pulpit, which features linenfold panelling, dates from the late 19th or early 20th century.[192]

St Stephen's Church, Shottermill

St Stephen's Church was originally built in 1841 as a chapel in the parish of Frensham. The tower was completed in 1846 and the building was consecrated the same year. The chancel was designed by John Penfold c. 1875 and the Lady chapel was added in 1909–10. As part of a renovation undertaken in 2005–06, underfloor heating and a baptismal pool were installed.[193]

All Saints' Church, Grayswood

Main article: All Saints' Church, Grayswood

The ecclesiastical parish of Grayswood was formed in 1901 from parts of the parishes of Witley, Chiddingfold, Haslemere and Thursley. Alfred Hugh Harman, a local resident, agreed to finance the construction of a church on condition that a new parish was created.[26][194][note 13] All Saints' Church was designed by the Swedish architect, Axel Haig, in a 13th-century style, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement. The building was completed in 1902 and is constructed of Bargate stone rubble with freestone dressings. The tower has a timber-framed belfry and is topped by a shingled spire. The interior includes an embroidery of the Annunciation, thought to be original, and paintings of Moses and David on linen, attributed to Carl Almquist.[195] In the churchyard is a granite memorial stone to Axel Haig, carved in the shape of a Viking sail, which bears a relief of a longship.[196]

St Christopher's Church

St Christopher's Church was constructed between 1902 and 1904 in the Free Late-Gothic style. It is built from coursed Bargate stone rubble with ironstone galleting. The square tower at the south west corner is topped with a chequerboard decoration, which is also featured on the west gable end. The east window was designed in 1928 in the style of Christopher Whall and the north chapel added in 1935. Between the chancel and nave is a hanging icon of the crucifixion, installed in 1950 in memory of the curate, Christopher Tanner.[197]

Church of Our Lady of Lourdes

 
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes

The Catholic congregation in Haslemere traces its origins to 1908, when Franciscans from Chilworth Friary began to hold regular Masses at Oaklands Hotel. In 1923, the services relocated to the High Street and a year later, the new church was completed. Our Lady of Lourdes was consecrated in 1932 and stained glass windows, designed by Geoffrey Fuller Webb, were installed between 1935 and 1937.[198]

Culture

Art

 
A Sheepfold, Haslemere (c. 1868) by Alexander Fraser[note 14]

Several artists have painted landscapes of the Haslemere area, including George Shalders (c. 1826-1873),[200] Alexander Fraser (1827-1899),[201] George Vicat Cole (1833-1893)[202] and Cecil Gordon Lawson (1849-1882).[203] The Haslemere Educational Museum holds several artworks, including a bust of Alfred, Lord Tennyson by Thomas Woolner (1825-1892),[204] portraits by Frank Dicksee (1853-1928)[205] and Vera Cummings (1891-1940),[206] as well as several carved wooden figures from the Yoruba School of Nigeria.[207]

Among the works of public art in the town, is a bust of Elizabeth I by Malcolm Stathers, which commemorates the charter issued to Haslemere by the queen.[29] In 2019, a series of four sculptures was commissioned from the artist, Andrew Brighty. The works are inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement and are intended to form part of an arts trail around the town.[208] The first two works, in the High Street and at Clements Corner, were installed in 2020 and are entitled Progress and Mimesis respectively.[209][210] The third sculpture, Serenade to the Sky, celebrates the area's musical connections and was unveiled near Lion Green in March 2021.[211]

Music

The musician and instrument maker, Arnold Dolmetsch, was born in France in 1858 and moved with his son, Carl Dolmetsch to Haslemere in 1919.[212] The family repopularised the recorder and began the revival of other early musical instruments. In 1925, they launched the Haslemere Festival, which later became the annual International Dolmetsch Early Music Festival.[213][214] From 1997 to 2018, the director of the festival was Carl Dolmetsch's daughter, Jeanne-Marie Dolmetsch.[215]

Founded as the Haslemere Orchestral Society in 1923, the Haslemere Musical Society acquired its current name in 1939. Among its former conductors are Anthony Bernard, the founder of the London Chamber Orchestra,[216][217] the composer John Gardner and John Lubbock, founder of the Orchestra of St John's Smith Square. In 2007, the society commissioned the choral work Lord of All Creation by outgoing conductor, Darrell Davison. The current conductor is James Ross. The society gives regular concerts in the local area and holds an annual “come and sing" event.[217]

Haslemere Town Band was officially founded in 1837 following the amalgamation of two small bands which had started in 1834.[218]

Haslemere Players

The Haslemere Players is an amateur dramatics society and musical theatre group, based in the town. It was officially founded in 1905, but a group had been staging regular performances since the 1890s.[219][220]

Haslemere Charter Fair

 
Town criers at the 2012 Charter Fair
See also: Charter fair

Permission to hold an annual fair in the town was first granted by Richard II in 1397[13] and was confirmed by Elizabeth I in the charter of 1596.[31] The fair was revived in 1984 and is held on the early May bank holiday every two years. The event takes place on the High Street and on West Street, which are closed to traffic for the day.[221] A competition for town criers is held as part of the fair and the winner is awarded the Tennyson Trophy.[222][223]

Sport

Leisure centres

 
Haslemere Leisure Centre, 2010

Haslemere Leisure Centre, on the King's Road, was opened in 1998–99.[note 15] The construction was funded by the sale of Shottermill Recreation Ground, which had been owned by Waverley Borough Council since 1974.[225][note 16] The centre underwent a £3.8M refurbishment 2014–15, which included the upgrade of the fitness gym facilities and the addition of dance and cycling studios.[225][227] The centre is managed by Places Leisure, on behalf of the Borough Council.[228]

The Edge Leisure Centre is on Woolmer Hill Road.[229] The centre has an indoor dance studio and fitness suite, outdoor pitches for sports including football and rugby, as well as an athletics track.[230] A new artificial hockey pitch was installed at the centre in 2018.[231]

Association Football

Shottermill & Haslemere Football Club was founded in 2001 as an amalgamation of two existing clubs. The club plays its home games at Woolmer Hill Sports Ground and has been a member of the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) since 2006.[232]

Cricket

Haslemere Cricket Club was founded in 1827[233] and originally played its home games at a field near the High Street. The club moved to Haste Hill in 1850 and then to Lythe Hill in 1868.[87] Since 1922, the club has played at the recreation ground on Scotland Lane.[233][234]

 
Grayswood cricket, 2015

Cricket has been played on the village green at Grayswood since the early 20th century and there have been at least three incarnations of the local club.[235] The current Grayswood Cricket Club was reformed in 1989 and has been a member of the I'Anson League since the 1997 season.[236][note 17] In 2017, the club were league champions for the third time, having previously won the title in 2012 and 2013.[235]

Hockey

Haslemere Hockey Club was founded in 1946 and plays its home games at Woolmer Hill Sports Ground, which has two AstroTurf pitches.[237]

Rugby

Haslemere Community Rugby Club was founded in 1950 and was initially sponsored by Harlequins. At first, it played its home games at the recreation ground on Scotland Lane, but later moved to its current base at the Woolmer Hill Sports Ground.[238]

Notable buildings and landmarks

Community centres

 
Haslemere Youth Hub

Grayswood Village Club was founded in 1905 as a reading room and social space for local residents. The building dates from 1862, when it was constructed as a National school. It was also used as a place of worship from 1884 until the opening of All Saints' Church in 1902. By 1905, the school had outgrown the premises and moved to a new site. The vacated building was purchased by Frederick Albert Robers and was placed in trust for the village community.[170]

The Haslewey Centre, on Lion Green, has been run as a local community centre by an independent charity since 2003.[239][240] The centre has been a distribution point for the Meals on Wheels service, run by Waverley Borough Council, since January 2017[241] and has housed the town post office since January 2018.[242]

The Haslemere Youth Hub, on St Christopher's Road, was relaunched in 2019 by Waverley Borough Council. Previously known as the Wey Centre, it had been managed by Surrey County Council. The hub provides a safe space for young people to meet, six days a week, and offers a wide range of activities.[243] The hub houses a counselling service for children as well as a café.[244]

High Lane Community Centre is on Weycombe Road, to the north of the town centre.[245]

Haslemere Hall

 
Haslemere Hall

Haslemere Hall, on Bridge Road, is a theatre, cinema and music venue. It opened in January 1914 and its design, by the architect Annesley Brownrigg, was influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement. During the First World War, it was used as a drill hall.[246][247]

Haslemere Educational Museum

Main article: Haslemere Educational Museum

Haslemere Educational Museum was founded in 1888 by the surgeon, Jonathan Hutchinson, who was an amateur collector of biological, geological and anthropological specimens. Initially the museum was located at Hutchinson's Haslemere home, Inval, but moved to its current location on the High Street in 1926. In the same year, it acquired a collection of European Folk Art from the Peasant Arts Museum, which had been located in the town.[248][249]

Replica Penfold pillar box

 
Penfold pillar box

A replica Victorian pillar box was installed outside the Georgian Hotel on the High Street in July 1992. It is an exact copy of a "Penfold box" which was the standard design used by the Post Office from 1866 to 1879. It honours the local architect, John Penfold, who was responsible for its design.[250][251]

Town Hall

 
Haslemere Town Hall and war memorial

Haslemere Town Hall, at the south end of the High Street, was constructed in 1814. Originally a market house, it replaced an older wooden building, that had stood immediately to the north.[62][63] It was transferred to the Parish Council in 1897[252] and the upper floor was used as the debating chamber until 1926, when the UDC moved to the former museum building.[37]

War memorials

The limestone war memorial in Haslemere High Street, was designed by Inigo Triggs in 1920–21. It takes the form of a gabled stone cross, supported on an octagonal column, which in turn rests on a stepped stone base.[253] It commemorates 62 local residents who died in WWI, whose names are inscribed on the plinth. The surnames of 47 people who died in the WWII are listed on bronze plaques.[254] A restoration project, undertaken in 2018, included the repair and replacement of damaged stonework and was partly funded by the War Memorials Trust.[255]

The Grayswood war memorial is to the south of the village, on the west side of the A286. It takes the form of a freestanding stone cross and the base is inscribed with the words "Peace to those who died that we might live". It commemorates 19 local residents who died in WWI and three residents who died in WWII.[256][257]

Parks and open spaces

Grayswood

The National Trust owns a 4.17 ha (10.3-acre) area of mature oak and yew woodland between Grayswood village and Haslemere.[258]

Grayswood Common, St George's Wood

Grayswood Common and St George's Wood are located between Grayswood village and Haslemere and have a combined area of 16.43 ha (40.6 acres).[259] They were acquired by the Urban District Council (UDC) in 1953[260] and are now owned by Waverley Borough Council.[259]

Haste Hill

Haste Hill is a 12.25 ha (30-acre) woodland to the south east of the town, owned by Waverley Borough Council.[261] There was a tenement on the hill in the 14th century and it may have been the site of the original settlement of Haslemere.[26] In the early 18th century, an optical telegraph station, part of the Admiralty Semaphore line between London and Portsmouth was constructed on Haste Hill. It operated from 1822 until 1847, when it was superseded by an electrical telegraph line between the two cities.[262][263]

Lion Green

 
Lion Green

Lion Green was designated a recreation ground and open space in the Inclosure Act of 1845.[234] The Haslemere Classic Car Festival and Haslemere Fringe Festival take place on the green each year.[264]

Recreation ground

The 3.44 ha (8.5-acre) recreation ground adjoins Scotland Lane and Old Haslemere Road.[265] The land was purchased in 1921 by the War Memorial Committee, using surplus funds donated for the construction of the memorial in the High Street.[234] It was presented to the UDC in the same year, in memory of those who had died in the First World War.[266] In 2015, the recreation ground was legally protected by the charity, Fields in Trust, and was designated a Queen Elizabeth II field.[265]

Swan Barn Farm

 
Entrance to Swan Barn Farm

Swan Barn Farm, owned by the National Trust, is an area of grassland and ancient woodland to the east of Haslemere High Street. The 28 ha (69-acre) property includes two orchards and is run as a smallholding. Areas of pasture are mown for haymaking and are also grazed by Belted Galloway cattle. The Hunter Base Camp, which provides accommodation for long-term volunteers working on Blackdown, is part of the farm.[267][268]

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Shotter family who owned the Shotter Mill, may originated in Shotover in Oxfordshire.[5][6]
  2. ^ The communities of Fernhurst, Camelsdale, Linchmere and Hammer are in West Sussex, immediately to the south of the civil parish of Haslemere.[7]
  3. ^ Blackdown is in West Sussex and lies outside of the civil parish. At 280 m (918 ft), it is the highest hill in the South Downs National Park and is the third-highest summit in South East England.[10][11]
  4. ^ The High Street is aligned north—south and runs along the watershed between the River Wey (to the west) and River Arun (to the east).[4]
  5. ^ Haslemere Signal Box retains its original 47-lever frame.[58]
  6. ^ Among those who moved to the area in the mid-19th century, was Alfred, Lord Tennyson, who commissioned the architect, James Knowles to build Aldworth House on Blackdown in 1869.[88]
  7. ^ Pre-19th century listed houses in Shottermill include Rose Cottage (late medieval)[92] Buffbeards[93] and Lees Cottage (16th century),[94] Middlemarch (17th century) [95] Cherrimans[96] and 53 and 55 Lion Lane (18th century).[97]
  8. ^ Hannah Oakford charged 1½ pennies per bucket to deliver water to homes in Haslemere.[124]
  9. ^ The town gasworks were in Foundry Road, which was renamed King's Road for the visit of Edward VII to Haslemere in 1903.[129]
  10. ^ When it opened in 1901, the Hindhead generating station had an installed capacity of 38 kW and by the time of its closure in 1953, it was capable of generating 925 kW.[130]
  11. ^ The old Church School premises at Junction Place are now used by the Shottermill Club,[169] which was originally founded in 1892.[168]
  12. ^ Following its reconstruction, St Bartholomew 's Church was consecrated on 28 July 1871 by Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Winchester.[191]
  13. ^ The land on which the church was built was given by Lord Derby.[26]
  14. ^ A Sheepfold, Haslemere by Alexander Fraser (1827-1899) is held by the Scottish National Gallery.[199]
  15. ^ The leisure centre was built on the infilled former millpond of the Sickle Mill.[106][224]
  16. ^ The Shottermill Recreation Ground was sold to Shottermill Parish Council in 1909 and passed to the Haslemere UDC in 1933. A swimming pool was built on the site in 1950. The area is now occupied by the Tesco supermarket.[226]
  17. ^ A previous incarnation of Grayswood Cricket Club played in the I'Anson League between 1925 and 1930 and finished as runners up in 1926.[235]

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For other uses see Hazelmere disambiguation The town of Haslemere ˈ h eɪ z el m ɪer and the villages of Shottermill and Grayswood are in south west Surrey England around 39 mi 62 km south west of London Together with the settlements of Hindhead and Beacon Hill they comprise the civil parish of Haslemere in the Borough of Waverley The tripoint between the counties of Surrey Hampshire and West Sussex is at the west end of Shottermill HaslemereThe High StreetHaslemereLocation within SurreyArea23 27 km2 8 98 sq mi Civil Parish 1 Population16 826 Civil Parish 2011 Census 1 Density723 km2 1 870 sq mi OS grid referenceSU9032 London62 km 39 mi north eastCivil parishHaslemereDistrictWaverleyShire countySurreyRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHaslemerePostcode districtGU27Dialling code01428PoliceSurreyFireSurreyAmbulanceSouth East CoastUK ParliamentSouth West SurreyList of places UK England Surrey 51 05 24 N 0 42 43 W 51 090 N 0 712 W 51 090 0 712 Coordinates 51 05 24 N 0 42 43 W 51 090 N 0 712 W 51 090 0 712Much of the civil parish is in the catchment area of the south branch of the River Wey which rises on Blackdown in West Sussex The urban areas of Haslemere and Shottermill are concentrated along the valleys of the young river and its tributaries and many of the local roads are narrow and steep The National Trust is a major landowner in the civil parish and its properties include Swan Barn Farm The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is to the north of the town and the South Downs National Park is to the south Haslemere is thought to have originated as a planned town in the 12th century and was awarded a market charter in 1221 By the early 16th century it had become a Parliamentary borough and was represented by two MPs in the House of Commons until 1832 The town began to grow in the second half of the 19th century following the opening of the London to Portsmouth railway line in 1859 In late Victorian times it became a centre for the Arts and Crafts movement and the International Dolmetsch Early Music Festival was founded in 1925 Haslemere became an Urban District in 1913 but under the Local Government Act 1972 its status was reduced to a civil parish with a town council Shottermill grew up as a hamlet near to one of the watermills on the River Wey in the 16th century The settlement began to expand in the 1880s and joined the Haslemere Urban District in 1933 Until the end of the 19th century Grayswood was a small farming community but became an ecclesiastical parish in 1901 Contents 1 Toponymy 2 Geography 2 1 Haslemere Civil Parish 2 2 Haslemere town Shottermill and Grayswood 2 3 Geology 3 History 3 1 Early history 3 2 Governance 3 3 Parliamentary borough 3 4 Transport and communications 3 5 Industry and commerce 3 6 Residential development 3 7 Haslemere in the world wars 4 National and local government 4 1 UK parliament 4 2 County Council 4 3 Borough council 4 4 Town Council 4 5 Twin towns 5 Demography and housing 6 Public services 6 1 Utilities 6 2 Emergency services 6 3 Healthcare 7 Transport 7 1 Roads 7 2 Buses 7 3 Trains 7 4 Cycling 7 5 Long distance footpaths 8 Education 8 1 Maintained schools 8 2 Independent schools 8 3 Former schools 8 4 Religious institute 9 Places of worship 9 1 St Bartholomew s Church 9 2 St Stephen s Church Shottermill 9 3 All Saints Church Grayswood 9 4 St Christopher s Church 9 5 Church of Our Lady of Lourdes 10 Culture 10 1 Art 10 2 Music 10 3 Haslemere Players 10 4 Haslemere Charter Fair 11 Sport 11 1 Leisure centres 11 2 Association Football 11 3 Cricket 11 4 Hockey 11 5 Rugby 12 Notable buildings and landmarks 12 1 Community centres 12 2 Haslemere Hall 12 3 Haslemere Educational Museum 12 4 Replica Penfold pillar box 12 5 Town Hall 12 6 War memorials 13 Parks and open spaces 13 1 Grayswood 13 2 Grayswood Common St George s Wood 13 3 Haste Hill 13 4 Lion Green 13 5 Recreation ground 13 6 Swan Barn Farm 14 Notable people 15 See also 16 Notes 17 References 18 Bibliography 19 External linksToponymy EditThe first indication of a settlement at Haslemere is from 1180 when there is a record of a Chapel of Piperham belonging to the church at Chiddingfold 2 The town is recorded as Heselmere in 1221 and 1255 Haselmere in 1255 and 1441 Hasulmere in 1310 Hesselmere in 1612 and Hasselmere in 1654 3 The mere element of the name is thought to refer to a lake or pond on the west side of the High Street which was visible until at least 1859 4 The hasle element of the name may refer to the common hazel tree 3 or to the Heysulle family from Chiddingfold who are known to have owned land in the area until the 14th century 2 Grayswood appears as Grasewode in 1479 and 1518 Grasewood in 1537 and 1577 Grace Wood in 1568 and Greyes Wood in 1583 The gray element may derive from the Old French personal name Gerard and there may be an association with Gerardswoded recorded in the 14th and 15th centuries near Witley also in south west Surrey 3 Shottermill is first recorded as Shottover in 1537 and Schoutouermyll in 1607 The modern spelling is first used in 1583 and references a watermill owned by the Shotter family 5 6 note 1 Geography EditSee also Surrey Climate Haslemere Civil Parish Edit Show Haslemere town Show Haslemere and Shottermill Show Haslemere Civil Parish The civil parish of Haslemere is in the borough of Waverley in south west Surrey close to the borders with both Hampshire and West Sussex The parish includes the villages of Hindhead Beacon Hill and Grayswood the settlements of Shottermill and Critchmere as well as the town of Haslemere 7 note 2 The area is served by two principal transport routes the London to Portsmouth railway line and the A3 trunk road both of which run via Guildford 8 Much of the civil parish is in the catchment area of the south branch of the River Wey 8 which rises on the northern slopes of Blackdown to the south of Haslemere town 9 note 3 The area to the east of the town is drained by the River Arun Around 48 of the civil parish is covered by woodland 85 ha 210 acres of which is classified as Ancient Woodland Approximately 17 of the parish 395 ha 980 acres is protected and includes parts of two Special Protection Areas one Special Area of Conservation and four Sites of Special Scientific Interest 8 The main settlements are surrounded by the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 7 Haslemere town Shottermill and Grayswood Edit Haslemere town is in the south east of the civil parish The commercial centre is at the junction of the High Street Petworth Road and Lower Street which together form an inverted T shape 12 13 note 4 Shottermill to the west is on the north side of the valley of the south branch of the River Wey and is linked to Haslemere via Wey Hill 14 The hamlet of Critchmere is to the north west of Shottermill 15 and the village of Grayswood is to the north of Haslemere town 16 Geology Edit The oldest outcrops in the civil parish are of Weald Clay which comes to the surface to the east of Grayswood where the young tributaries of the River Arun have eroded the overlying strata A Weald Clay sandstone is also exposed in the same area 17 The Atherfield Clay lies above the Weald Clay and is exposed as an outcrop north of Grayswood and also in the railway cutting west of the station The majority of Haslemere and Shottermill lie on the Hythe Beds of the Lower Greensand 18 19 and the spring line where the tributaries of the Wey and Arun rise is on the junction between this permeable layer and the impermeable Atherfield Clay below 18 The gravel found in the river valleys is thought to have been deposited during the penultimate ice age and is composed of rock fragments of local origin 20 Much of the soil in the civil parish is free draining very acidic sandy loamy and of low fertility To the east of Haslemere town and Graywsood the soil is loamy and clayey and is of low permeability 21 History EditEarly history Edit The earliest evidence for human activity in the Haslemere area is from the Neolithic Flints dating from 4000 to 2400 BCE were discovered during archaeological surveys conducted prior to the construction of the Hindhead Tunnel There may have been a settlement in the area in the mid late Bronze Age 22 and a Romano British cemetery was discovered on the site of Beech Road to the north of the town centre at the start of the 20th century 23 24 Governance Edit Town Well one of the old wells which served the area at the end of Well Lane Neither Shottermill nor Haslemere are directly mentioned in Domesday Book but the land on which the two settlements are now located was divided between the Farnham and Godalming Hundreds respectively The south western corner of Surrey is thought to have been sparsely populated in the 11th century but it is possible that some of the mills listed under the entry for Farnham were located on the Wey in the Shottermill area 25 The first indication of a settlement at Haslemere is from 1180 when there is a record of a Chapel of Piperham 2 The chapel belonged to the Parish of Chiddingfold part of the manor of Godalming and is thought to have been either on or close to the site of the current St Bartholomew s Church 12 There may also have been a settlement on Haste Hill to the south east of the town centre and there are references to Churchliten field and the Old church yard in records of the area 26 The first use of the modern name Haslemere is from 1221 when permission for a market was given to Richard Poore Bishop of Salisbury indicating that the settlement was sufficiently large to be considered a town 2 In 1397 Richard II granted a charter to the settlement confirming the order from 1221 and permitting an annual fair to be held in the town 27 The town remained in the possession of the Bishops of Salisbury until c 1540 when it was purchased by the Crown 28 The bust of Elizabeth I by Malcolm Stathers was installed in Charter Walk in 2001 29 The first indication of a settlement at Shottermill is from 1285 when reference is made to a Manor of Pitfold covering the extreme southern portion of Farnham Hundred From 1344 the manor was held by Edward III but was granted to the Convent of Dartford in 1362 The land remained in the convent s possession until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536 30 when it reverted to the Crown A new charter was issued to Haslemere town by Elizabeth I in 1596 Today this special status is celebrated with the Charter fair held once every two years in the High Street 31 Reforms during the Tudor period replaced the day to day administration of towns such as Haslemere in the hands of the vestry of the parish church 32 33 The vestry was charged with appointing a parish constable running a lock up maintaining local roads and administering poor relief 34 In 1839 many administrative responsibilities were transferred to the Hambledon Rural District Council and in 1863 the civil parish of Haslemere was created although local elections did not take place until the following year In 1896 the Surrey Times praised the town s authorities writing No parish council in the country has done better work than the Haslemere council Sanitation allotments charities lighting roads footpaths and waste lands have all been thoroughly and prudently looked after 35 A further change took place in 1913 when town was removed from the Hambledon Rural District and the Parish Council was promoted to the status of an Urban District Council UDC 36 Initially the UDC was based at the Town Hall but moved in 1926 to a building on Museum Hill which had been vacated by the Haslemere Educational Museum 37 Until 1896 Shottermill was part of the Frensham civil parish It became independent in 1896 following the passing of the Local Government Act 1894 38 In 1900 the new council set up a District Sanitary Association to improve drainage and to install a sewerage system in the village 39 The Shottermill civil parish was disbanded in 1933 when the area became part of the Haslemere Urban District 38 39 40 The most recent change in local government took place in 1974 when the urban districts of Farnham Godalming and Haslemere were merged with Hambledon Rural District to form Waverley District 41 The Haslemere UDC was reduced to a town council 42 and the reformed body readopted the town hall as its main meeting place 43 Parliamentary borough Edit 14 Petworth Road the former Red Cow Inn 44 Main article Haslemere UK Parliament constituency Haslemere may have become a parliamentary borough as early as 1230 when there is a record of the grant of a burgage plot in the settlement It is referred to as a burgus in a document of 1377 12 but the first known MPs for the town were not elected until 1584 Elizabeth I confirmed the borough status in the charter of 1596 45 Until the Reform Act 1832 two MPs were elected to represent the town in the House of Commons The electorate was confined to those holding property either as freeholders or as tenants of burgage properties who paid rent to the lord of the manor 45 Electoral records show that for the elections of 1664 and 1735 there were only 82 and 85 eligible properties respectively 12 45 By the early 17th century Haslemere had acquired a reputation as a pocket borough 46 The More family who owned Loseley Park effectively controlled the borough for much of the 17th century However in 1722 More Molyneux and his favoured co candidate Montague Blundell 1st Viscount Blundell lost the election to James Oglethorpe and Peter Burrell In 1754 James More Molyneux son of More Molyneux was determined to reclaim the seat for his family He and his favoured co candidate Philip Carteret Webb purchased 34 freeholds and tenements and installed their own representative as Bailiff to oversee the election The freehold of the Red Cow Inn was split into shares to further increase the number likely to vote for More Molyneux and Webb who were duly elected 45 The final elections in Haslemere Borough took place in 1830 and two years later the constituency was combined with that of Farnham 45 47 Transport and communications Edit Before the start of the 18th century the local roads were the responsibility of the parishes through which they passed The main road between London and Portsmouth ran over Gibbet Hill to the west of Hindhead and stagecoaches are known to have travelled along this section from 1732 16 It became the responsibility of a turnpike trust in 1749 48 and was rerouted around the edge of the Devil s Punch Bowl in 1826 to reduce the gradient to a maximum of 5 49 This road is now known as the A3 and was further improved in 2011 with the opening of the Hindhead Tunnel 50 The road through Grayswood and Haslemere became a turnpike in 1764 A mail coach started running along this road now the A286 in 1769 16 48 In the early 19th century there were as many as 24 stagecoaches a day passing through the town however the number reduced following the opening of the railway station at Alton in 1841 51 The railway line through Haslemere was authorised by parliament in July 1853 and was built by the civil engineer Thomas Brassey 52 Construction work started in August 1853 but was not completed until May 1858 in part because of the magnitude of the excavation work required for the deep cutting through Haslemere 53 The line opened on 1 January 1859 with trains running as far as Havant 54 Although the earthworks were built to accommodate two tracks initially only a single line was installed The line was doubled in 1876 77 55 and the station platforms at Haslemere were extended to allow express services to call from January 1894 56 Haslemere signal box The Grade II listed station signal box was constructed in 1894 It is built in red brick with a hipped Welsh Slate roof 57 and is one of only two surviving examples of a platform mounted LSWR Type 4 design 58 note 5 The semaphore signals in the station were replaced by colour lights in 1937 58 the same year that the line was electrified 59 60 Industry and commerce Edit The market charter for Haslemere was granted in 1221 and a license to hold an annual fair followed in 1397 2 By the end of the Middle Ages it would appear that the market was no longer being held regularly necessitating the regrant of the charter by Elizabeth I in 1596 47 The market was held at the south end of the High Street the widest part and a market house was built at that location in 1626 61 The original building would have been constructed of wood but it was replaced by a brick structure the present Town Hall in 1814 62 63 Sickle Mill By the end of the medieval period there were at least five watermills on the River Wey and its tributaries near Haslemere The oldest at Pitfold was most likely established in Saxon times and operated as a corn mill until the 1340s when it appears to have become a fulling mill for wool 64 The original Shotter Mill now in West Sussex was founded in the 1640s and a hamlet grew up to the north adopting its name 5 Until 1880 the area was dominated by the farms belonging to Pitfold Manor 65 and the mills were mostly used for grinding corn From the mid 18th century some of the mill sites were converted for other purposes including Sickle Mill owned by the Simmons family which was used for paper manufacturing from c 1785 66 67 Paper making took place at three sites around Shottermill until the mid 1850s 68 Between the 16th and the 18th centuries Shottermill was a centre for iron making A mill at Pophole located at the modern day tripoint between Surrey West Sussex and Hampshire harnessed water power to drive bellows for smelting and had a hammer for making iron bars 69 Production was well established by 1574 and it is probable that the mill supplied iron for the manufacture of cannons for the Navy 70 Much of the history of Pophole Mill is unclear but it appears that activity at the site ceased shortly after 1732 71 The civil parish was also a centre for textiles manufacture Until c 1820 around 200 local inhabitants were engaged in silk weaving which was carried out as a cottage industry There was also a crape factory in Church Lane 72 In 1835 the Appleton family installed machinery for spinning and weaving at Pitfold Mill and began to make worsted lace and epaulettes for military uniforms By 1851 Thomas Appleton was employing 100 workers and in 1854 he expanded his business with the purchase of Sickle Mill The company moved to London in the 1880s 72 73 Interior of the Weaving House Foundry Road 1902 The Peasant Arts Society was founded in Haslemere in the 1890s when the weaver Maude King and her sister the tapestry maker Ethel Blount moved to the area It was one of a number of organisations associated with the Arts and Crafts movement that were founded in rural England at around the same time Members all drawn from the local working class produced fabrics rugs and tapestries which were sold at exhibitions around the country 74 Ethel Blount and her husband Godfrey set up the Tapestry House in Foundry Meadow for the manufacture of applique needlework and embroidered items in 1896 Six years later they also established the John Ruskin School and the St Cross School of Handicraft The Peasant Arts Society closed in 1933 following the deaths of several of the founder members 75 Residential development Edit Town House High Street Tudor House Lower Street The earliest surviving map of Haslemere dating from 1735 shows that the High Street was fronted by a number of large houses 13 A few buildings survive from this period including Town House 76 and the Georgian House Hotel 77 as well as Tudor House 78 Fern Cottage 79 and 10 High Street which date from the previous century 80 There are several houses on Petworth Road to the east of the town centre which date from the 16th and 17th centuries 81 82 83 Comparison of the 1735 map and the tithe map of 1842 indicates that there had been little change in the size of the settlement during the intervening hundred years although a few properties had been built in the Wey Hill area 13 Houses constructed in the early 19th century include Broad Dene 84 Grayswood House 85 and Pound Corner House 86 Acts of Inclosure were passed in the Haslemere area in 1856 shortly before the opening of the railway line The town began to appeal to new wealthy residents who moved to the area from London and also to tourists visiting the surrounding countryside 87 note 6 In the late 1860s and early 1870s houses began to spread along Lower Street towards Shottermill 89 90 Little development took place in Shottermill before 1880 91 note 7 The census returns indicate that there was a doubling of the population between 1881 and 1891 91 stimulated in part by the break up of the Pitfold Manor estate in 1880 98 Several new houses for the gentry were built in the following decade during which land to the north west of the village was donated to the National Trust 99 Housing for labourers and artisans was constructed along Lion Lane between 1880 and 1901 and dwellings began to spread towards Critchmere Hill in the first decade of the 20th century The first houses in Critchmere Lane date from 1921 and were constructed by the Farnham Rural District Council 15 100 Many of the houses in the area were built using local bricks and there were brickworks on Wey Hill formerly Clay Hill and on Border Road until the early 20th century 101 Development of the west of Shottermill continued in the 1930s with the creation of Pitfold and Sunvale Avenues 102 Beech Road to the north of Haslemere town centre and Chestnut Avenue to the west were laid out in the early 1900s Houses were also built in Grayswood at around the same time 103 Between 1900 and 1940 the Haslemere Tenants Society built 91 houses in the Fieldway Bridge Road and Lion Mead area which were subsequently acquired by the Haslemere UDC In 1950 the council began to construct a new estate of 88 houses in Shottermill close to the Sickle Mill and purchased 100 pre fabricated houses which had been erected by the Admiralty on Woolmer Hill during the Second World War 104 In 1953 the UDC bought 38 acres 15 ha of land to the north of St Bartholomew s Church for the Chatsworth Avenue and Weycombe Road estates 105 Although many large detached houses on Bunch and Farnham Lanes to the north of Shottermill had been built in the Edwardian period infilling took place in this area in the second half of the 20th century Other post war developments include Scotland Close Lythe Hill Park and Meadowlands Drive The Deepdene estate a mixed estate of houses of varying sizes was constructed at the west end of Shottermill in the 1980s 106 Haslemere in the world wars Edit At the start of the First World War Haslemere had a population of around 4000 of whom roughly 200 served in the armed forces during the conflict Since the town was on the route from London to Portsmouth several army units were billeted nearby while awaiting onward transportation to France In 1915 Canadian soldiers moved to Bramshott Camp and undertook training in the area 107 Around 2 000 children were evacuated from London to the Haslemere area in September 1939 the majority of whom were found accommodation within a 10 km 6 mi radius of the town The following month the research division of the Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment part of HMS Mercury was relocated from Portsmouth to Lythe Hill a country house to the south east of the town In 1942 a British Restaurant a communal kitchen for those who had been bombed out of their homes opened in Wey Hill although Haslemere sustained only very limited damage from air raids Several aeroplanes crashed in the area including an RAF aircraft close to the Holy Cross Hospital in Shottermill In the summer of 1944 a V 1 flying bomb landed close to Three Gates Lane but there were no casualties 108 National and local government EditUK parliament Edit The entirety of the Haslemere civil parish is in the parliamentary constituency of South West Surrey and has been represented at Westminster since May 2005 by Conservative Jeremy Hunt 109 110 Between 1984 and 2005 the seat was held by Virginia Bottomley who was elevated to the House of Lords as Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone in the year she left the House of Commons 110 111 County Council Edit Councillors are elected to Surrey County Council every four years Haslemere Shottermill and Grayswood are in the Haslemere electoral division but Hindhead and Beacon Hill are in the Waverley Western Villages electoral division 112 113 Borough council Edit The civil parish is divided between three wards each of which elect three councillors to Waverley Borough Council The three wards are Haslemere East and Grayswood Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill and Hindhead 113 114 Town Council Edit Haslemere Town Council is the lowest tier of local government in the civil parish Eighteen councillors are elected every four years 115 116 The council is based at Haslemere Town Hall Each year in May the councillors elect a Mayor who serves for a period of one year 115 117 Twin towns Edit Haslemere is twinned with Bernay in France and Horb am Neckar in Germany 118 Demography and housing Edit2011 Census Key Statistics Output area Area Population Households Homes owned outright Homes owned with a loanHaslemere East and Grayswood 119 9 94 km2 3 84 sq mi 6 553 2 766 39 7 34 4 Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill 120 6 50 km2 2 51 sq mi 5 981 2 445 29 6 40 7 Hindhead and Beacon Hill 121 6 82 km2 2 63 sq mi 4 292 1 688 38 6 38 5 Total for Haslemere Civil Parish 1 23 27 km2 8 98 sq mi 16 826 6 899 35 8 37 6 Regional average 122 35 1 32 5 2011 Census Homes Output area Detached Semi detached Terraced Flats and apartments Caravans temporary and mobile homesHaslemere East and Grayswood 119 1 202 637 454 613 1Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill 120 849 611 398 694 1Hindhead and Beacon Hill 121 858 289 121 495 0Total for Haslemere Civil Parish 1 2 909 1 537 973 1 802 2Regional average 122 28 27 6 22 4 21 2 0 7 Public services EditUtilities Edit Before the start of the 16th century local residents obtained drinking water either from springs or from the River Wey 123 Haslemere Town Well was dug c 1500 and there was also a second well known as Pilewell in Lower Street Water would be delivered to homes by a water carrier the last of whom Hannah Oakford died in 1898 124 125 note 8 The piped water supply to Haslemere began in the 1880s when a series of pumping stations was installed to deliver water to standpipes in the town from springs on the lower slopes of Blackdown 123 The Wey Valley Water Company was formed in 1898 and its mains were extended to Shottermill in 1900 39 In 1907 a public water works was opened close to Chase Farm to serve both settlements 123 The supply of drinking water to Grayswood began in 1920 126 Haslemere Sewage Treatment Works Until the late 19th century the sewage produced by the town was dumped in cesspits and there are several recorded instances of diphtheria and typhoid outbreaks 123 The first sewage treatment works in Haslemere was established in Foundry Road in 1898 and a second works followed to the west of Shottermill off Critchmore Lane in 1911 The Shottermill works was enlarged in 1911 and in 1933 became responsible for treating all sewage from the Haslemere UDC area 127 The first gas supply to Haslemere began in 1868 69 and was used for street lighting 127 128 note 9 The gas mains reached Shottermill in 1903 127 Electric street lighting with sodium lamps was installed between 1952 and 1955 104 The Hindhead and District Electric Light Company was formed in 1901 and opened an electricity generating station in Hindhead village in the same year 127 130 note 10 The first mains electricity cables were laid from Hindhead to Haslemere and Shottermill in 1910 127 Emergency services Edit The first known parish constable in the area was serving in Haslemere in 1672 when a staff of office was commissioned 131 Policing became the responsibility of the Surrey Constabulary on its creation in 1851 132 The first police officer to be stationed in Grayswood was appointed in 1904 133 Haslemere Police Station in West Street closed in 2012 134 In 2021 policing in the town is the responsibility of Surrey Police and the nearest police station run by the force is at Guildford 135 136 Blue plaque honouring Inspector William Donaldson Town Hall Construction of the railway line through Haslemere began in 1853 and by the summer of 1855 around 200 navvies were lodging in the town 137 On the night of 29 July of that year a group of workmen was drinking in the Kings Arms pub when Police Inspector William Donaldson and a junior colleague arrived to enforce the midnight closing time A fight broke out soon after the navvies left the building during which Donaldson received a fatal blow to the head He died at the police station around three hours later Five men were subsequently arrested 138 of whom four were convicted of manslaughter at the subsequent trial Thomas Wood who is thought to have dealt the fatal blow was transported to Fremantle Western Australia after serving a one year prison sentence in London Inspector Donaldson was buried in St Bartholomew s churchyard in Haslemere His death is commemorated by a blue plaque on the wall of the Town Hall 137 139 Haslemere Fire Station The Haslemere fire brigade was formed in 1877 and until 1907 was equipped with a horse drawn fire pump 140 From 1906 Shottermill was served by the Hindhead and Grayshott brigade but assistance was given by the Haslemere brigade when necessary 127 In 2021 the local fire authority is Surrey County Council and the statutory fire service is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service 141 Haslemere Ambulance Station in Church Lane is run by the South East Coast Ambulance Service 142 Healthcare Edit The first recorded medical healer in Haslemere was Robert Shotter 1553 1639 of whom the vicar at the time wrote An expert chirugeon surgeon and cured in his life multitudes of impotent poor people of foul and dangerous sorances diseases at his own charge 143 In 2021 the GP surgery serving the town is at Haslemere Health Centre in Church Lane 144 The first hospital to be built in Haslemere was a cottage hospital on Shepherd s Hill It opened in 1898 with four beds and its construction was funded by a donation from the Penfold Family 145 By the early 1920s it was clear that a new facility was required and a new hospital was opened in 1923 on Church Lane 146 In 2021 the hospital functions as a community hospital with a minor injuries unit and two inpatient wards 147 148 It also offers a range of outpatient services 149 Holy Cross Hospital to the north of Shottermill was opened in 1917 as a tuberculosis sanatorium by the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege 150 In the 1950s it became a small general hospital and later a specialist facility for oral and facial surgery Since 1991 it has specialised in the treatment of patients with severe and complex neurological conditions 151 In 2021 it provides inpatient services for people with severe disabilities and long term medical conditions It also offers physiotherapy services to outpatients 150 High Rough Hospital during the First World War There were two auxiliary hospitals in the Haslemere area during the First World War Both were affiliates of the Frensham Hill Military Hospital and were named after the country houses in which they were established High Rough Hospital had 40 beds and was opened on Farnham Lane in May 1915 152 Church Hill Hospital was opened in April 1917 with 38 beds 153 The first dedicated support centre for Haslemere residents with dementia was opened in 1994 at The Marjorie Gray Hall on Grayswood Road to the north of the town centre 154 Initially run by the Alzheimer s Society responsibility for the centre passed to a dedicated local charity in 2017 155 156 The centre provides respite day care four days a week for people with dementia 154 The nearest hospital with an accident and emergency department is the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford 157 Transport EditRoads Edit Mile post High Street Many of the roads in the area originated as medieval tracks and owing to the local topography are narrow twisting and steep The principal route through Haslemere is the A286 which connects the town with Godalming and Grayswood to the north and with Midhurst to the south The A287 runs south from Hindhead and passes through the west end of Shottermill before joining the A286 close to Camelsdale The main east west road is the B2131 which links Haslemere to Chiddingfold and Petworth to the east and to Liphook to the west 106 Buses Edit Haslemere is linked by a number of bus routes to surrounding towns and villages in south west Surrey West Sussex and east Hampshire Operators serving the town include Stagecoach and Waverley Hoppa 158 Trains Edit Front of Haslemere railway station Haslemere railway station is to the west of the town centre It is managed by South Western Railway which operates all services Trains run to London Waterloo via Guildford and to Portsmouth Harbour via Havant 159 Cycling Edit The Haslemere Link is a spur of the Surrey Cycleway It runs north east from the town to join the main circular route to the east of Chiddingfold 160 Long distance footpaths Edit Haslemere is the western terminus of the Greensand Way a long distance footpath that runs for 108 miles 174 km along the Greensand Ridge to Hamstreet in Kent 161 162 The 64 mile 103 km Serpent Trail links Haslemere to Petersfield via Blackdown and Petworth 163 The Sussex Border Path runs to the south of Haslemere and Shottermill 10 Education EditMaintained schools Edit St Bartholomew s Primary School was founded as a National school c 1813 63 In 1869 a School Board was established in Haslemere which commissioned the construction of a new building adjacent to the parish church 128 164 The school moved to its current site on Derby Road in 1986 165 Shottermill Infant School and Shottermill Junior School trace their origins to a Church of England school that was opened in the village c 1846 Initially there were 40 pupils and only one teacher 166 but as numbers increased the school moved to new premises to the north east of Shottermill Church The building was extended in 1885 and again in 1896 98 167 In the early 1900s the infants department became a separate school in its own right and moved to Church Road 168 In 1927 the county council took over the running of the two schools and constructed new premises for each on Lion Lane 169 note 11 Grayswood Primary School was founded as a National school in 1862 170 It moved to its current site as an infants school in January 1905 with 100 pupils 171 It was expanded in 2015 to become a primary school educating up to 210 children between the ages of 4 and 11 172 Woolmer Hill School is a secondary school to the north west of Shottermill It was constructed in 1950 on a 10 ha 25 acre site under the provisions of the Education Act 1944 7 169 It became a member of the Weydon Multi Academy Trust in 2017 173 In 2021 it educates around 800 students between the ages of 11 and 16 174 Independent schools Edit St Ives School to the north east of Haslemere town centre is a coeducational prep school for children aged 2 11 175 It was founded in College Hill in 1911 and moved to its current location in Three Gates Lane in 1966 176 The school became part of United Learning in September 2013 177 The Royal School is a coeducational day and boarding school to the north of Shottermill It was founded in 1840 as the Royal Naval School and was intended to educate the sisters and daughters of naval and marine officers It merged in 1995 with The Grove School also a girls only school to create The Royal School In 2011 the school became co educational and in 2019 it became part of United Learning 178 179 Former schools Edit Stoatley Rough School was founded in 1934 by Dr Hilde Lion to educate the children of Jewish refugees who had fled from Nazi Germany 180 As war approached the boarding school accepted many children rescued under the Kindertransport scheme After the end of the war it began to focus on educating disadvantaged British pupils It closed in 1960 following the retirement of its founder 181 182 Wispers School was an independent girls boarding school originally founded in 1947 It moved to Oak Hall in 1969 and closed in 2008 183 184 Religious institute Edit Haslemere campus of Jamia Ahmadiyya formerly Branksome Conference Centre The UK campus of the Islamic university Jamia Ahmadiyya was founded in Colliers Wood in 2005 and relocated to Haslemere in 2012 185 It offers a seven year course to train missionaries from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community 186 187 and educates over 130 students at any one time 188 The Haslemere campus is a Grade II listed former country house built in 1901 which was the International Education Centre for Olivetti in the early 1970s Design work for the conversion to an education centre was undertaken by the architects Ted Cullinan and James Stirling and involved the addition of a new classroom wing built from glass reinforced plastic In 1997 it became a conference centre run by the De Vere hotel group and was acquired by Jamia Ahmadiyya UK in 2012 189 190 Places of worship EditSee also List of places of worship in Waverley borough St Bartholomew s Church Edit St Bartholomew s Church St Bartholomew s Church is thought to have been founded as a chapel in the 13th century and the square tower at the west end is thought to date from this period The remainder of the building dates from a reconstruction by John Penfold in 1871 note 12 The west window of the north aisle is thought to incorporate 17th century Flemish glass panels and the Holy Grail is illustrated in the Tennyson memorial window designed by Edward Burne Jones The polychromatic marble font dates to 1870 and the organ case incorporates a c 1900 Morris amp Co tapestry The wooden pulpit which features linenfold panelling dates from the late 19th or early 20th century 192 St Stephen s Church Shottermill Edit St Stephen s Church was originally built in 1841 as a chapel in the parish of Frensham The tower was completed in 1846 and the building was consecrated the same year The chancel was designed by John Penfold c 1875 and the Lady chapel was added in 1909 10 As part of a renovation undertaken in 2005 06 underfloor heating and a baptismal pool were installed 193 All Saints Church Grayswood Edit Main article All Saints Church Grayswood All Saints Church The ecclesiastical parish of Grayswood was formed in 1901 from parts of the parishes of Witley Chiddingfold Haslemere and Thursley Alfred Hugh Harman a local resident agreed to finance the construction of a church on condition that a new parish was created 26 194 note 13 All Saints Church was designed by the Swedish architect Axel Haig in a 13th century style influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement The building was completed in 1902 and is constructed of Bargate stone rubble with freestone dressings The tower has a timber framed belfry and is topped by a shingled spire The interior includes an embroidery of the Annunciation thought to be original and paintings of Moses and David on linen attributed to Carl Almquist 195 In the churchyard is a granite memorial stone to Axel Haig carved in the shape of a Viking sail which bears a relief of a longship 196 St Christopher s Church Edit St Christopher s Church was constructed between 1902 and 1904 in the Free Late Gothic style It is built from coursed Bargate stone rubble with ironstone galleting The square tower at the south west corner is topped with a chequerboard decoration which is also featured on the west gable end The east window was designed in 1928 in the style of Christopher Whall and the north chapel added in 1935 Between the chancel and nave is a hanging icon of the crucifixion installed in 1950 in memory of the curate Christopher Tanner 197 Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Edit Church of Our Lady of Lourdes The Catholic congregation in Haslemere traces its origins to 1908 when Franciscans from Chilworth Friary began to hold regular Masses at Oaklands Hotel In 1923 the services relocated to the High Street and a year later the new church was completed Our Lady of Lourdes was consecrated in 1932 and stained glass windows designed by Geoffrey Fuller Webb were installed between 1935 and 1937 198 Culture EditArt Edit A Sheepfold Haslemere c 1868 by Alexander Fraser note 14 Several artists have painted landscapes of the Haslemere area including George Shalders c 1826 1873 200 Alexander Fraser 1827 1899 201 George Vicat Cole 1833 1893 202 and Cecil Gordon Lawson 1849 1882 203 The Haslemere Educational Museum holds several artworks including a bust of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Thomas Woolner 1825 1892 204 portraits by Frank Dicksee 1853 1928 205 and Vera Cummings 1891 1940 206 as well as several carved wooden figures from the Yoruba School of Nigeria 207 Among the works of public art in the town is a bust of Elizabeth I by Malcolm Stathers which commemorates the charter issued to Haslemere by the queen 29 In 2019 a series of four sculptures was commissioned from the artist Andrew Brighty The works are inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement and are intended to form part of an arts trail around the town 208 The first two works in the High Street and at Clements Corner were installed in 2020 and are entitled Progress and Mimesis respectively 209 210 The third sculpture Serenade to the Sky celebrates the area s musical connections and was unveiled near Lion Green in March 2021 211 Music Edit The musician and instrument maker Arnold Dolmetsch was born in France in 1858 and moved with his son Carl Dolmetsch to Haslemere in 1919 212 The family repopularised the recorder and began the revival of other early musical instruments In 1925 they launched the Haslemere Festival which later became the annual International Dolmetsch Early Music Festival 213 214 From 1997 to 2018 the director of the festival was Carl Dolmetsch s daughter Jeanne Marie Dolmetsch 215 Founded as the Haslemere Orchestral Society in 1923 the Haslemere Musical Society acquired its current name in 1939 Among its former conductors are Anthony Bernard the founder of the London Chamber Orchestra 216 217 the composer John Gardner and John Lubbock founder of the Orchestra of St John s Smith Square In 2007 the society commissioned the choral work Lord of All Creation by outgoing conductor Darrell Davison The current conductor is James Ross The society gives regular concerts in the local area and holds an annual come and sing event 217 Haslemere Town Band was officially founded in 1837 following the amalgamation of two small bands which had started in 1834 218 Haslemere Players Edit The Haslemere Players is an amateur dramatics society and musical theatre group based in the town It was officially founded in 1905 but a group had been staging regular performances since the 1890s 219 220 Haslemere Charter Fair Edit Town criers at the 2012 Charter Fair See also Charter fair Permission to hold an annual fair in the town was first granted by Richard II in 1397 13 and was confirmed by Elizabeth I in the charter of 1596 31 The fair was revived in 1984 and is held on the early May bank holiday every two years The event takes place on the High Street and on West Street which are closed to traffic for the day 221 A competition for town criers is held as part of the fair and the winner is awarded the Tennyson Trophy 222 223 Sport EditLeisure centres Edit Haslemere Leisure Centre 2010 Haslemere Leisure Centre on the King s Road was opened in 1998 99 note 15 The construction was funded by the sale of Shottermill Recreation Ground which had been owned by Waverley Borough Council since 1974 225 note 16 The centre underwent a 3 8M refurbishment 2014 15 which included the upgrade of the fitness gym facilities and the addition of dance and cycling studios 225 227 The centre is managed by Places Leisure on behalf of the Borough Council 228 The Edge Leisure Centre is on Woolmer Hill Road 229 The centre has an indoor dance studio and fitness suite outdoor pitches for sports including football and rugby as well as an athletics track 230 A new artificial hockey pitch was installed at the centre in 2018 231 Association Football Edit Shottermill amp Haslemere Football Club was founded in 2001 as an amalgamation of two existing clubs The club plays its home games at Woolmer Hill Sports Ground and has been a member of the Surrey County Intermediate League Western since 2006 232 Cricket Edit Haslemere Cricket Club was founded in 1827 233 and originally played its home games at a field near the High Street The club moved to Haste Hill in 1850 and then to Lythe Hill in 1868 87 Since 1922 the club has played at the recreation ground on Scotland Lane 233 234 Grayswood cricket 2015 Cricket has been played on the village green at Grayswood since the early 20th century and there have been at least three incarnations of the local club 235 The current Grayswood Cricket Club was reformed in 1989 and has been a member of the I Anson League since the 1997 season 236 note 17 In 2017 the club were league champions for the third time having previously won the title in 2012 and 2013 235 Hockey Edit Haslemere Hockey Club was founded in 1946 and plays its home games at Woolmer Hill Sports Ground which has two AstroTurf pitches 237 Rugby Edit Haslemere Community Rugby Club was founded in 1950 and was initially sponsored by Harlequins At first it played its home games at the recreation ground on Scotland Lane but later moved to its current base at the Woolmer Hill Sports Ground 238 Notable buildings and landmarks EditCommunity centres Edit Haslemere Youth Hub Grayswood Village Club was founded in 1905 as a reading room and social space for local residents The building dates from 1862 when it was constructed as a National school It was also used as a place of worship from 1884 until the opening of All Saints Church in 1902 By 1905 the school had outgrown the premises and moved to a new site The vacated building was purchased by Frederick Albert Robers and was placed in trust for the village community 170 The Haslewey Centre on Lion Green has been run as a local community centre by an independent charity since 2003 239 240 The centre has been a distribution point for the Meals on Wheels service run by Waverley Borough Council since January 2017 241 and has housed the town post office since January 2018 242 The Haslemere Youth Hub on St Christopher s Road was relaunched in 2019 by Waverley Borough Council Previously known as the Wey Centre it had been managed by Surrey County Council The hub provides a safe space for young people to meet six days a week and offers a wide range of activities 243 The hub houses a counselling service for children as well as a cafe 244 High Lane Community Centre is on Weycombe Road to the north of the town centre 245 Haslemere Hall Edit Haslemere Hall Haslemere Hall on Bridge Road is a theatre cinema and music venue It opened in January 1914 and its design by the architect Annesley Brownrigg was influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement During the First World War it was used as a drill hall 246 247 Haslemere Educational Museum Edit Main article Haslemere Educational Museum Haslemere Educational Museum was founded in 1888 by the surgeon Jonathan Hutchinson who was an amateur collector of biological geological and anthropological specimens Initially the museum was located at Hutchinson s Haslemere home Inval but moved to its current location on the High Street in 1926 In the same year it acquired a collection of European Folk Art from the Peasant Arts Museum which had been located in the town 248 249 Replica Penfold pillar box Edit Penfold pillar box A replica Victorian pillar box was installed outside the Georgian Hotel on the High Street in July 1992 It is an exact copy of a Penfold box which was the standard design used by the Post Office from 1866 to 1879 It honours the local architect John Penfold who was responsible for its design 250 251 Town Hall Edit Haslemere Town Hall and war memorial Haslemere Town Hall at the south end of the High Street was constructed in 1814 Originally a market house it replaced an older wooden building that had stood immediately to the north 62 63 It was transferred to the Parish Council in 1897 252 and the upper floor was used as the debating chamber until 1926 when the UDC moved to the former museum building 37 War memorials Edit The limestone war memorial in Haslemere High Street was designed by Inigo Triggs in 1920 21 It takes the form of a gabled stone cross supported on an octagonal column which in turn rests on a stepped stone base 253 It commemorates 62 local residents who died in WWI whose names are inscribed on the plinth The surnames of 47 people who died in the WWII are listed on bronze plaques 254 A restoration project undertaken in 2018 included the repair and replacement of damaged stonework and was partly funded by the War Memorials Trust 255 The Grayswood war memorial is to the south of the village on the west side of the A286 It takes the form of a freestanding stone cross and the base is inscribed with the words Peace to those who died that we might live It commemorates 19 local residents who died in WWI and three residents who died in WWII 256 257 Parks and open spaces EditGrayswood Edit The National Trust owns a 4 17 ha 10 3 acre area of mature oak and yew woodland between Grayswood village and Haslemere 258 Grayswood Common St George s Wood Edit Grayswood Common and St George s Wood are located between Grayswood village and Haslemere and have a combined area of 16 43 ha 40 6 acres 259 They were acquired by the Urban District Council UDC in 1953 260 and are now owned by Waverley Borough Council 259 Haste Hill Edit Haste Hill is a 12 25 ha 30 acre woodland to the south east of the town owned by Waverley Borough Council 261 There was a tenement on the hill in the 14th century and it may have been the site of the original settlement of Haslemere 26 In the early 18th century an optical telegraph station part of the Admiralty Semaphore line between London and Portsmouth was constructed on Haste Hill It operated from 1822 until 1847 when it was superseded by an electrical telegraph line between the two cities 262 263 Lion Green Edit Lion Green Lion Green was designated a recreation ground and open space in the Inclosure Act of 1845 234 The Haslemere Classic Car Festival and Haslemere Fringe Festival take place on the green each year 264 Recreation ground Edit The 3 44 ha 8 5 acre recreation ground adjoins Scotland Lane and Old Haslemere Road 265 The land was purchased in 1921 by the War Memorial Committee using surplus funds donated for the construction of the memorial in the High Street 234 It was presented to the UDC in the same year in memory of those who had died in the First World War 266 In 2015 the recreation ground was legally protected by the charity Fields in Trust and was designated a Queen Elizabeth II field 265 Swan Barn Farm Edit Entrance to Swan Barn Farm Swan Barn Farm owned by the National Trust is an area of grassland and ancient woodland to the east of Haslemere High Street The 28 ha 69 acre property includes two orchards and is run as a smallholding Areas of pasture are mown for haymaking and are also grazed by Belted Galloway cattle The Hunter Base Camp which provides accommodation for long term volunteers working on Blackdown is part of the farm 267 268 Notable people EditJohn Boxall d 1571 Secretary of State to Mary I owned Burgage House now the Haslemere Educational Museum 4 James Oglethorpe 1696 1785 founded the Colony of Georgia was MP for Haslemere 1722 1754 and lived at Town House on the High Street 13 269 Josiah Wood Whymper 1813 1903 artist lived at Town House High Street Haslemere from 1859 until his death 270 271 George Bowdler Buckton 1818 1905 chemist and entomologist designed his own house on Weycombe Road where he lived from 1865 272 George Eliot 1819 1880 novelist and poet wrote much of Middlemarch while living in Shottermill in the summer of 1871 273 274 Sir Francis Galton 1822 1911 polymath died in Haslemere 275 Anne Gilchrist 1828 1885 writer lived in Shottermill from 1861 to 1871 276 Jonathan Hutchinson 1828 1913 surgeon founded Haslemere Educational Museum 277 John Penfold 1828 1909 surveyor architect and designer of a Post Office standard pillar box lived at what was then called Courts Hill House 278 Archibald Geikie 1834 1924 geologist retired to Haslemere in 1913 279 Axel Haig 1835 1921 artist illustrator and architect designed his own house on Highercombe Road where he lived from 1865 280 Robert Hunter 1844 1913 co founder of the National Trust Chairman of the Haslemere Parish Council lived at Meadfields Hanger 281 282 William Cecil Marshall 1849 1921 sportsman designed his own house on Hindhead Road where he lived from 1887 283 Arnold Dolmetsch 1854 1940 and his son Carl Dolmetsch 1911 1997 musicians and musical instrument makers lived in Grayswood Road 284 285 Walter Tyndale 1855 1943 artist lived in Haslemere from c 1890 He commissioned the construction of Broad Dene Hill Road in 1900 and lived there until his death 286 287 Cyril Edward Gourley 1893 1982 Victoria Cross recipient lived in Grayswood from 1952 until his death 288 Margaret Hutchinson 1904 1997 teacher writer and naturalist lived and worked in Haslemere 289 Robert Lochner 1904 1956 inventor of the Bombardon Breakwater used at Mulberry harbour Normandy on D Day He lived at Shottermill from 1939 until his death 290 W H C Frend 1916 2005 ecclesiastical historian archaeologist and Anglican priest was born at Shottermill Vicarage and lived in the village as a child 291 Robin Phillips 1940 2015 actor and director was born in Haslemere 292 Rachel Portman b 1960 composer was born in Haslemere 293 See also Edit South East England portalNotes Edit The Shotter family who owned the Shotter Mill may originated in Shotover in Oxfordshire 5 6 The communities of Fernhurst Camelsdale Linchmere and Hammer are in West Sussex immediately to the south of the civil parish of Haslemere 7 Blackdown is in West Sussex and lies outside of the civil parish At 280 m 918 ft it is the highest hill in the South Downs National Park and is the third highest summit in South East England 10 11 The High Street is aligned north south and runs along the watershed between the River Wey to the west and River Arun to the east 4 Haslemere Signal Box retains its original 47 lever frame 58 Among those who moved to the area in the mid 19th century was Alfred Lord Tennyson who commissioned the architect James Knowles to build Aldworth House on Blackdown in 1869 88 Pre 19th century listed houses in Shottermill include Rose Cottage late medieval 92 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