Grayshott

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official_name= Grayshott
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civil_parish= Grayshott
shire_district= East Hampshire
shire_county = Hampshire
region= South East England
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Grayshott is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is located on the Hampshire / Surrey border 2.4 miles (3.9km) northwest of Haslemere, approximately one hour by road from central London.

The nearest railway station is 2.1 miles (3.4km) southeast of the village, at Haslemere.

The village is a collection of houses on either side of a road called Headley Road, which leads from the A3 to Headley Down, and Bordon. Just east of the village centre, splitting the village in two, is Boundary Road, which marks the boundary between Hampshire and Surrey. Grayshott was counted as part of Headley parish until 1901 (ecclesiastical parish) and 1902 (civil parish). It is now the basis of Grayshott civil parish, which is part of East Hampshire District.

Facilities in the village include St. Luke's Church, which is a part of the Guildford diocese, and Grayshott Primary School; both of these trace their origins to the 19th century. The village also has a village hall, a fire station, and a village square. Two village greens are close to the centre. There is also a recreation ground with cricket pavilion, football club and skate park, and good woodlands for walking in, including nearby Waggoners Wells. Ludshott Common, one mile to the west, is an area of heathland and woodland and part of the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [ [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/cymraeg/lo/w-global/w-localtoyou/w-thames_solent/w-thames_solent-countryside/w-thames_solent-places-countryside-list.htm#ludshott National Trust | Thames & Solent | Places to visit | Countryside ] ]

From 1898 to 1901 Flora Thompson, [ [http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/flora Flora Thompson Home Page ] ] author of "Lark Rise to Candleford", was assistant postmistress in Grayshott. Among her customers were Arthur Conan Doyle, who lived at what became the Undershaw Hotel (now closed) next to Hindhead traffic lights, and George Bernard Shaw, who lived at Blen Cathra, now St Edmunds School, Hindhead.

Towards Headley Down is the health farm [http://www.grayshottspa.com/ Grayshott Spa] . This building, known as Grayshott Hall, is on the site of a small farm which Alfred Tennyson and his family rented in 1867 while he had Aldworth built nearby in Haslemere.

Grayshott is also noted as the birthplace of internationally-famous actor Colin Firth, best known for his appearances in films such as "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Hope Springs".

References

External links

* [http://www.grayshott.com/ Grayshott Village web site]
* [http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/headley/grayshot.htm Grayshott history]
* [http://www.schools.hants.org.uk/grayshott/ Grayshott CofE Primary School site]
* [http://www.stlukes-grayshott.org/ Grayshott CofE Parish site]
* [http://www.grayshottcc.co.uk/ Grayshott Cricket Club homepage]
* [http://www.grayshott-archive.org.uk/ Grayshott Village Archive site]
* [http://www.easthants.gov.uk/ East Hampshire District Council web site]
* [http://www.grayshottcolts.org.uk/ Grayshott Colts Football Club homepage]