Wormley

Wormley

infobox UK place

country = England
latitude= 51.1362
longitude= -0.6464
official_name= Wormley
map_type= Surrey
population = less than 5,000
shire_district= Waverley
shire_county = Surrey
region= South East England

constituency_westminster= South West Surrey
post_town= Godalming
postcode_district = GU8
postcode_area= GU
dial_code= 01483
os_grid_reference= SU947383

Wormley is a village in Surrey, England. It is a dispersed village largely consisting of a scattering of houses on the A283 Petworth Road between Witley and Chiddingfold and Combe Lane, a turning off the A283 where Witley station and further houses are situated. The village is part of the census area "Witley" which has a population of 7,703. [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800142&c=GU8+5SG&d=16&e=15&g=492762&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Census data] ]

Wormley originates from the Anglo-Saxon English for 'break'. This is the village's name due to the break in the forest in Saxon Times where the village now exists.

Wormley developed primarily as a result of the construction of Witley station, in the 19th century, on the main London Waterloo to Portsmouth line. Its best known building is probably King Edward's School, Witley and was also the location for Cooper & Sons Ltd walking stick factory which has now been replaced by houses and a light industrial estate. Wormley has a Post office. This is the only shop in the village. The Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory was in Wormley. [ [http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/1993/92JB01705.shtml AGU] ]

A number of the older houses in Wormley were designed by Gertrude Jekyll. George Eliot is a notable former resident.

References

External links

* [http://www.frithphotos.com/archive/surrey/wormley/photos/wormley_photos.htm Photos of Wormley]


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