Shackleford

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.1975
longitude= -0.6541
official_name= Shackleford
map_type= Surrey
static_

static_image_caption=The centre of Shackleford
population = 744 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800074&c=GU8+6AX&d=16&e=15&g=490447&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Census data] ]
shire_district= Guildford
shire_county = Surrey
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Guildford
post_town= Godalming
postcode_district = GU8
postcode_area= GU
dial_code= 01483
os_grid_reference=SU941451 Shackleford is a village in Surrey, England lying to the west of the A3 between Guildford and Petersfield. Neighbouring villages include Puttenham, Peper Harrow and Eashing.

The village does not appear in the Domesday survey of the eleventh century. The name may derive from a 'ford' (perhaps over a marshy area or swamp) belonging to a man with the name 'shackle' or perhaps a ford secured by chains. Others have speculated that the name derives from the Old English word 'scacol,' meaning tongue of land. Whatever the derivation of the cognomen, by the 14th century villagers began taking the place name as a surname, when there is known to have been a William de Shackleford who lived in the area. [A family of Shackleford, or Shackelford, emigrated from Old Alresford, Hampshire to Virginia in the seventeenth century, eventually founding Shacklefords, Virginia. English antiquary Anthony Wagner believed their ancestors likely took the name from the Surrey village.]

Many of the houses that still stand today were built in the 18th century, although there was a further expansion of the village when the railway line was constructed between London and Portsmouth during the mid 19th century, passing through nearby Godalming and Farncombe.

St. Mary's Church was built in 1865, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It stands away from the main village at a nearby crossroads.

Hall Place

William de Shackleford likely owned Hall Place - a substantial manor house which existed here in the 15th century. Its estate covered many acres, including much of today’s village.

Hall Place was demolished in 1797 and a new mansion was built on the site in the late 19th century. During the Second World War this building and much of its grounds were bought by Aldro School, which relocated there from Eastbourne.

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