Effingham
Effingham shown within Surrey
Population	2,556[1]
OS grid reference	TQ1153
District	Guildford
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Leatherhead
Postcode district	KT24
Dial code	01372
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Mole Valley
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

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Effingham is an English village in the Borough of Guildford in Surrey, bordering Mole Valley. There is a railway station at Effingham Junction (actually in the parish of East Horsley), at the point where a branch of the Sutton & Mole Valley Line joins the New Guildford Line - these are both routes between London Waterloo and Guildford. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Not to be confused with Guilford. ... Should not be confused with Surry. ... Mole Valley is a local government district in Surrey, England. ... Effingham Junction railway station is situated near the villages of Effingham and East Horsley in Surrey, England. ... East Horsley is a village in Surrey, just off the A246 between Leatherhead and Guildford. ... The Sutton & Mole Valley Line is the name given to the commuter services in south London, Surrey and West Sussex operated by Southern from London Victoria and London Bridge to Horsham via Sutton and Dorking. ... The New Guildford Line, now operated by South West Trains, is a commuter line between London and Guildford. ... For the former name of a MTR station in Hong Kong, see Yau Ma Tei (MTR) London Waterloo is a major railway station and transport interchange complex in London, England. ... Guildford railway station serves the town of Guildford in Surrey, England. ...

History pre-1800

Around c. AD 493, a Saxon noble called Aeffing built his "ham" or house in the area now known as Effingham. A charter of AD 727 granted 20 dwellings in Bookham and Effingham to the Benedictine monastery at Chertsey. The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ...

By the 14th century, a manor house stood on the site of the current Effingham Golf Club clubhouse owned by Sir John Poultney, five times Lord Mayor of London. Current Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard during the parade on November 11th, 2006 Michael Berry Savory, Previous Lord Mayor (2004–2005) The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London. ...

By 1545, King Henry VIII was hunting on what is now Effingham Golf Course whilst staying at Hampton Court nearby. The manor house and lands were then owned by Lord William Howard (the Lord High Admiral, and later 1st Baron Howard of Effingham) and it was his son the 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham (later 1st Earl of Nottingham) who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Hampton Court Palace with the Union Flag flying Hampton Court Palace is a former royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London, England. ... William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham (c. ... For the international law of the sea, see Admiralty law. ... The title of Earl of Effingham has been created twice in British history, both times for holders of the Barony of Howard of Effingham. ... Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-December 14, 1624) was a British statesman and admiral. ... Earl of Nottingham is a title in the peerage of England, created in 1681 for Heneage Finch, who had served as Lord Chancellor. ...

The Effingham Golf Club clubhouse contains a spectacular carved oak fireplace in the Armada room, dated 1591, which is believed to have originated on one of Lord Howard of Effingham's ships.

History post-1800

The house and lands which Effingham Golf Club is now based passed through many distinguished hands until in 1815 the house and 358 acres of land came into the possession of Sir Thomas Hussey Apreece. It was in 1927 when the Surrey Land and Development company negotiated a lease for a group of people wishing to build a golf course. Effingham Manor Golf Club was formed with the artisan club house using what are now greenkeepers' cottages.

The Effingham Golf Course was designed by Harry S. Colt who was renowned for his skill in modelling and landscaping. During his architectural career he was involved in either the construction or improvement of over 300 courses in the UK and Europe.

Famous Effingham villagers include Sir Barnes Wallis, inventor of the bouncing bomb which breached the Eder and Mohner dams in the Second World War. He also helped to design air ships including the R101. Sir Barnes Neville Wallis Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, CBE, FRS, RDI, commonly known as Barnes Wallis, (September 26, 1887 – October 30, 1979) was an English scientist, engineer and inventor. ... The bouncing bomb was a kind of bomb designed by Barnes Wallis of Vickers-Armstrong at Brooklands, Surrey. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... USS Akron (ZRS-4) in flight, November 2, 1931 An airship or dirigible is a buoyant lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ...

Sir Wallis lived with his wife Molly in the village for 49 years. His home, called the White Hill House and now renamed the Little Court, looks over Effingham Golf Club. It is said early bouncing bomb experiments were carried out in his garden and a close by pond.

Sir Barnes Wallis was instrumental in the founding days of the KGV playing fields at Effingham. He was Chairman of the KGV Management Committee and negotiated the landscaping of the "bowl" cricket ground. As a fanatic cricket fan he was keen to see a first class ground in his village; the County Council wanted to improve the line of the adjacent A246 Guildford road and Wallis persuaded them to cut and fill the sloping playing field to achieve the current superb flat cricket ground. At one stage it was the back-up ground to The Oval. He was the first Chairman of the Effingham Housing Association, a charity which built homes for local people; the most recent development, Barnes Wallis Close, was opened by two members of his family in 2002.

Sir Barnes Wallis died on 30 October 1979 and was buried in St Lawrence Churchyard, just a few yards from KGV fields. During the funeral a Vulcan bomber from 617 Squadron (the Dambusters) flew overhead as a mark of respect. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... No. ...

Today

Still a small village, dwarfed by its neighbours the Bookhams, it is mostly known for its railway station (which if said you live in Effingham many people will mention the station, though it is some way out of the actual village), large common (called the KGV playing fields), and the Howard of Effingham School (mixed comprehensive) and St Teresa's School(private girls') and nearby prep school. St Teresa's convent was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1893. About half of housing is now South of the A246 (between Bookham and East Horsley) at the top of the small High Street "The Street". The village grew as a result of spring-line development, situated like Sutton and Croydon at the foot of the North Downs. Two parallel roads, The Street and Church Street reflect this by their steep gradient. At the bottom wells exist, whereas towards the top chalk prevents reaching water. Bookham refers to three places in Surrey, England: Great Bookham Little Bookham Bookham Commons This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Edwin Lutyens Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was a leading 20th century British architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. ...

Emergency Services

Effingham is served by these emergency services:

• Surrey Police. Although Leatherhead Police Station is the closer, Effingham is in the Guildford Division area, So all Police services come from Guildford. Many locals do not like this as they feel it slows response times.
• South East Coast Ambulance Service, as of 1st July 2006, is the local NHS Ambulance Services Trust. The Surrey Ambulance Service, Sussex, and Kent ambulance services have merged, and have now ceased to exist independently.
• Surrey Fire & Rescue Service, The first response station for Effingham is Leatherhead Fire Station.

Surrey Police is the Home Office police force the county of Surrey in the south of England The force is lead by Chief Constable Bob Quick and has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey. ... Leatherhead is a small town in the County of Surrey, England, on the River Mole. ... Not to be confused with Guilford. ... As of 1st July the NHS Ambulance Services Trusts of Kent, Surrey and Sussex are being joined together to form a new South East Coast Ambulance Service . ... The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. ... Is the local Emergency Fire & Rescue service for the County of Surrey, England. ...

References

1. ^ Census data