Farncombe
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Farncombe shown within Surrey
Population	<3,000
OS grid reference	SU977452
District	Waverley
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Godalming
Postcode district	GU7
Dialling code	01483
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	South West Surrey
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

Coordinates: 51°11′52″N 0°36′09″W / 51.1977, -0.6026Farncombe is a former village in Surrey, England, now part of the town of Godalming. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 709 × 599 pixels Full resolution (1275 × 1078 pixel, file size: 253 KB, MIME type: image/png) Surrey outline, showing motorways and urban areas. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... This article is about the English county. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Waverley is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... This article is about the English county. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... , The Pepperpot, Godalmings former town hall. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The GU postcode area, also known as the Guildford postcode area[1], is a group of postal districts around Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley, Cranleigh, Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, Hindhead, Lightwater, Liphook, Liss, Midhurst, Petersfield, Petworth, Sandhurst, Virginia Water, Windlesham, Woking and Yateley in England. ... +44 redirects here. ... 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. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the statuory fire & rescue service for the County of Surrey, England, with 24 fire stations. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 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 United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... South West Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Surrey, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article is about the English county. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... , The Pepperpot, Godalmings former town hall. ...

Farncombe appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Fernecome. It was held by the Bishop of Bayeux. Its domesday assets were: 2 ploughs, 15 acres of meadow, woodland worth 3 hogs. It rendered £1 4s 0d.^[1] The village lies on the River Wey and canal boats can be hired here taking travelers up to Guildford and beyond. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Bayeux (pronounced ) is a small town and commune in the Calvados département, in Normandy, northwestern France. ... The traditional way: a German farmer works the land with a horse and plough. ... A meadow is a habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. ... Limber Pine woodland, Toiyabe Range, central Nevada Biologically, a woodland is a treed area differentiated from a forest. ... Hog is a domestic or feral adult swine. ... The River Wey in Surrey is one of the Waterways in the United Kingdom and a tributary of the River Thames. ... , For other places with the same name, see Guildford (disambiguation). ...

Few older buildings survive as evidence of its long history; among the oldest is a row of almshouses, built in 1622. Farncombe is within the census area Godalming Charterhouse which has a population of 5,053.^[2] Categories: Stub ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ...

Farncombe has various transport links, being served by the Portsmouth-London railway, through Farncombe railway station, and the Hoppa community bus project. The Portsmouth Direct Line is a service operated by South West Trains between runs from London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. ... Farncombe railway station opened as a minor stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line between Guildford and Godalming. ... Waverley Hoppa, or simply Hoppa as it is known locally, is a community transport operation covering the Surrey borough of Waverley. ...

Farncombe also has a youth football team called FYFC (Farncombe Youth Football Club) for boys and girls from ages 6/7 to 16/17. Farncombe Trojans, one of the club's under-12 teams, are currently holders of the Surrey Primary League Senior Cup.

Jack Phillips

John George Phillips

Jack Phillips was born in Farncombe. He continued working as the ship sank, trying to contact other ships that might be able come to the assistance of the Titanic.^[3] Phillips is commemorated by the Phillips Memorial Garden in Godalming, and a memorial in the St. John the Evangelist Church in Farncombe. The Jack Phillips pub in Godalming High Street is named after him. Image File history File links Jack_George_Phillips. ... Image File history File links Jack_George_Phillips. ... John Jack George Phillips (April 11, 1887 - April 15, 1912) was radio officer on board the fatal maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. ...

References

1. ^ Surrey Domesday Book
2. ^ Census data
3. ^ Titanic

External Links

Farncombe website