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Frensham is just off the A287, 20km south west of Guildford. Neighbouring villages include Millbridge, Shortfield Common, Dockenfield, Spreakley, Batt's Corner and Rushmoor. Frensham lies on the River Wey. Farnham is the nearest main town and it is 5 km to the north. The majority of the land around Frensham is located in the Green Belt. The non-agricultural land surrounding the village is mainly open heathland and birch woodland. , For other places with the same name, see Guildford (disambiguation). ... Rushmoor is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. ... The River Wey in Surrey is one of the Waterways in the United Kingdom and a tributary of the River Thames. ... Castle Street Farnham is a small town in Surrey, England. ... For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ...

Planning permission is being discussed for a potential mineral zone for the extraction of sand and gravel near Frensham Manor.^[2] Main article: Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. ... For other uses, see Sand (disambiguation). ... Gravel (largest fragment in this photo is about 4 cm) Gravel is rock that is of a certain particle size range. ...

Frensham Common is owned by the National Trust and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It covers approximately 1000 acres^[3] and comprises a large area of heathland, together with some coniferous and mixed woodland. There are two large ponds, known as Frensham Great and Little Ponds, which were built in the Middle Ages to provide fish for the Bishop of Winchester's estate. The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Arms of the Bishop of Winchester The diocese of Winchester is one of the oldest and most important in England. ...

History

Mesolithic camp or living sites have been discovered around Frensham.^[4] Hundreds of Bronze Age arrow heads have been found around Frensham and there there are several tumuli (burial sites). In 688 AD, King Caedwalla of Wessex made a charter conveying to the Catholic church 60 hides of land that included Farnham, Frensham and Churt. This became the property of Hedda, Bishop of Winchester. The Mesolithic (Greek mesos=middle and lithos=stone or the Middle Stone Age[1]) was a period in the development of human technology between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods of the Stone Age. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... A tumulus (plural tumuli, from the Latin word for mound or small hill, from the root to bulge, swell also found in ) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. ... Events Emperor Justinian II of the Bulgarians. ... Caedwalla (c. ... Castle Street Farnham is a small town in Surrey, England. ... Hædde[1] (died 705) was bishop of Winchester. ...

The origins of the name Frensham come from 'Frena's ham'. Frena was the name of either a Danish Earl who was killed in the battle of Ashdown in the year 871, or a Saxon who was driven south from Northumberland by the Danes in 993. The second part 'ham' means 'settlement', and is also from where we get the word 'home', so Frensham is 'Frena's settlement'. For other uses, see Earl (disambiguation). ... Events Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. ... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging toRaedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... Events July 4 - Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonized Births Deaths Categories: 993 ...

The castle was started in the 12th century, it was an important residence of the Bishop of Winchester. There is evidence of ridge and furrow cultivation on the slope south of the avenue leading to the castle.^[5] For other uses, see Castle (disambiguation). ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Arms of the Bishop of Winchester The diocese of Winchester is one of the oldest and most important in England. ... Ridge and Furrow in Grendon, Northamptonshire The term ridge and furrow is often used by archaeologists and others to describe the pattern of peaks and troughs created in a field and caused by the system of ploughing used during the Middle Ages in Britain. ...

In 1348, Frensham suffered from the plague. Before it ceased in 1350, 52 farms around became desolate. April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... This article concerns the mid fourteenth century pandemic. ... Events 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. ...

During the English Civil War, the Frensham castle was occupied by Parliamentary forces opposed to King Charles I. The troops were billeted in the park. There were attempts by Royalist troops to recapture the castle from their encampment on the heathland above the park. On November 28, 1643, a Royalist Army of 8,000 soldiers assembled to attack the Parliamentary forces under the cover of mist. However, the defenders were alerted by the noise of the troop movements and used the castle cannon to disperse the attackers and the Royalists retreated after a series of cavalry skirmishes. For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... The Roundheads was the nickname given to supporters of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... Prince Rupert an archetypical cavalier For other uses, see Cavalier (disambiguation). ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... A Norwegian soldier (a Corporal, armed with an MP-5) A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment to defend that country or its interests. ... The Roundheads was the nickname given to supporters of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. ... Prince Rupert an archetypical cavalier For other uses, see Cavalier (disambiguation). ...

After the Civil War, Frensham castle and park lay in ruins. The park fences or pales were torn down and large numbers of the deer had been killed. Squatters were living within the park boundary. With the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the Bishops returned to the area. Bishop Morley sold the Old Park to pay for repairs to the Castle and he also renewed the fences of the New Park and reintroduced the deer. He built the Ranger's House in the centre of the park which became the residence of the keeper of the park until the 20th century. During this time a fine elm avenue was planted, over a kilometre long, it stretched the entire width of the park. It was severely affected by Dutch Elm Disease in the 1970s and has been replaced by lime and beech trees. For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... This article is about occupying land without permission. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... Arms of the Bishop of Winchester The diocese of Winchester is one of the oldest and most important in England. ... Branch death, or Flagging, at multiple locations in the crown of a diseased elm. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Binomial name Citrus X aurantifolia {{{author}}} Limes cut in half Lime (Citrus X aurantifolia) is a citrus tree originating from the Malay Achipelago. ... Species Fagus crenata - Japanese Beech Fagus engleriana - Chinese Beech Fagus grandifolia - American Beech Fagus hayatae - Taiwan Beech Fagus japonica - Japanese Blue Beech Fagus longipetiolata - South Chinese Beech Fagus lucida - Shining Beech Fagus mexicana - Mexican Beech or Haya Fagus orientalis - Oriental Beech Fagus sylvatica - European Beech Beech (Fagus) is a genus...

Locally clay was extracted from around Frensham for Farnham Pottery. Farnham Pottery is located in Wrecclesham near Farnham, Surrey. ...

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During the Second World War, tanks based in the Headley area used Frensham Common for training.^[6] Whilst Canadian soldiers used to gallop across the Common.^[7] At this time, Frensham Great and Little Ponds were drained as otherwise they would have provided markers for German bombers.^[8] In the 1960's boxy little rowing boats were available for hire on the Little Pond from a boathouse near the road. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Headley is a village in East Hampshire, England. ... Studio Laura Gallop ) is a Japanese animation studio. ... The B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most recognizable and famous bombers of World War II. A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ...

St Mary's Church

Originally a chapelry of Farnham, the present St Mary's church was dedicated in 1239, having been moved from its previous site on low ground beside the River Wey. The move was probably due to the massive storms of the 1230s which flooded Waverley Abbey (6 km downstream) to a depth of 1.75m. Castle Street Farnham is a small town in Surrey, England. ... // Events Births June 17 - King Edward I of England (died 1307) December 17 - Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (died 1256) Peter III of Aragon (died 1285) John II, Duke of Brittany (died 1305) Ippen, Japanese monk (died 1289) Deaths March 3 - Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (born 1187) March... The River Wey in Surrey is one of the Waterways in the United Kingdom and a tributary of the River Thames. ... Events Kingdom of Leon unites with the Kingdom of Castile. ... Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, bishop of Winchester. ...

The chancel is the oldest part of the church, its walls being those of the original building, the 13th century niches, piscina and aumbry. The tower is 14th century, with massive diagonal buttresses and eight bells dated between 1627 and the 19th century. The porch is restored but is believed to be 15th century. The north aisle was built in 1827, and the whole church was subject to a major restoration in 1868. This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... For the Italian commune, see Piscina (TO). ... In mediaeval times, an aumbry was a cupboard in the wall of a Christian church or in the sacristy which was used to store chalices and other vessels and which was used also for the reserved sacrament, the consecrated elements from the communion service. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

The font, of Purbeck Marble, is early medieval but its carvings are nearly obliterated. The organ was installed in 1871 with subsequent modernisations. The exterior of the building is of local sandstone, flint and rubble, with evidence of endless repair and reconstruction.^[9] Purbeck is a local government district in Dorset, England, named for the Isle of Purbeck. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... This article is about the sedimentary rock. ...

Population

The population of Frensham in 1851 was 714.^[10] Today the area of Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford has a total population of 3,961.^[11] 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Tilford is a small village about four miles South of Farnham in Surrey, England. ...

Today

Frensham Post office and village shop is a community run shop and has celebrated its tenth anniversary.

There are three local schools: St Mary's Church of England Infants' School, Frensham Heights and Edgeborough. Frensham Heights School is an independent school located in Surrey, England, run by a registered charity, Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd. ... Edgeborough School is a prep school located in Farnham, Surrey in England. ...

Frensham Great Pond extends over 100 acres and is a centre for sailing activities.^[12] In the summer, Surrey County Council provides a lifeguard to supervise the swimming area. However, the pond often suffers from eutrophication due to excess run-off of nitrate fertilisers from nearby arable land. The prescence of the blue-green algae means that swimming is dangerous and therefore not permitted. The smaller Frensham Little Pond is a scenic area for picnics - no swimming or sailing is permitted here. Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Cyanobacteria (Greek: cyanos = blue) are a phylum of aquatic bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. ...

References

1. ^ Census data
2. ^ Surrey Planning Department Notice (downloaded 8/12)
3. ^ Waverley Borough Council: Frensham Common
4. ^ Extracts from 'A Frensham History' by Robert Hickling
5. ^ Waverley Borough Council: History of Farnham Park
6. ^ BBC WW2 People's War Stories
7. ^ BBC WW2 People's War Stories
8. ^ BBC WW2 People's Stories
9. ^ St Mary's Church
10. ^ A Vision of Britain through time.
11. ^ Census Data
12. ^ BBC Guide to Surrey

External links

• Multimap
• Interesting local walk with pictures
• Map of Frensham Common
• Results and conclusions of village survey
• National Trust Little Pond