Grayshott is a small village located exactly on the Hampshire / Surrey border, approximately one hour by road from central London, England. East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ...

The nature of the village is a collection of houses on either side of a road called Headley Road, which leads from the A3 to Headley Down, and Bordon. In the middle of the village is a road which splits the village in two, called Boundary Road. This road marks the boundary between Hampshire and Surrey. The A3 near Liphook The A3 is a trunk road in Southern England, connecting London to Portsmouth. ... Location within the British Isles Bordon (also known as Bordon and Whitehill if the adjourning village to the south is included) is a small town in East Hampshire, several miles north of Petersfield along the A325 (the Greatham-Farnham road), in south England. ... East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ...

Facilities in the village include St. Luke's Church which is a part of the Guildford diocese, and Grayshott Primary School, both of which trace their origins to the 19th century. Grayshott was counted as part of Headley, East Hampshire parish until 1901 (ecclesiastical parish) and 1902 (civil parish). Statistics Population: 66819 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU9949 Administration District: Guildford Shire county: Surrey Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Surrey Historic county: Surrey Services Police force: Surrey Police Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: GUILDFORD... Headley (Grid reference SU821362) is a village in East Hampshire, England. ...

From 1898 to 1901 Flora Thompson[1], author of Lark Rise to Candleford was assistant postmistress here. Among her customers were Arthur Conan Doyle who lived at what is now the Undershaw Hotel next to Hindhead traffic lights, and George Bernard Shaw, who lived at Blen Cathra, now St Edmunds School, Hindhead. Flora Jane Thompson (December 5, 1876 – May 21, 1947) was an English novelist and poet famous for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford. ... Lark Rise to Candleford was writen by Flora Thompson, it is a trilogy including the stories Lark Rise, Over to Candleford and Candleford Green. ... Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. ... Hindhead is a village on the A3 road in Surrey, about 10 miles south-west of Guildford. ... George Bernard Shaw (George) Bernard Shaw[1] (born Dublin, 26 July 1856 – died 2 November 1950 in Hertfordshire) was an Irish playwright based in England. ... St. ...

Towards Headley Down is the health farm Grayshott Spa. This building, known as Grayshott Hall, is on the site of a small farm which Alfred Tennyson and his family rented in 1867 while he had Aldworth built nearby in Haslemere. Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (August 6, 1809 - October 6, 1892) is generally regarded as one of the greatest English poets. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Haslemere is a town in Surrey in southern England, with a population of nearly 14,000. ...

Grayshott is also noted as the birthplace of internationally famous actor Colin Firth, of movies such as Bridget Jones Diary and Hope Springs. Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor. ...

External links

• Grayshott Village web site
• Grayshott history
• Grayshott CE Primary School site