Hascombe village, looking towards St Peter's church and The White Horse public house.

Hascombe
Hascombe shown within Surrey
Population	241 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SU997397
District	Waverley
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Godalming
Postcode district	GU8
Dial 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

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The village of Hascombe contains a cluster of cottages and country estates, St Peter's church, the village green and The White Horse pub, all nestling between wooded hillsides in Surrey, England. The village is situated approximately midway between Godalming and Cranleigh. Should not be confused with Surry. ... 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... The Pepperpot, Godalmings former town hall. ... Cranleigh has long been associated with the unprovable title of Englands largest village: this settlement is part of the Waverley district of Surrey, and was until the mid 1860s Cranley. The Post Office insisted on changing the spelling to avoid confusion with nearby Crawley in West Sussex. ...

The village pub, The White Horse, is a 16th/17th century building, with many later additions, constructed from the local Bargate stone. Bargate stone is a highly durable form of sandstone, which was quarried for centuries in south west Surrey, United Kingdom _ particularly around Guildford and Godalming. ...

Hascombe's natural fresh-water spring attracts many visitors: the fountain itself was commissioned in 1887 by local landowner Edward Lee Rowcliffe as as memorial to his late brother. It was during a stay at Hoe Farm in 1915 that statesman and future Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill learned to paint. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. ...

St Peter's church was rebuilt during the mid-19th century, but retains its medieval screen, made from Jerusalem olive trees and featuring elaborate carvings, and a font dating back to 1690. Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman described the church as "a Tractarian work of art". The damming of a stream in the 1600s created the Church Pond. 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. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Binomial name L. 19th century illustration The Olive (Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea. ... Baptismal font in Magdeburg Cathedral, Germany A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for the baptism of children and adults. ... A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events. ... A collection of Betjemans poetry, published by John Murray in January 2006 Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Whos Who as a poet and hack. He was born to a middle-class family... For the 20th century Oxford Movement or Group see Moral Rearmament The Oxford Movement was a loose affiliation of High Church Anglicans who sought to demonstrate that the Church of England was a direct descendant of the Christian church established by the Apostles. ...

Even by the standards of the surrounding area, Hascombe is remarkably affluent: Russian multi-billionaire Boris Berezovsky and broadcaster/producer Chris Evans both own homes in the village. Hascombe is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Winkworth Arboretum, with its collection of rare trees and shrubs, is nearby and there are walks through the surrounding hills and along the greensand way. Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (Бори́с Абра́мович Березо́вский) a. ... Chris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is an English celebrity. ... An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government. ... Winkworth Arboretum is a National Trust-owned arboretum in Surrey, England. ...

At 644 feet (197 metres), Hascombe Hill is the seventh highest point in Surrey. In the 1st century BC is was the site of an Iron Age fort. In the early 19th century it became an important naval telegraph station, using a mechanical form of semaphore to communicate with Netley Heath in Surrey on one side and Blackdown in Sussex on the other. A chain of such stations linked London with Portsmouth. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far away and grapho = write) is the long distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ... A Chappe semaphore tower near Saverne, France // The semaphore or optical telegraph is an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, with towers with pivoting blades or paddles, shutters, in a matrix, or hand-held flags etc. ... Should not be confused with Surry. ... Blackdown is the highest hill in the county of West Sussex, at 280 meters (918 feet), and is second only to Leith Hill (295 meters, 968 feet) in southeast England. ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ...

External links

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