Shackleford
Coordinates: 51°11′51″N 0°39′15″W / 51.1975°N 0.6541°W
| Shackleford | |
 The centre of Shackleford |
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 Shackleford
Shackleford shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 744 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU941451 |
| District | Guildford |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Godalming |
| Postcode district | GU8 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Guildford |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Shackleford is a village in Surrey, England lying to the west of the A3 between Guildford and Petersfield. Neighbouring villages include Puttenham, Peper Harrow and Eashing.
The village does not appear in the Domesday survey of the eleventh century. The name first appears (as Sakelesford) in 1220 with many variants appearing down the centuries. The derivation of the "Shackle" part of the name is uncertain and the subject of speculation. A possible formation is from the Old English verb sceacan (to shake) suggesting loose movement, perhaps the shaky or loose bottom of the ford itself.[2]
The name may derive from a 'ford' (perhaps over a marshy area or swamp) belonging to a man with the name 'shackle' or perhaps a ford secured by chains. Others have speculated that the name derives from the Old English word 'scacol,' meaning tongue of land.[citation needed] Whatever the derivation, by the 14th century villagers began taking the place name as a surname, when there is known to have been a William de Shackleford who lived in the area.[3]
Many of the houses that still stand today were built in the 18th century, although there was a further expansion of the village when the railway line was constructed between London and Portsmouth during the mid 19th century, passing through nearby Godalming and Farncombe.
St. Mary's Church was built in 1865, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It stands away from the main village at a nearby crossroads.
[edit] Hall Place
William de Shackleford probably owned Hall Place - a substantial manor house which existed here in the 15th century. Its estate covered many acres, including much of today’s village.
Hall Place was demolished in 1797 and a new mansion was built on the site in the late 19th century. During the Second World War this building and much of its grounds were bought by Aldro School, which relocated there from Eastbourne.
[edit] References
- ^ Census data
- ^ J. E. B. Gover, A. Mawer, F. M. Stenton with A. Bonner The Place-names of Surrey English Place-Name Society Volume XI Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-0904889222 pp199–200
- ^ A family of Shackleford, or Shackelford, emigrated from Old Alresford, Hampshire to Virginia in the seventeenth century, eventually founding Shacklefords, Virginia. English Garter King of Arms Anthony Wagner believed their ancestors likely took the name from the Surrey village.
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