West Clandon
Coordinates: 51°15′41″N 0°30′29″W / 51.2613°N 0.508°W
| West Clandon | |
 West Clandon
West Clandon shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 1,259 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TQ041524 |
| District | Guildford |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode district | GU4 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Mole Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
West Clandon is a village in Surrey, England. It is within 4 miles of the M25 and the A3. Nearby villages include Send, Ripley, Ockham, East and West Horsley. Local towns are Woking and Guildford.
It is served by Clandon railway station which runs stopping services via Cobham and Stoke D'Abernon as well as via Epsom to London Waterloo in one direction, and to Guildford in the other. Woking station is about 5 miles away (although there is no direct rail link) and offers many more destinations and a fast service to London.
West Clandon appears in Domesday Book as Clanedun. It was held by Hugo (Hugh) from Edward de Salisbury. Its domesday assets were: 2½ hides; 1 church, 1 mill worth 3s, 2½ ploughs, woodland worth 5 hogs. It rendered £3.[2]
Clandon Park, a Palladian mansion, is in the village, and is open to the public and run by The National Trust.
There are no longer any shops in the village, aside from the Clandon Park gift shop and the Garden Centre. However, the village has two pubs, The Onslow Arms and The Bull's Head, as well as a British Legion. The Onslow Arms closed down for refurbishment in June 2010 and has now re-opened.
Village residents can also join the village social group, called Rompers, which arranges lunches, coffees, cheese and wine, BBQ party and Winter party.
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[edit] Folklore
Legend has it that a dragon once blocked the route to West Clandon. In commemoration there is a dragon cut into the chalk face of an old quarry.[3] The legend was recorded in the Gentleman's Magazine in 1796, where it was recounted that the dragon infested one of the back lanes of the village. A soldier killed the dragon with the help of his dog, in return for being pardoned for desertion.[4] The modern village sign depicts the battle between the dog and the dragon.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Census data
- ^ Surrey Domesday Book
- ^ West Clandon Dragon
- ^ Westwood and Simpson 2005, p.721.
- ^ Westwood and Simpson 2005, p.721.
[edit] References
- Westwood, Jennifer; and Jacqueline Simpson (2005). The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends, from Spring-heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-100711-7. OCLC 61302120.
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