Abinger
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Abinger is a civil parish
in the Mole Valley
district of Surrey
, England
. It includes the villages of Abinger Hammer
, Sutton Abinger
, Abinger Common
and part of Holmbury St Mary
(the rest of which is in Shere parish).
It has a population of 1,858 and covers an area of 30.17 square kilometres (11.6 sq mi).
Abinger appears in the Domesday Book
as Abinceborne. It was held by William de Braiose. Its Domesday Assets were 4 hides. 1 church, 1 mill worth 6s, 7 ploughs, 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of meadow, woodland worth 40 hogs. It rendered (in total): £7.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Mole Valley
Mole Valley
Mole Valley is a local government district in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Dorking.The district, named after the River Mole, was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the urban districts of Dorking and Leatherhead and most of the Dorking and Horley...
district of Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It includes the villages of Abinger Hammer
Abinger Hammer
Abinger Hammer is a village situated on the A25 between Dorking and Guildford in Surrey, England. It lies with the parish of Abinger which includes Abinger Common and Sutton Abinger...
, Sutton Abinger
Sutton Abinger
Sutton Abinger is a village and parish near Dorking, Surrey. Neighbouring villages include Abinger Hammer and Abinger Common. It lies on the B2126. The nearest railway station is at Gomshall. The area has been inhabited for a long time with a mesolithic burial site on the south east of the village...
, Abinger Common
Abinger Common
Abinger Common is a village in Surrey, England. Abinger Common was inhabited in the stone-age, and is supposed to be the oldest village in England. The church dates back to Norman times and is the second oldest Parish church in Surrey. The headquarters of the Lutyens Trust is based in the village...
and part of Holmbury St Mary
Holmbury St Mary
Holmbury St. Mary is a village near Abinger in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England located within the Hurtwood, the largest area of common land in Surrey. Nearby to the south is Holmbury Hill, which at is the fourth highest point in Surrey. The village itself is named after the hill and...
(the rest of which is in Shere parish).
It has a population of 1,858 and covers an area of 30.17 square kilometres (11.6 sq mi).
Abinger appears in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Abinceborne. It was held by William de Braiose. Its Domesday Assets were 4 hides. 1 church, 1 mill worth 6s, 7 ploughs, 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of meadow, woodland worth 40 hogs. It rendered (in total): £7.