Littleton, Guildford
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Littleton is a hamlet
in Surrey
, in the United Kingdom
. It lies west of Artington, between Guildford
to the north and Godalming to the south, strung along Littleton Lane.
Litlteton is now a hamlet, which consists of Loseley House, Orange Court, Orange Court Farm, and a few cottages. It falls within the ecclesiastical parish of Shalford
and in the Artington
civil parish
At the time of the Domesday Book
Littleton was held by Wulwi, a huntsman, who is stated to have held it in King Edward’s time.
Littleton is home to Loseley House, a fine Elizabethan stately home built in 1562 by Sir William More (a direct ancestor of the current owner) at the request of Queen Elizabeth I.
Hamlet
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in Surrey
Surrey
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, in the United Kingdom
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. It lies west of Artington, between Guildford
Guildford
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to the north and Godalming to the south, strung along Littleton Lane.
Litlteton is now a hamlet, which consists of Loseley House, Orange Court, Orange Court Farm, and a few cottages. It falls within the ecclesiastical parish of Shalford
Shalford, Surrey
Shalford is a village in Surrey, England, situated on the busy A281 Horsham road immediately south of Guildford. It has a railway station which is between Guildford and Dorking on the North Downs Line....
and in the Artington
Artington
Artington is a village and civil parish in the borough of Guildford, in Surrey, England, lying on the edge of the built-up area of Guildford. It is about mile and a half south of Guildford town centre, and west of the River Wey, above the ford which gave Guildford its name and on the North Downs...
civil parish
Civil parish
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At the time of the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
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Littleton was held by Wulwi, a huntsman, who is stated to have held it in King Edward’s time.
Littleton is home to Loseley House, a fine Elizabethan stately home built in 1562 by Sir William More (a direct ancestor of the current owner) at the request of Queen Elizabeth I.