Send, Surrey
Encyclopedia
Send is a village
in the English county of Surrey
. It reputedly got its name as a corruption of the word sand
, which was extracted until the 1990s for construction and other purposes at pits nearby. Send is mentioned in the Domesday Book
of 1086 where it is named Sande.
of 1086 as Sande. It was held by Rainald (Reginald) from Alvred de Merleburgh (Marlborough). Its domesday assets were: 20 hide
s; 1 church, 10 plough
s, 2 mill
s worth £1 3s 6d, 5 fisheries
worth 4s 6d, 84 acres (339,936.2 m²) of meadow
, woodland
worth 160 hogs. It rendered £15 10s 0d.
and 6 miles (10 km) south-west of junction 10 of the M25
and lies north-west of the A3
trunk road. The parish is bounded to the west and north by the River Wey
and the Wey Navigation
. The nearest railway station is at West Clandon
but Woking
is not much further and offers a better service. Nearby villages include Send Marsh
, Ripley
, Ockham
, Woking
, Pyrford
and West Clandon
.
and the surrounding villages.
Located in the former Send Surgery site is the Sunshine Clinic which offers "complementary and natural health therapies and beauty treatments".
Send Post Office,
New Dawn Diving Centre,
Ocean City Takeaway,
Wakeford Fireplaces,
Alan Greenwood and Sons Funeral Directors,
Paul Wheeler Hair Design,
Vision Engineering Ltd.
There is also a recreation ground, the Lancaster Hall and the Church Rooms.
There are two public houses: The New Inn is adjacent to the Wey Navigation and The Saddlers Arms is in Send Marsh
.
The Old Hall on Send Marsh Road provides full residential care with 40 rooms.
Send Church of England (Foundation) First School was built in 1958.
St Bede's Church of England (Aided) Junior School was built in 1939. During the planning process questions were raised in the House of Commons about the provision of adequate drainage - HC Deb 23 November 1938 vol 341 cc1763-4W.
gardens at Wisley
, Watts Gallery
, Guildford
Tour Guides and Surrey Hills Llamas. In October 2008 the church received the Mayor of Guildford's Award for Access.
St William of York Roman Catholic Church closed in 2007.
Send Evangelical Church opened in May 1974 using a former Congregational chapel at Cartbridge, built in 1875.
A Celtic-style stone cross next to the Church Rooms on Send Road rises above these inscriptions:
'1914-1918 In memory of the men of this village who at the call of duty gave their lives their country. Faithful unto death.'
The names of the fallen are:
(1914–1918) G. Frederick Barnes, William Barnett, Arthur Brackley, William C. Collins, George F. Craddock, Trevor Durrant, Robert G. Fuller, Albert Giles, William Giles, Alan F. M. Grant, David Millard, Archibald Muir, Maurice Simmonds, W. Kenneth Sinclair, Robin R. Skene, Ernest Tickner, Jack Tickner, Herbert W. Walls, Ernest A. Whapshot, Sidney Wright, Alfred Wye.
(1939–1945) Robert P. Dixon, Bradford W. O. Dockerty, Robin Giles, Rupert P. James, Frank Hack, Hubert E. Murrell, Ian Matheson, Brian T. Opperman, Donald W. S. Price, William Smith, Edward P. Winton, Edward Wood, Leslie Woolley, William Pratt.
A brick memorial mounted with a wrought iron '1914 1918' in the recreation ground near the corner of Send Road and Sandy Lane bears the words: 'This recreation ground was purchased by public subscription and was opened June 1, 1920 for the benefits of the inhabitants of Send as a memorial to the sailors and soldiers who fell and in grateful recognition of those in the village who took part in the Great War of 1914-1918. Trustees: S. S. Boorman, A. H. Lancaster, J. A. Shirer, W. M. Grant, F. W. Morgan Jones, W. G. Whitbourn.'
A stone tablet on the north wall of the nave inside the parish church bears this inscription: 'The peal of six bells was hung as a memorial to those of this parish who lost their lives in two world wars and as a thank offering for victory.' The names listed are the same as on the Celtic-cross memorial but with the addition of five people 'killed by enemy action': V. Bowers, H. C. Parsons, H. E. Privett, M. J. Privett and V. Privett. Members of the Privett family were killed on 21 August 1944 by the explosion of a V1 flying bomb which landed on their home at Burnt Common Cottages.
Drama production of Jane Austen
's "Emma
", adapted by Sandy Welch
and starring Romola Garai
, Michael Gambon
, Jonny Lee Miller
, Blake Ritson
, Johdi May, Christina Cole
, Robert Bathurst
, Louise Dylan, Dan Fredenburgh, Tamsin Greig
and Rupert Evans
were filmed in and around Send Parish Church. In 1999, scenes for The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
starring Dame Diana Rigg
and Neil Dudgeon
were filmed in the churchyard.
on the site of a former isolation hospital. Following various boundary changes this facility is now in the southern part of the parish of Ripley, which used to be part of the larger parish of Send.
team is called Send United. There is fishing on the River Wey and in the nearby sandpits. There is sailing on Papercourt Lake.
Send was the home of defunct 1950s Formula One
and sports car
constructor Connaught.
The Concorde Cricket Club (formerly British Aerospace Cricket Club) are based at Sendholme on Potters Lane. Sendholme is the birthplace of William Hargreaves Leese who went on to play for the Marylebone Cricket Club
in the later part of the nineteenth century. The Leese Baronets
of Sendholme in Send in the County of Surrey, is a dormant title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
for Helston
(1767–74), a son of Sir John Evelyn
of Wotton, resided at Send Grove, Church Lane, and he laid out the grounds. On his death, in 1783, it was bought by Admiral Sir Francis William Drake
, Governor of Newfoundland (1750–1752), second in command to Rodney
in his victory of 1782 over De Grasse. As Rear-Admiral, Francis William Drake
flew his flag on HMS Victory from 26 September 1780 to 29 December 1780.
Flight Lieutenant Robin R Skene, one of the first members of the Royal Flying Corps
, was buried in the churchyard after crashing in his Blériot monoplane
shortly after take-off from Netheravon
, Wiltshire, in 1914 on 12 August en route to Dover and France at the start of the First World War. He and mechanic R. Barlow were the first members of the Royal Flying Corps to die on active duty and among the first British casualties of the war.
in 2000, when 16 properties were flooded to a depth of 1m, causing £600,000 of damage, a five-month Environment Agency
scheme costing £400,000 began in February 2007 to reduce the risk from the East Clandon
stream. The stream was diverted in the 1870s for brick-making and could revert to its original course when flooded.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the English county 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...
. It reputedly got its name as a corruption of the word sand
Sand
Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.The composition of sand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal...
, which was extracted until the 1990s for construction and other purposes at pits nearby. Send is mentioned 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...
of 1086 where it is named Sande.
History
Send appears in Domesday BookDomesday 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...
of 1086 as Sande. It was held by Rainald (Reginald) from Alvred de Merleburgh (Marlborough). Its domesday assets were: 20 hide
Hide (unit)
The hide was originally an amount of land sufficient to support a household, but later in Anglo-Saxon England became a unit used in assessing land for liability to "geld", or land tax. The geld would be collected at a stated rate per hide...
s; 1 church, 10 plough
Plough
The plough or plow is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting. It has been a basic instrument for most of recorded history, and represents one of the major advances in agriculture...
s, 2 mill
Mill (grinding)
A grinding mill is a unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces. There are many different types of grinding mills and many types of materials processed in them. Historically mills were powered by hand , working animal , wind or water...
s worth £1 3s 6d, 5 fisheries
Fishery
Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...
worth 4s 6d, 84 acres (339,936.2 m²) of meadow
Meadow
A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by grass and other non-woody plants . The term is from Old English mædwe. In agriculture a meadow is grassland which is not grazed by domestic livestock but rather allowed to grow unchecked in order to make hay...
, woodland
Woodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
worth 160 hogs. It rendered £15 10s 0d.
Location
Send is located 23 miles (37 km) south-west from Hyde Park CornerHyde Park Corner
Hyde Park Corner is a place in London, at the south-east corner of Hyde Park. It is a major intersection where Park Lane, Knightsbridge, Piccadilly, Grosvenor Place and Constitution Hill converge...
and 6 miles (10 km) south-west of junction 10 of the M25
M25 motorway
The M25 motorway, or London Orbital, is a orbital motorway that almost encircles Greater London, England, in the United Kingdom. The motorway was first mooted early in the 20th century. A few sections, based on the now abandoned London Ringways plan, were constructed in the early 1970s and it ...
and lies north-west of the A3
A3 road
The A3, known as the Portsmouth Road for much of its length, is a dual carriageway, or expressway, which follows the historic route between London and Portsmouth passing close to Kingston upon Thames, Guildford, Haslemere and Petersfield. For much of its length, it is classified as a trunk road...
trunk road. The parish is bounded to the west and north by the River Wey
River Wey
The River Wey in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex is a tributary of the River Thames with two separate branches which join at Tilford. The source of the north branch is at Alton, Hampshire and of the south branch at both Blackdown south of Haslemere, and also close to Gibbet Hill, near Hindhead...
and the Wey Navigation
River Wey
The River Wey in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex is a tributary of the River Thames with two separate branches which join at Tilford. The source of the north branch is at Alton, Hampshire and of the south branch at both Blackdown south of Haslemere, and also close to Gibbet Hill, near Hindhead...
. The nearest railway station is at West Clandon
West Clandon
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....
but Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
is not much further and offers a better service. Nearby villages include Send Marsh
Send Marsh
-Basic Information:Send Marsh is a village near Send in Surrey, within 2 miles of the M25 and the A3. Nearby villages include Ripley, Pyrford and Ockham....
, Ripley
Ripley, Surrey
Ripley is a village and parish in Surrey, which grew on the main A3 road from London to Portsmouth. The road was renumbered as B2215 when a bypass was built. The village is situated close to the M25 motorway and southeast of Woking, northeast of Guildford and some southwest of central London...
, Ockham
Ockham, Surrey
Ockham is a tiny English village near East Horsley, in Surrey, England. The village lies to the east of the A3 which runs between Cobham and Guildford. Other neighbouring villages include Ripley, Wisley and Effingham....
, Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
, Pyrford
Pyrford
Pyrford is an English village that for centuries had historical links with the monastery of Westminster, in whose possession it remained between the Norman Conquest and the Dissolution of the Monasteries nearly five hundred years later. It is thirty miles by road from central London and situated...
and West Clandon
West Clandon
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....
.
Health and Well-being
The small Send Surgery on Send Road next to the Church Rooms closed in 2003 and reopened on Send Barns Lane as the modern Villages Medical Centre serving 7,000 people in Send, RipleyRipley, Surrey
Ripley is a village and parish in Surrey, which grew on the main A3 road from London to Portsmouth. The road was renumbered as B2215 when a bypass was built. The village is situated close to the M25 motorway and southeast of Woking, northeast of Guildford and some southwest of central London...
and the surrounding villages.
Located in the former Send Surgery site is the Sunshine Clinic which offers "complementary and natural health therapies and beauty treatments".
Businesses
The main route through the community is the A247 Send Road, along which are scattered various shops, businesses and facilities including:Send Post Office,
New Dawn Diving Centre,
Ocean City Takeaway,
Wakeford Fireplaces,
Alan Greenwood and Sons Funeral Directors,
Paul Wheeler Hair Design,
Vision Engineering Ltd.
There is also a recreation ground, the Lancaster Hall and the Church Rooms.
There are two public houses: The New Inn is adjacent to the Wey Navigation and The Saddlers Arms is in Send Marsh
Send Marsh
-Basic Information:Send Marsh is a village near Send in Surrey, within 2 miles of the M25 and the A3. Nearby villages include Ripley, Pyrford and Ockham....
.
The Old Hall on Send Marsh Road provides full residential care with 40 rooms.
Schools
There are two schools in the village.Send Church of England (Foundation) First School was built in 1958.
St Bede's Church of England (Aided) Junior School was built in 1939. During the planning process questions were raised in the House of Commons about the provision of adequate drainage - HC Deb 23 November 1938 vol 341 cc1763-4W.
Churches
The Send parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and dates from around 1220. The nave was rebuilt and the tower added in around 1485. New kitchen and toilet facilities were completed in 2002. A York stone path was laid in the churchyard in 2003. The church is a grade-2* listed building and is the oldest building still in use in Send. In January 2008 the church was voted Visitor/Leisure Attraction of the Year in the Guildford Life with Style awards attracting 75% of the votes and beating the Royal Horticultural SocietyRoyal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
gardens at Wisley
Wisley
Wisley is a small village in Surrey, England. It lies between Cobham and Woking. It is the home of the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley Garden. The River Wey runs through the village....
, Watts Gallery
Watts Gallery
Watts Gallery is an art gallery in the village of Compton, near Guildford in Surrey. It is dedicated to the work of Victorian era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts....
, Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
Tour Guides and Surrey Hills Llamas. In October 2008 the church received the Mayor of Guildford's Award for Access.
St William of York Roman Catholic Church closed in 2007.
Send Evangelical Church opened in May 1974 using a former Congregational chapel at Cartbridge, built in 1875.
War memorials
There are three war memorials in Send.A Celtic-style stone cross next to the Church Rooms on Send Road rises above these inscriptions:
'1914-1918 In memory of the men of this village who at the call of duty gave their lives their country. Faithful unto death.'
The names of the fallen are:
(1914–1918) G. Frederick Barnes, William Barnett, Arthur Brackley, William C. Collins, George F. Craddock, Trevor Durrant, Robert G. Fuller, Albert Giles, William Giles, Alan F. M. Grant, David Millard, Archibald Muir, Maurice Simmonds, W. Kenneth Sinclair, Robin R. Skene, Ernest Tickner, Jack Tickner, Herbert W. Walls, Ernest A. Whapshot, Sidney Wright, Alfred Wye.
(1939–1945) Robert P. Dixon, Bradford W. O. Dockerty, Robin Giles, Rupert P. James, Frank Hack, Hubert E. Murrell, Ian Matheson, Brian T. Opperman, Donald W. S. Price, William Smith, Edward P. Winton, Edward Wood, Leslie Woolley, William Pratt.
A brick memorial mounted with a wrought iron '1914 1918' in the recreation ground near the corner of Send Road and Sandy Lane bears the words: 'This recreation ground was purchased by public subscription and was opened June 1, 1920 for the benefits of the inhabitants of Send as a memorial to the sailors and soldiers who fell and in grateful recognition of those in the village who took part in the Great War of 1914-1918. Trustees: S. S. Boorman, A. H. Lancaster, J. A. Shirer, W. M. Grant, F. W. Morgan Jones, W. G. Whitbourn.'
A stone tablet on the north wall of the nave inside the parish church bears this inscription: 'The peal of six bells was hung as a memorial to those of this parish who lost their lives in two world wars and as a thank offering for victory.' The names listed are the same as on the Celtic-cross memorial but with the addition of five people 'killed by enemy action': V. Bowers, H. C. Parsons, H. E. Privett, M. J. Privett and V. Privett. Members of the Privett family were killed on 21 August 1944 by the explosion of a V1 flying bomb which landed on their home at Burnt Common Cottages.
Filming locations
In April 2009, scenes for a BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Drama production of Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
's "Emma
Emma
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively 'comedy of manners' among...
", adapted by Sandy Welch
Sandy Welch
Sandy Welch is a British television writer and screenwriter.Sandy Welch's works for the BBC have included The Magnificent 7, adaptations of Charles Dickens' novel Our Mutual Friend and Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, and most recently the BBC's well-received 2006 interpretation of Charlotte...
and starring Romola Garai
Romola Garai
Romola Sadie Garai is an English actress. She is known for appearing in the movies Amazing Grace, Atonement, and Glorious 39, and for appearing in the BBC adaptation of Emma.-Early life:...
, Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon
Sir Michael John Gambon, CBE is an Irish actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. A highly respected theatre actor, Gambon is recognised for his roles as Philip Marlowe in the BBC television serial The Singing Detective, as Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial Maigret, and as...
, Jonny Lee Miller
Jonny Lee Miller
Jonathan "Jonny" Lee Miller is an English actor. During the initial days he was best known for his roles in the 1996 films Trainspotting and Hackers...
, Blake Ritson
Blake Ritson
-Early life:Blake attended the Dolphin School in Reading, Berkshire until 1993, before going to St Paul's School, an independent school for boys in Barnes in West London on an academic scholarship. He then attended the University of Cambridge, where he studied English and Medieval Italian, Dante...
, Johdi May, Christina Cole
Christina Cole
Christina Cole is an English actress known for portraying Cassie Hughes in the Sky One supernatural television series Hex.-Background:...
, Robert Bathurst
Robert Bathurst
Robert Guy Bathurst is an English actor. Bathurst was born in the Gold Coast in 1957, where his father was working as a management consultant. His family moved to Dublin, Ireland, in 1959 and Bathurst was enrolled at an Anglican boarding school...
, Louise Dylan, Dan Fredenburgh, Tamsin Greig
Tamsin Greig
Tamsin Greig is an English actress principally known for two Channel 4 television comedy parts: Fran Katzenjammer in Black Books and Dr. Caroline Todd in Green Wing...
and Rupert Evans
Rupert Evans
Rupert Evans is an English actor, who is well known in the United Kingdom for his television career.Evans was born in Staffordshire, England. He attended Milton Abbey School, in Dorset, and went on to train at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art...
were filmed in and around Send Parish Church. In 1999, scenes for The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries is a British television drama series, produced in-house by the BBC for broadcast on the BBC One channel, based on the character created by detective writer Gladys Mitchell...
starring Dame Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg
Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, DBE is an English actress. She is probably best known for her portrayals of Emma Peel in The Avengers and Countess Teresa di Vicenzo in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service....
and Neil Dudgeon
Neil Dudgeon
Neil Dudgeon is a British actor best known for his many television appearances, most often in crime drama.-Early Life:Dudgeon was born 1 January 1961 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, and attended Danum Grammar School among others. He established himself as an actor in school plays and went on to study...
were filmed in the churchyard.
Prison
There is a women's prison called HMP SendSend (HM Prison)
HM Prison Send is a Closed Category women's prison, located in the village of Send , in Surrey, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...
on the site of a former isolation hospital. Following various boundary changes this facility is now in the southern part of the parish of Ripley, which used to be part of the larger parish of Send.
Sport
Send's local footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team is called Send United. There is fishing on the River Wey and in the nearby sandpits. There is sailing on Papercourt Lake.
Send was the home of defunct 1950s Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
and sports car
Sports car
A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
constructor Connaught.
The Concorde Cricket Club (formerly British Aerospace Cricket Club) are based at Sendholme on Potters Lane. Sendholme is the birthplace of William Hargreaves Leese who went on to play for the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in the later part of the nineteenth century. The Leese Baronets
Leese Baronets
The Leese Baronetcy, of Sendholme in Send in the County of Surrey, is a dormant title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 July 1908 for Joseph Leese, Liberal Member of Parliament for Accrington from 1892 to 1910...
of Sendholme in Send in the County of Surrey, is a dormant title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Admirals, Generals and Airmen
Lieutenant-General William Evelyn Colonel of the 29th Foot in the British Army and Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Helston
Helston (UK Parliament constituency)
Helston, sometimes known as Helleston, was a parliamentary borough centred on the small town of Helston in Cornwall.Using the bloc vote system of election, it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and...
(1767–74), a son of Sir John Evelyn
John Evelyn
John Evelyn was an English writer, gardener and diarist.Evelyn's diaries or Memoirs are largely contemporaneous with those of the other noted diarist of the time, Samuel Pepys, and cast considerable light on the art, culture and politics of the time John Evelyn (31 October 1620 – 27 February...
of Wotton, resided at Send Grove, Church Lane, and he laid out the grounds. On his death, in 1783, it was bought by Admiral Sir Francis William Drake
Francis William Drake
Francis William Drake born in Buckland Monachorum, Devon the third son of Anne Heathcote and Sir Francis Henry Drake. Francis William is often confused with his younger brother, also a naval officer whose death occurred around the same time...
, Governor of Newfoundland (1750–1752), second in command to Rodney
Rodney
-Surnames:* Caesar Rodney , lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware* Caesar A. Rodney , lawyer and U.S. Senator from Delaware* Caleb Rodney , merchant and Governor of Delaware...
in his victory of 1782 over De Grasse. As Rear-Admiral, Francis William Drake
Francis William Drake
Francis William Drake born in Buckland Monachorum, Devon the third son of Anne Heathcote and Sir Francis Henry Drake. Francis William is often confused with his younger brother, also a naval officer whose death occurred around the same time...
flew his flag on HMS Victory from 26 September 1780 to 29 December 1780.
Flight Lieutenant Robin R Skene, one of the first members of the Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...
, was buried in the churchyard after crashing in his Blériot monoplane
Blériot XI
The Blériot XI is the aircraft in which, on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft . This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the early years of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in...
shortly after take-off from Netheravon
Netheravon
Netheravon is a village and civil parish on the River Avon, about north of the town of Amesbury in Wiltshire.-Notable people:The writer Frank Sawyer , although born in Bulford, spent most of his life in Netheravon as river keeper River Avon and died on the banks of the river near the parish church...
, Wiltshire, in 1914 on 12 August en route to Dover and France at the start of the First World War. He and mechanic R. Barlow were the first members of the Royal Flying Corps to die on active duty and among the first British casualties of the war.
Flooding
Following flooding in Send MarshSend Marsh
-Basic Information:Send Marsh is a village near Send in Surrey, within 2 miles of the M25 and the A3. Nearby villages include Ripley, Pyrford and Ockham....
in 2000, when 16 properties were flooded to a depth of 1m, causing £600,000 of damage, a five-month Environment Agency
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is a British non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Government Sponsored Body of the Welsh Assembly Government that serves England and Wales.-Purpose:...
scheme costing £400,000 began in February 2007 to reduce the risk from the East Clandon
East Clandon
East Clandon is a village and parish in Surrey, England on the A246 between the towns of Guildford to the west and Leatherhead to the east. Neighbouring villages include West Clandon and West Horsley....
stream. The stream was diverted in the 1870s for brick-making and could revert to its original course when flooded.
Agriculture
A former landfill in Send is now a 20 hectare plantation of short rotation coppice willow.Notable residents
- The British guitarist Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonEric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
spent two years as a pupil at Send's one-time secondary modern schoolSecondary modern schoolA secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
(now St. Bede's Church of England Junior School). - Modfather Musician Paul Weller lived for several years in Vicarage Lane.
- Anthony PhillipsAnthony PhillipsAnthony Edwin "Ant" Phillips is an English multi instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of the band Genesis. He played guitar and sang backing vocals until leaving in 1970, following the recording of their second album, Trespass...
, former GenesisGenesis (band)Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
guitarist, lived and recorded at Send Barns on Send Barns Lane until 1981. - The Send Barns Orchestra and Barge Rabble conducted by Jeremy Gilbert are credited on the 1977 album The Geese and the GhostThe Geese and the GhostThe Geese and the Ghost is the debut solo album from former Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips Featuring Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins. It was released in 1977 on Passport Records in the US and Hit & Run Music in the UK.-Production:...
. - Ghost Production Studios, based at the Old Riding Stables on Send Hill, have worked with several well known clients, including Paul Connelly, Ben Lovejoy, Sue Macmillan, Social, Satellite StateSatellite stateA satellite state is a political term that refers to a country that is formally independent, but under heavy political and economic influence or control by another country...
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, Tony HadleyTony HadleyTony Hadley is an English pop singer-songwriter, occasional stage actor and radio presenter who gained celebrity as the lead vocalist for the 1980s band Spandau Ballet.-Early life:...
, Heat Wave, Charlie Morgan, Mark Brizickey, Adam WakemanAdam WakemanAdam Wakeman is the current keyboardist for Ozzy Osbourne's band and also keyboardist for Black Sabbath...
, Victoria BeckhamVictoria BeckhamVictoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops...
, Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, and Draven.
- Elizabeth Macarthur Onslow (1840–1911), an Australian pastoralist and property manager born in Menangle, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, died during a visit to England and is buried in Send churchyard. - In 1911 Send Grove was the property of and occupied by the Misses OnslowOnslowOnslow can represent:People*Denzil Onslow , British politician, Member of Parliament for several constituencies*Denzil Onslow , general in the British Army and amateur cricketer...
. - Woodhill was the seat of the Dowager Countess of Wharncliffe.
- Loelia Lindsay, (1902–1993) best remembered as Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, lived at Send Grove and later at the Old Vicarage in Church Lane.
- The children's novelist Monica EdwardsMonica EdwardsMonica Edwards was an English children's writer of the mid-twentieth century best known for her Romney Marsh and Punchbowl Farm series of children's novels.-Early life:...
lived at Send from 1939 to 1947. - Conservative MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
Philip HammondPhilip HammondPhilip Hammond MP is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the current Defence Secretary in the Coalition government led by David Cameron, having succeeded Liam Fox on 14 October 2011...
lives in Send Barns, Send. This is down Send Barns Lane where Anthony PhillipsAnthony PhillipsAnthony Edwin "Ant" Phillips is an English multi instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of the band Genesis. He played guitar and sang backing vocals until leaving in 1970, following the recording of their second album, Trespass...
, ex GenesisGenesis (band)Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
guitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, used to live. This is near Send First School. It is an old TudorTudor style architectureThe Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...
(Elizabethan Tudor Era) house with plenty of land with it.