South Holmwood
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South Holmwood is a village in the Mole Valley
District of Surrey
, England
located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Dorking
on the A24 road
. The village is part of Holmwood
civil parish
.
Despite the presence of dispersed farmsteads and cottages in the surrounding countryside, such as Betchets Green Cottage and Stoneheal, South Holmwood only became a significant settlement in the 19th century when the turnpike road was built from Epsom to Brighton. The village prospered from the increased thoroughfare (as well as from the presence of large country houses such as Anstie Grange and Holmwood Park), leading to the creation of establishments such as The Old Nag's Head inn, and middle-class villas such as The Dutch House. The village suffered bisection from Holmwood Common by the expansion of the turnpike road, now the A24, in 1971. The main residential area of the village is overlooked by the Anglican parish church of St. Mary Magdalene, built in 1838 and designed by John Burges Watson, standing on higher ground to the south.
A disused section of the Roman road
Stane Street passes to the west of the village where there is one of the few changes in its alignment. Moor Cottage, South Holmwood, was the birthplace of the novelist E. Arnot Robertson
(1903-1961). She then passed her childhood at Templeton, off Horsham Road.
Holmwood railway station
is on the Mole Valley Line
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
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located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Dorking
Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...
on the A24 road
A24 road (Great Britain)
The A24 is a major road in England. It runs south from Clapham in southwest London through Morden before entering Surrey and heading through Ewell, Epsom, Ashtead, Leatherhead and Dorking...
. The village is part of Holmwood
Holmwood
Holmwood is a civil parish in Surrey, England. The parish has a population of 850.Holmwood forms part of Mole Valley Borough Council's area; the main settlements are North Holmwood and South Holmwood both of which are bypassed by the A24 road. The smaller settlement of Mid Holmwood is alongside the...
civil parish
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...
.
Despite the presence of dispersed farmsteads and cottages in the surrounding countryside, such as Betchets Green Cottage and Stoneheal, South Holmwood only became a significant settlement in the 19th century when the turnpike road was built from Epsom to Brighton. The village prospered from the increased thoroughfare (as well as from the presence of large country houses such as Anstie Grange and Holmwood Park), leading to the creation of establishments such as The Old Nag's Head inn, and middle-class villas such as The Dutch House. The village suffered bisection from Holmwood Common by the expansion of the turnpike road, now the A24, in 1971. The main residential area of the village is overlooked by the Anglican parish church of St. Mary Magdalene, built in 1838 and designed by John Burges Watson, standing on higher ground to the south.
A disused section of the Roman road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
Stane Street passes to the west of the village where there is one of the few changes in its alignment. Moor Cottage, South Holmwood, was the birthplace of the novelist E. Arnot Robertson
E. Arnot Robertson
Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson was a British novelist, critic and broadcaster.-Family:...
(1903-1961). She then passed her childhood at Templeton, off Horsham Road.
Holmwood railway station
Holmwood railway station
Holmwood railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Beare Green and South Holmwood in Surrey.There is one train per hour towards Horsham and there is one train per hour towards London Victoria operated by Southern...
is on the Mole Valley Line