Farncombe, historically Fernecome, is a village and peripheral settlement of Godalming in Waverley, Surrey, England and is approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north-east of the Godalming centre, separated by common land known as the Lammas Lands. The village of Compton lies 1.8 miles (3 km) to the northwest and Bramley 2 miles (3 km) to the east; whilst Charterhouse School is to the west. Loseley Park, in the hamlet of Littleton, lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of the village.
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OS grid reference | SU976449 |
• London | 30 miles (48 km) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GODALMING |
Postcode district | GU7 |
Dialling code | 01483 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
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Farncombe is an ancient site of settlement;[citation needed] archaeological finds from the Bronze Age have been found in Northbourne Estate.[1] In more modern history Farncombe appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Fernecome. It was held by the Bishop of Bayeux. Its Domesday assets were: 2 ploughs, 15 acres (61,000 m2) of meadow, woodland worth 3 hogs. It rendered £1 4s 0d.[2]
Few older buildings survive as evidence of its long history; among the oldest is a row of almshouses, built in 1622.[3]
One of the older buildings in Farncombe is Farncombe Infants' School, on Grays Road, near the railway station. It was built by subscription in 1905 and was originally a boys' school. It was a mixed infants' school from 1935, and became a junior school in 1975 with an annexe for the infants school.[4]
Farncombe is part of one of the five wards that make up the town of Godalming.[5] Farncombe is within the census area Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall (Ward) which had a population of 4600 in 2011.[6]
Farncombe is served by the Portsmouth-London railway, through Farncombe railway station, and the Hoppa community bus project. It is near the A3, which links the village with London and Portsmouth, and the M25. It lies on the River Wey and canal boats can be hired there taking travellers up to Guildford and beyond.
Farncombe has a youth football team called Farncombe Youth Football Club (FYFC) for boys and girls from ages 6/7 to 16/17. Farncombe has a Leisure Centre called Godalming Leisure Centre which is home to Godalming Swimming Club. It is home to Farncombe Cricket Club which is on Summers Road and Godalming Tennis Club, also on Summers Road.
Farncombe is home to several schools, including:
Farncombe is served by a number of traditional English pubs including: The Freeholders (closed in 2017),[10][11] The White Hart,[12] The Charterhouse (closed in 2019)[13] and The Cricketers[14] which has associations with Julius Caesar who played cricket in the area. It is also home to shops and businesses.
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