Farnham
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Farnham is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a tributary of the Thames, and is at the western end of the North Downs. The civil parish, which includes the villages of Badshot Lea, Hale and Wrecclesham, covers and had a population of 39,488 in 2011.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Market town and civil parish
- UK place.official_name
- Farnham
- UK place.static_image_name
- View of Castle Street Farnham looking north 2022-09-29.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Castle Street
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Farnham Town coat of arms.png
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Coat of arms Motto: 'By Worth'
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 100px
- UK place.population
- 39,488
- UK place.population_ref
- (civil parish)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 36.52
- UK place.civil_parish
- Farnham
- UK place.shire_district
- Waverley
- UK place.shire_county
- Surrey
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.map_type
- Surrey
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Farnham and Bordon
- UK place.post_town
- Farnham
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 39488
- Area
- 36.52
- Official website
- www.farnham.gov.uk/index.php
- Image
- Castle Street - geograph.org.uk - 384069.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01252
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- postal code
- GU9
- OS grid reference
- SU8447
- Commons category
- Farnham, Surrey
- P8168
- Zimmerman
- P12749
- Rasborinae
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50 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Prehistory
- Stone Age
- Bronze Age
- Iron Age
- Roman Britain
- The Anglo-Saxon period
- The Hundred of Farnham
- After the Norman invasion
- The Civil War
- Post-restoration
- Transport
- Rail
- Roads
- Buses
- Air
- Recreational routes
- Economy
- Public services
- Public library
- Museum of Farnham
- Leisure and recreation
- Hospital
- Cemeteries
- Tourism
- Culture
- Entertainment
- The arts
- The Maltings
- The New Ashgate Gallery
- Peter Pan
- Education
- Sport
- Demography and housing
- Governance
- Media
- Parks and open spaces
- Gostrey Meadow
- Farnham Park
- Tice's Meadow, Badshot Lea
- Notable people
- Actors and actresses
- Notable sportspeople
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Farnham is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a tributary of the Thames, and is at the western end of the North Downs. The civil parish, which includes the villages of Badshot Lea, Hale and Wrecclesham, covers and had a population of 39,488 in 2011.
Among the prehistoric objects from the area is a woolly mammoth tusk, excavated in Badshot Lea at the start of the 21st century. The earliest evidence of human activity is from the Neolithic and, during the Roman period, tile making took place close to the town centre. The name "Farnham" is of Saxon origin and is generally agreed to mean "meadow where ferns grow". From at least 803, the settlement was under the control of the Bishops of Winchester and the castle was built as a residence for Bishop Henry de Blois in 1138. Henry VIII is thought to have spent part of his childhood under the care of Bishop Richard Foxe and is known to have lived at Farnham Castle when he was 16.
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