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Frensham
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Frensham is a village in Surrey, England, next to the A287 road, WSW of Guildford, the county town. Frensham lies on the right bank of the River Wey (south branch), only navigable to canoes, shortly before its convergence with the north branch. Farnham is the nearest town, to the north.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Frensham
- UK place.map_type
- Surrey
- UK place.population
- 1,689
- UK place.population_ref
- (Civil Parish 2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 16.21
- UK place.civil_parish
- Frensham
- UK place.shire_district
- Waverley
- UK place.shire_county
- Surrey
- UK place.static_image_name
- Frensham Great Pond - geograph.org.uk - 276897.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Great Pond at Frensham Common
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Farnham and Bordon
- UK place.post_town
- Farnham
- UK place.postcode_district
- GU10
- UK place.postcode_area
- GU
- UK place.dial_code
- 01252
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU8441
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Before the English Reformation
- Neighbourhoods
- Industries
- 20th century
- St Mary's Church
- Demography and housing
- Historic
- Latest statistics
- Amenities
- References
- External links
Frensham is a village in Surrey, England, next to the A287 road, WSW of Guildford, the county town. Frensham lies on the right bank of the River Wey (south branch), only navigable to canoes, shortly before its convergence with the north branch. Farnham is the nearest town, to the north.
The majority of Frensham parish is within the Metropolitan Green Belt and the substantial green buffer in the parish is Frensham Common which is owned by the National Trust and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The non-agricultural land surrounding the village is mainly open heathland and birch woodland. The Common covers about and comprises heathland, together with some coniferous and mixed woodland. There are two large ponds, known as Frensham Great and Little Ponds, which were built in the Middle Ages to provide fish for the Bishop of Winchester's estate and today are the backdrop for a hotel and are used for fishing and sailing.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Frensham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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