Godalming
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Godalming ( ) is a market town and civil parish in south-west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers and includes the settlements of Farncombe, Binscombe and Aaron's Hill. Much of the area lies on the strata of the Lower Greensand Group and Bargate stone was quarried locally until the Second World War.
Key facts
- UK place.type
- Market town and civil parish
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Godalming
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Pepperpot, High Street, Godalming, Surrey 03.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Pepperpot, High Street
- UK place.population
- 21,804
- UK place.population_ref
- (civil parish 2011) or 22,689 (built-up area)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 9.68
- UK place.civil_parish
- Godalming
- UK place.shire_district
- Borough of Waverley
- UK place.shire_county
- Surrey
- UK place.label_position
- bottom
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Godalming and Ash
- UK place.post_town
- Godalming
- UK place.postcode_district
- GU7
- UK place.postcode_area
- GU
- UK place.dial_code
- 01483
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Godalming
- Population
- 21804
- Area
- 9.68
- Official website
- www.godalming-tc.gov.uk
- Image
- Church of St Peter and St Paul, Godalming - geograph.org.uk - 148787.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01483
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- P8168
- Waregem
- Commons category
- Godalming
- postal code
- GU7
- OS grid reference
- SU9744
- native label
- Godalming
- P12749
- Hugh Welch Diamond
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52 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- Location
- Geology
- History
- Early history
- Governance
- Commerce and industry
- Transport and communications
- Residential development
- Godalming in the world wars
- National and local government
- UK parliament
- County council
- Borough council
- Godalming Town Council
- Demography and housing
- Public services
- Utilities
- Emergency services
- Healthcare
- Transport
- Bus and train
- River navigation
- Long-distance cycleway and footpath
- Education
- Early schools
- Maintained schools
- Independent schools
- Places of worship
- Culture
- Art
- Literature, film and television
- Music and theatre
- Sport
- Leisure centre
- Association football
- Cricket
- Other sports
- Notable buildings and landmarks
- Community centres
- Town halls and Godalming Museum
- Memorials
- Other notable buildings
- Parks and open spaces
- Broadwater Park
- Other open spaces
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Godalming ( ) is a market town and civil parish in south-west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers and includes the settlements of Farncombe, Binscombe and Aaron's Hill. Much of the area lies on the strata of the Lower Greensand Group and Bargate stone was quarried locally until the Second World War.
The earliest evidence of human activity is from the Paleolithic and land above the Wey floodplain at Charterhouse was first settled in the middle Iron Age. The modern town is believed to have its origins in the 6th or early 7th centuries and its name is thought to derive from that of a Saxon landowner. Kersey, a woollen cloth, dyed blue, was produced at Godalming for much of the Middle Ages, but the industry declined in the early modern period. In the 17th century, the town began to specialise in the production of knitted textiles and in the manufacture of hosiery in particular.
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