An 1868 Gazetteer description of the following places in Charlwood

 

CHARLWOOD

"CHARLWOOD, a parish in the first division of the hundred of Reigate, in the county of Surrey, 3 miles S.W. of the Horley station of the London, Brighton, and South Coast line. It is situated near Timberham Bridge, on the river Mole, where the Danes were defeated.

The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Winchester, value £550, in the patronage of H. C. Wise, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient structure, partly in the Norman style. The charities amount to £28 per annum. Here are schools for both sexes, with a small endowment."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003] These pages are intended for personal use only, so please respect the conditions of use.