An 1868 Gazetteer description of the following places in Dunsfold

 

DUNSFOLD

"DUNSFOLD, a parish in the first division of the hundred of Blackheath, in the county of Surrey, 7 miles S.E. of Godalming, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Haslemere. It is situated near the Arun and Wey canal. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in brick and tile making.

The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Winchester, value £471, in the patronage of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a fine E. window, and a monumental tablet to the Rev. J. Richardson, for 62 years rector of the parish. There is a school supported by subscription. Lord Grantly is lord of the manor. Dr. Young is said to have composed his" Night Thoughts" in an embowered walk in the gardens of the rectory."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
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