An 1868 Gazetteer description of the following places in Haslemere

 

HASLEMERE

"HASLEMERE, a parish and small market town in the second division of the hundred of Godalming, county Surrey, 9 miles S.W. of Godalming, and 13 from Guildford. It is a station on the direct London and Portsmouth railway. This place is situated on the road to Chichester by way of Midhurst, and in the S.W. angle of the county, where it borders on Sussex and Hampshire." (There is more of this description).

"SHILLINGLEY, a seat of the Earl of Winterton, in the parish of Haslemere, county Surrey, 2 miles from Haslemere, and 13 S. of Guildford."

[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.