An 1868 Gazetteer description of the following places in Wonersh

 

WONERSH

"WONERSH, a parish in the first division of Blackheath hundred, county Surrey, 3 miles S.E. of Guildford. It is situated on the road from Arundel to Brighton, and intersected by the Wey and Arun canal. The surface is hilly towards the eastern boundary. The soil is generally light, consisting of iron sand, but in parts clayey. The manor house of Tangley, originally a hunting box of King John, was in 1585 converted into a residence by Sir F. Duncombe. On Shimley Green a market and fair were formerly held under charter of Charles II., but long since discontinued.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester, value £190. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The Independents have a chapel. There are village schools with a small endowment. The charities produce about £100 per annum. Lord Grantley is lord of the manor and principal landowner."

"GREAT TANGLEY, (and Little Tangley) hamlets in the parish of Wonersh, first division of Woking hundred, county Surrey, 2 miles S.E. of Guildford.

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