Museums · South East England
East Clandon
In or near Effingham.
East Clandon is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England on the A246 between the towns of Guildford to the west and Leatherhead to the east. Neighbouring villages include West Clandon and West Ho
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Clandon · 1.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit East Clandon, the nearest railway station is Clandon, located 1.8 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is GU4 7RZ. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
East Clandon is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England on the A246 between the towns of Guildford to the west and Leatherhead to the east. Neighbouring villages include West Clandon and West Horsley. In 2011 it had a population of 268 in 109 households clustered around three buildings, the church of St Thomas of Canterbury, The Queen's Head pub and the village hall. Centred 4 miles (6 km) east of Guildford, the parish landscape on the lower slopes of the North Downs includes the 1,836-acre Ryde Farm Estate, Hatchlands Park, a National Trust estate, arable and livestock farmland, woodlands, High Clandon Vineyard and Clandon Regis Golf Club.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
East Clandon is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England on the A246 between the towns of Guildford to the west and Leatherhead to the east. Neighbouring villages include West Clandon and West Horsley. In 2011 it had a population of 268 in 109 households clustered around three buildings, the church of St Thomas of Canterbury, The Queen's Head pub and the village hall. Centred 4 miles (6 km) east of Guildford, the parish landscape on the lower slopes of the North Downs includes the 1,836-acre Ryde Farm Estate, Hatchlands Park, a National Trust estate, arable and livestock farmland, woodlands, High Clandon Vineyard and Clandon Regis Golf Club.
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Background
History
, issued in the reign of Elagabalus (218–222), found in East Clandon in 2002]] The word Clandon (first recorded as Clanedune) goes back to Anglo-Saxon times, meaning "clean down" (open downland) from the North Downs hills that rise to the south of the village. People settled here due to the availability of water that emerged where the high chalk downs meet the lower lying clay to the north. Chertsey Abbey, a Benedictine foundation, was patron of East Clandon from the Norman Conquest of 1066 to the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. East Clandon appears in Domesday Book as Clanedun. It was held by Chertsey Abbey. Its assets were then: 4 hides; 7 ploughs, woodland for 6 hogs. It rendered…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2530, -0.4836
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Guildford
- Parish
- East Clandon
- Postcode
- GU4 7RZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Guildford
- Nearest railway station
- Clandon — 1.8 km
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikipedia: East Clandon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
Historic churches · 0.2 km
Hatchlands Park
Parks · 1.0 km
Clandon Wood Natural Burial Ground
Cemeteries · 1.1 km
The Bulls Head Public House
Historic pubs · 1.4 km
Clandon Park Grotto
Follies · 1.6 km
Clandon Park
Parks · 1.6 km
Clandon Park House
Historic houses · 1.7 km
Clandon Park Temple
Follies · 1.9 km
North Downs
Mountains & hills · 1.9 km
West Clandon
Museums · 1.9 km
Hammonds Glamping
Campsites · 2.1 km
West Horsley
Villages · 2.1 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Clandon?
- East Clandon is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode GU4 7RZ), in the parish of East Clandon.
- What is East Clandon?
- East Clandon is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England on the A246 between the towns of Guildford to the west and Leatherhead to the east. Neighbouring villages include West Clandon and West Ho
- How do I get to East Clandon?
- The nearest railway station is Clandon, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode GU4 7RZ.
- Is East Clandon a protected site?
- Yes — East Clandon is part of the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to East Clandon?
- The nearest railway station is Clandon, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU4 7RZ.