Historical Overview Chobham is a village with a remarkably long history. There is evidence of local human occupation stretching back to pre-historic times. Some New Stone Age (circa 2500 BC) tools have been found. Bronze Age (circa 1500 BC) type burial mounds (round barrows) are widespread – notably near Sunningdale, Longcross and West End.
The history of Chobham Park is long and interesting. It has been, at various times a manor house, a royal hunting lodge, a country estate, a tenant farm, a country house and finally a country estate again. The Abbots Manor House Chobham Park first appears in the records in 1535 when Henry VIII purchased it from the Abbot of Chertsey. Henry VIII obtained the ‘ manor of Chobham’, that is its ...
The Chobham Museum has been given the honour of displaying this plaque on behalf of the village and it can be seen mounted on the wall close to the museum entrance.
Chobham became part of the Chertsey minster lands in 673AD and hence it is possible that a Saxon religious building stood on this spot before the current church. The Saxons tended to build their churches of whatever was available locally, for instance local sarsen (sandstone) and puddingstone (gravel naturally cemented together by iron deposits). However, it could have been made in the Saxon ...
Village History Chobham is a medium-size village, with a population of about 5000, located in the N.W. corner of Surrey in south-east England. Surrounded by heathland, the village has always been an isolated community.
The Chobham Society undertook enquiries to learn its fate. Eventually the scrap merchant involved was traced and he confirmed that the gun and its carriage had indeed been broken up. The next task was to seek an identical replacement or a historically appropriate ‘piece’.
A recent Special Exhibition with the theme “Chobham – Then and Now” For information regarding the displays and exhibitions that are currently featured in the museum, please refer to the latest post in the ‘Whats on in the Museum’ section of the web site.
Chobham village lies on a low east-west gravel ridge surrounded by alluvial soils which follow the courses of the Bournes. Going north, as the ground rises, the alluvium disappears and the Bagshot Beds are encountered at Burrowhill. The ground continues to rise further north and west where the Bracklesham Beds are encountered at Chobham Place.
The Parish of Chobham is remarkably rich in old and beautiful houses. No fewer than forty-seven are included in the Certified Statutory List published by Surrey County Council as buildings of special architectural or historic interest. These are in addition to some twenty falling within the Conservation Area in the centre of the village. Indeed Chobham can be considered as much a repository of ...
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