| East Clandon | |
|---|---|
| Village andcivil parish | |
 Church ofThomas Becket, East Clandon | |
 Hatchlands Park (National Trust) | |
  East Clandon Location withinSurrey | |
| Area | 5.86 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
| Population | 268 (Civil Parish)[1] |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ059515 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode district | GU4 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| 51°15′11″N0°29′01″W / 51.253°N 0.4836°W /51.253; -0.4836 | |
East Clandon is a village andcivil parish inSurrey, England on theA246 between the towns ofGuildford to the west andLeatherhead to the east. Neighbouring villages includeWest Clandon andWest Horsley.
In 2011 it had a population of 268 in 109 households clustered around three buildings, the church ofSt 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 theNorth Downs includes the 1,836-acre Ryde Farm Estate,Hatchlands Park, aNational Trust estate,arable and livestock farmland, woodlands, High Clandon Vineyard and Clandon Regis Golf Club.
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The word Clandon (first recorded as Clanedune) goes back toAnglo-Saxon times, meaning "clean down" (open downland) from theNorth Downs hills that rise to the south of the village. People settled here due to the availability of water that emerged where the highchalk downs meet the lower lyingclay to the north.
Chertsey Abbey, aBenedictine foundation, was patron of East Clandon from theNorman Conquest of 1066 to theDissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. East Clandon appears inDomesday Book asClanedun. It was held by Chertsey Abbey. Its assets were then: 4hides; 7ploughs, woodland for 6hogs. It rendered£6 per year to itsoverlords.[3] In ancient documents the village is also often referred to asClandon Abbatis (Abbot's Clandon). The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is aGrade I listed building (the highest category). The main addition to it has been a bell tower added in 1900.[4]
In 1544Henry VIII granted East Clandon Manor to Sir Anthony Browne. The manor house, thought to have been close to whereHatchlands Park now is, was moated since times of unrest in the early 14th century. The house, and with it the village, changed hands many times during the next 200 years.
The oldest houses in the village, Frogmore Cottage, Lamp Cottage, Old Manor Farm, Tunmore Cottage among others, had already been built when the London brewer John Raymond sold the Hatchlands Park estate toAdmiral Boscawen in 1749. The present Hatchlands House was built for him with the help ofprize money from his victory over the French, and it was completed in 1758, only three years before the Admiral died.
From 1768 the Sumner family owned the Hatchlands estate until it was bought at auction in 1888 byLord Rendel. In 1913 his eldest daughter's son CaptainHarry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel inherited the estate in trust. The captain was a professional architect and took a great interest in the village and its inhabitants. According to the writings ofMaurice Wiggin, Goodhart-Rendel was a tall,spare, upright figure making his daily round in the village dressed in his grey tweed suit and soft browntrilby shouting to his dogs in a real Grenadier's voice. Every Christmas this 'squire' gave a children's tea party at Hatchlands, complete with Christmas tree and gifts for all comers.Christmas carol concerts are still held at Hatchlands for villagers today.
Several houses in the village were built to his drawings, including Antler's Corner, Appletree Cottage, Meadow Cottage and 5 School Lane (1910), Prospect Cottages (1914), Snelgate Cottages (1926) and the St Thomas' Housing Society Cottages (1947).
In 1945 the Hatchlands house, park and some land were given to theNational Trust. When Captain Goodhart-Rendel died in 1959 the estate passed into the hands of two relatives, a split he regarded with misgivings. Late 20th century owners, the Dunne-Ritche estate, sold most houses around 1970, but a few still remain in their possession.
The TV seriesCatweazle was shot in East Clandon (on Home Farm), West Horsley and the surrounding area in summer 1969. Home Farm still hosts the annual Hexwood Summer Fete.
| Output area | Detached | Semi-detached | Terraced | Flats and apartments | Caravans/temporary/mobile homes | shared between households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Civil Parish) | 47 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The average proportion of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%.
| Output area | Population | Households | % Owned outright | % Owned with a loan | hectares[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Civil Parish) | 268 | 109 | 46.8% | 27.5% | 586[1] |
The proportion of households in the civil parish who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%. The proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5%. The remainder is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free).
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