30-560: Little Bookham is a village in the Mole Valley district, in Surrey , England between Great Bookham and Effingham . It is home to several listed historical buildings, included in a large conservation area, along with Ye Olde Windsor Castle public house, Manor House School, and All Saints' Church. The village is centred immediately north of the North Downs and is contiguous with Great Bookham,
60-633: A charter C.675, the original of which is lost but which exists in a later form, there was granted to the Abbey twenty dwellings at Bocham cum Effingham . This was confirmed by four Saxon kings; Offa , "King of the Mercians and of the nations roundabout" in 787; Æthelstan who was "King and ruler of the whole island of Britain" in 933 confirmed the privileges to the monastery; King Edgar , "Emperor of all Britain" in 967 confirmed "twelve mansiones" in Bocham, and King Edward
90-541: A petition to show that they support this update, before they decide whether to give their permission. The petition reached sufficient initial support to be hosted at the local authority website. The problem can be overcome manually by broader postcode to traditional/main locality search boxes online. As of April 2020, Royal Mail now recognises both Little Bookham and Great Bookham as separate localities by their postcodes. [REDACTED] Media related to Little Bookham at Wikimedia Commons Mole Valley Mole Valley
120-457: Is Leatherhead . The largest villages are Ashtead , Fetcham and Great Bookham , in the northern third of the district. Most of the district is on the escarpments of or adjoins the Surrey Hills , a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , which cover parts of the North Downs and Greensand Ridge , including locally Leith Hill , Polesden Lacey and Box Hill . Denbies Wine Estate ,
150-572: Is a local government district in Surrey , England. Its council is based in Dorking , and the district's other town is Leatherhead . The largest villages are Ashtead , Fetcham and Great Bookham , in the northern third of the district. Most of the district is on the escarpments of or adjoins the Surrey Hills , a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , which cover parts of the North Downs and Greensand Ridge , including locally Leith Hill , Polesden Lacey and Box Hill . Denbies Wine Estate ,
180-474: Is likely a slice cut from the parish of Bookham. By way of confirmation of this supposition that there is no distinction between the two parishes, as recently as 1824, lay documents relate to land transactions, in which land was described as being "in Great Bookham in the parish of Bookham". The Domesday survey refers to the manor of Little Bookham being held by Halsard of William de Braose, Lord of Bramber, and
210-622: The Confessor , "King of the English" in 1062 confirmed twenty mansae at Bocham cum Effingham, Driteham and Pechingeorde. Driteham and Pechingeorde are both referred to in the Domesday Book and appear to have been absorbed into the manors of Effingham and Effingham East Court. Little Bookham lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative district of Effingham half hundred . Little Bookham appears in
240-459: The Confessor are all believed to be substantially fabricated, but probably embodied authentic material or recorded an earlier genuine transaction. These charters were probably written at a later date than stated in order to confirm a position which was thought to have existed at that earlier date. The Charter of Æthelstan is believed to be complete fabrication. It seems probable, as the number of cottages in Bocham cum Effingham remained constant, that
270-500: The Domesday Book of 1086 as Bocheham . It was held by Halsard from William de Braiose. Its Domesday Assets were: 2 hides ; 2 ploughs , 4 acres (16,000 m) of meadow , herbage and pannage worth 11 hogs . It rendered (in total): £3. Parts of the present parish of Effingham , however, lying to the east of Effingham Common Road at one time belonged to the parish of Little Bookham. The charters of Frithwald, Offa, Edgar and Edward
300-469: The United Kingdom, after the nearby Borough of Waverley . Mole Valley is served by these emergency services: 51°18′57.68″N 0°29′37.31″W / 51.3160222°N 0.4936972°W / 51.3160222; -0.4936972 Mole Valley District Council Mole Valley is a local government district in Surrey , England. Its council is based in Dorking , and the district's other town
330-402: The council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2012 have been: Following the 2024 election the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2026. Since
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#1732880086927360-402: The council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2012 have been: Following the 2024 election the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2026. Since
390-592: The district lies within the Mole Valley constituency , the exception being Ashtead which is within the Epsom and Ewell constituency . The council is based at Pippbrook on Reigate Road in Dorking, which was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1984. It was built in the grounds of a large Victorian house, called Pippbrook House, which had served as the headquarters of the old Dorking Urban District Council from 1931 and then as Mole Valley District Council's headquarters until
420-495: The district lies within the Mole Valley constituency , the exception being Ashtead which is within the Epsom and Ewell constituency . The council is based at Pippbrook on Reigate Road in Dorking, which was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1984. It was built in the grounds of a large Victorian house, called Pippbrook House, which had served as the headquarters of the old Dorking Urban District Council from 1931 and then as Mole Valley District Council's headquarters until
450-599: The incidence of car ownership is high. The area hosts hill-focussed sub-laps of the London–Surrey Classic cycling tour each year. The neighbouring districts are Epsom and Ewell , Reigate and Banstead , Crawley , Horsham , Waverley , Guildford , Elmbridge and Kingston upon Thames , the latter being a London borough . The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering three former districts which were all abolished at
480-474: The incidence of car ownership is high. The area hosts hill-focussed sub-laps of the London–Surrey Classic cycling tour each year. The neighbouring districts are Epsom and Ewell , Reigate and Banstead , Crawley , Horsham , Waverley , Guildford , Elmbridge and Kingston upon Thames , the latter being a London borough . The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering three former districts which were all abolished at
510-570: The largest vineyard in the country, is on the hills north-west of Dorking. The Pilgrims' Way footpath runs along the North Downs. There are stations on the London – Worthing and Reading – Gatwick Airport railways, and in the northern third, a commuter stopping-service pattern line, London – Guildford (via Epsom) line. The A24 road and the M25 motorway are the main thoroughfares and relative to London
540-423: The largest vineyard in the country, is on the hills north-west of Dorking. The Pilgrims' Way footpath runs along the North Downs. There are stations on the London – Worthing and Reading – Gatwick Airport railways, and in the northern third, a commuter stopping-service pattern line, London – Guildford (via Epsom) line. The A24 road and the M25 motorway are the main thoroughfares and relative to London
570-435: The last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 39 councillors representing 13 wards , with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office. Surrey County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no district council elections. Most of
600-435: The last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 39 councillors representing 13 wards , with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office. Surrey County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no district council elections. Most of
630-607: The later charters must have been copies of earlier charters which were not revised to accord with the actual number of cottages at any one time. In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 650. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished. The King and Queen of Yugoslavia were evacuated to the Old Rectory in Little Bookham during the Second World War , now partly redeveloped into six houses. The Domesday Book of 1086, which
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#1732880086927660-788: The manor appears to have remained in the Halsard or Hansard family until about 1291. It would seem, therefore, that Little Bookham Parish Church was built by the Hansard family about 1100 and probably at first was a manorial chapel. It is dedicated to All Saints and is a Grade II* listed building. Lower Road, Water Lane, Manor House Lane, Guildford Road, Woodlands Road, Links Way, Chalkpit Lane, Rectory Lane, Little Bookham Street, Long Meadow, Bennetts Farm Place, Heatherside Close, Fox Lane, Longheath Drive, Burnhams Road, Edgeley, Atwood, Maddox Park, Maddox Lane, Little Acre. Royal Mail do not recognise prefixes 'Great' or 'Little' in its published data cross referencing
690-548: The new building opened. The former Leatherhead Urban District, which included Ashtead , Fetcham , Great Bookham and Little Bookham , is an unparished area , as is the majority of the former Dorking Urban District. The rest of the district is covered by civil parishes : A Legatum Prosperity Index published by the Legatum Institute in October 2016 showed Mole Valley as the second most prosperous council area in
720-439: The new building opened. The former Leatherhead Urban District, which included Ashtead , Fetcham , Great Bookham and Little Bookham , is an unparished area , as is the majority of the former Dorking Urban District. The rest of the district is covered by civil parishes : A Legatum Prosperity Index published by the Legatum Institute in October 2016 showed Mole Valley as the second most prosperous council area in
750-435: The optional locality line(s) with numerical subdistricts ( inward codes ) of postcodes, meaning that residents' addresses are incomplete when the information is computer-generated or looked up using postcodes alone. Royal Mail are willing to update their records to add the specific localities to its data if Mole Valley D.C. and MP, Paul Beresford , need to give permission for this. The Council have asked residents to sign
780-504: The same time: The new district was named after the River Mole , which flows through the area. Mole Valley District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Surrey County Council . Parts of the district are covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government for their areas. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2019. The first elections to
810-452: The same time: The new district was named after the River Mole , which flows through the area. Mole Valley District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Surrey County Council . Parts of the district are covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government for their areas. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2019. The first elections to
840-495: The two divisions of Bookham having been made in the early medieval period. It is difficult to conjecture when the parish of Little Bookham was formed. The first documentary evidence can be found after the conversion of England to Christianity in the 7th century. The Venerable Bede states that Erconwald , who became Bishop of London in 674, founded the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter of Chertsey in 666, and Frithuwald , who
870-425: Was a survey for taxation purposes, makes the first known distinction between the parishes of Great and Little Bookham, if it is assumed that there was no separate parish at the time of the charter of Edward the Confessor in 1062. As the Domesday Book makes no reference to there being a church in Little Bookham, then the church must have been built sometime subsequent to that date and that the parish of Little Bookham
900-444: Was sub-king or regent of Surrey , joined in the grant endowing the abbey with certain lands. Frithuwald, however, seems to have been the subject at that time of Ecgberht , King of Kent , and the charter is stated to have been confirmed by Wulfhere , King of Mercia , to whom the overlordship of Surrey must have been passed before his death in 675. It has been stated that the monastery was first built under King Egbert. According to
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