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Brockham is a village and civil parish in the district of , England. It is approximately east of and west of . The village lies south of Box Hill, with the River Mole flowing west through the village. At the time of the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,198 . Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013


Name
Brockham, originally 'Brook-ham' (bend in a brook) is so called from the Anglo Saxon meaning 'river meadow by the brook' and is first recorded in 1241.Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names


Landmarks
On a spur of land to the north west of the village stands Betchworth Castle, originally built by Richard FitzGilbert on land granted to him by William the Conqueror soon after the invasion in 1066, but later replaced by a house which was probably built in the mid-to-late 14th century. Only a few ruins survive today.

Christ Church, the parish church is relatively recent in origin, having been commissioned in 1847 by Sir , who served as both Chancellor of the Exchequer and . Brockham church history


Village green
The village green is a focal point for the village. Once popular for its matches – is said to have played there – it is a focal point of a Guy Fawkes Night bonfire every year on the closest Saturday to 5 November. It has been at times, the UK's largest bonfire and firework display, and was first recorded in 1886. Brockham bonfire Around 20,000 people gather round the village green, over 4 tonnes of fireworks typically light up the sky and the event is widely regarded by local residents as the highlight of the Mole Valley's calendar. Dorking Rugby Club on Kiln Lane, opens for the event, as the Club House is near to the bonfire. In the 20 years to 2023, almost £450,000 has been raised by the event in aid of local organisations and charities. There is also an annual Victorian fair weekend in mid-July, with a village picnic and live music performances on the Saturday evening, also showcasing local talent.


Industry
Agriculture previously provided most of the employment for villagers, although further work was to be found in the nearby Brockham Hills from the mid-19th century, when they were quarried for and hearthstone – an operation run by the Brockham Brick Company Limited until 1911 and by the Brockham Lime and Hearthstone Company until 1936 when the works closed. About Brockham Brick Company

From 1945, Research Laboratories Ltd (which merged with SmithKline in 1989, then with Glaxo, to become in 2000) operated from at the southern end of the village. In 1959, Brockham Park became famous when Beecham scientists there discovered the penicillin nucleus, 6-APA (6-aminopenicillanic acid); this discovery allowed the synthesis of a number of new semisynthetic penicillins. In 1959, Beecham marketed pheneticillin, followed shortly by (or meticillin), which is active against the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus ('golden staph').From Pills to Penicillin: The Beecham Story – by H. G. Lazell, Published by Heinemann - London (1975) In time some bacterial strains developed resistance to these antibiotics, such as the (for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). The site became Beecham's Chemotherapeutic Research Centre. New Scientist January 1977 The site is now a housing estate.

In August 2018, retrospective planning permission was granted by Surrey County Council for a secondary in Brockham. Surrey councillors approve secondary oil wellbore at Brockham 9 August 2018, bbc.co.uk/news, accessed 27 February 2019


Education
Brockham Primary School merged with The Acorns Infant School in nearby Betchworth in 2010 to create a new combined primary school now named The North Downs Primary School.


Governance
There are three tiers of local government covering Brockham, at parish, district, and county level: Brockham Parish Council, Mole Valley District Council, and Surrey County Council.

Until 1933, Brockham formed part of the civil parish of , which was administered as part of the Rural District. A civil parish of Brockham was created on 1 April 1933 and transferred to the Urban District. This parish was classed as an urban parish and so did not have its own parish council, but was directly administered by Dorking Urban District Council.

(1979). 9780901050670, Royal Historical Society.
Dorking Urban District was abolished to become part of Mole Valley district on 1 April 1974, and the urban parishes it had contained, including Brockham, became . A new parish of Brockham, this time with its own parish council, was created on 1 April 1982.

Surrey County Council elected every four years, has one representative, from Buckland for Dorking Rural:

  • Helyn Clack, conservative who participates in these committees:
The second party forming the main local opposition in the 2013 election, was the Liberal Democrats gaining 1,527 votes versus the winning candidate's 1,810.2013 Surrey County Council election

2 councillors sit on borough council, who are:

2011Brockham, Betchworth & Buckland
2010Brockham, Betchworth & Buckland


Demography and housing
+ 2011 Census Homes
0
The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%.

+ 2011 Census Key Statistics
690
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 remaining % is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free).


Nearest settlements
  • Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names


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