Farncombe, historically Fernecome, is a village and peripheral settlement of Godalming in Waverley, Surrey, England and is approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north-east of the Godalming centre, separated by common land known as the Lammas Lands. The village of Compton lies to the northwest and Bramley to the east; whilst Charterhouse School is to the west. Loseley Park, in the hamlet of Littleton, lies to the north of the village.
History
The earliest evidence of human activity is an early
Anglo-Saxons , found in 1985.
[ Farncombe appears in the Domesday Book as Fearnecombe, thought to mean "valley of the bracken".]
Among the oldest buildings in the village is a row of almshouses, built in 1622 for Richard Wyatt, the Master Carpenter of the Carpenters' Company in London.[Godalming Museum via Terence Coates]
Governance
Farncombe is part of one of the five wards that make up the town of Godalming.
Transport Links
Farncombe is served by the Portsmouth-London railway, through Farncombe railway station,
Sports
Godalming and Farncombe Leisure Centre, home to Godalming Swimming Club, is in Farncombe. Farncombe Youth Football Club (FYFC) caters for boys and girls from ages 6/7 to 16/17. Farncombe Cricket Club and Godalming Tennis Club are both on Summers Road.
Schools
Farncombe is home to several schools, including:
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Broadwater School, a secondary school for children aged 11–16, on Summers Road.
[ Broadwater School]
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Farncombe Church of England Infants School, which teaches children age 4–7, on Grays Road.
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The Ladybird Nursery, which caters for children from 3 months to 5 years, on Fern Road.
[ The Ladybird Nursery ]
Pubs, Shops and Businesses
Farncombe is served by a number of traditional English pubs including: The White Hart,[ The Cricketers ] which has associations with Julius Caesar who played cricket in the area. It is also home to shops and businesses including a Co-op Food supermarket
Notable people
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Nellie Boxall (1890–1965) was born here and educated to be a domestic servant. She found notability working for Virginia Woolf.
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John George "Jack" Phillips (1887–1912) was born in Farncombe. He died while serving as senior wireless operator on board the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. He continued working as the ship sank, trying to contact other ships that might be able come to the assistance of the Titanic.
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Alan P. F. Sell (1935–2016), academic and theologian, was born in Farncombe.
See also
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List of places of worship in Waverley (borough)
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