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Grayshott. / 51.11031; -0.75437. Grayshott is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is on the Hampshire / Surrey border 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Haslemere by road, and 46 miles (74 km) southwest of central London. The nearest rail link is Haslemere railway station .
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– St. Edmunds school moves to Grayshott. 1901 – Grayshott Hall rifle club formed. – Separation of Grayshott from Headley to form a new Ecclesiastical Parish. – Walter Chapman, post master, murdered his wife. – Electricity installed. 1902 – Grayshott formed as a new Civil Parish as the result of an Order by the Local Government Board.
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Grayshott Farm/Hall. In 1860‘s, Grayshott Farm was described as a two storey stone and brick house with small low rooms and lighted by open casements with diamond panes. In 1861, the census records that the building was occupied by John James Oland, his wife Sannah, four sons, three daughters and Ann Newell a house servant.
The area was called a ‘shooting box’, meaning a small country house with accommodation for the shooting party. Grayshott Farm’s old house was upgraded, to include eight bedrooms and an indoor WC, and re-branded as Grayshott Hall. In 1868 the estate was sold to John Rouse Phillips, a brewer from Wiltshire, who continued to grandify it.
Grayshott, by J.H. Smith (1978) by far the most complete history of Grayshott was out of print for some time, but now republished. Headley 1066-1966, by JS Tudor Jones includes some references to Grayshott, but now out of print being serialised in Headley Miscellany. On the Trail of Flora Thompson, by John Owen Smith Flora Thompson, author of ...
GRAYSHOTT - the story of a Hampshire village JH Smith. The history of a village on the border of Hampshire and Surrey. RRP: £7.95. Availability: Usually despatched by return of post. Order Form. Front cover: Photograph of Headley Road, Grayshott, circa 1905. Paperback - 250 pages - John Owen Smith; ISBN: 978-1-873855-38-6; March 2002.
Nov 23, 2023 · Grayshott Stagers: Venue: Grayshott Village Hall: Type of Production: Play: Director: Ellis Nicholls: Written By: Richard Brinsley Sheridan, adapted by Ellis Nicholls
