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  Parishes: Witley | British History Online
Witley is bounded on the west by Thursley, formerly a chapelry of the parish.
WITLEY MANOR was a possession of Earl Godwin, and after the Conquest was among the lands of Gilbert son of Richer (Richerius) de Aquila, (fn.
The advowson of Witley Church was appurtenant to the manor until Gilbert Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, gave it to the Abbey of St. Mary de Gloria, Anagni, to which Pope Gregory IX granted an indult to enter in possession in September 1238, a vicar's portion being reserved.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=42930   (7373 words)

  
 Witley Common - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Witley Common is an area of woodland and heath, close to Witley, Surrey, in the United Kingdom.
It has been used as common land by many generations over the centuries — particularly for grazing, turf-cutting and, during the 16th and 17th centuries, for iron workings.
Witley Common again proved useful during the First and Second World Wars when the land was used by the army as a training camp (Witley Camp) with up to 20,000 soldiers based there at one point.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Witley_Common   (202 words)

  
 Surrey: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
Much of Surrey is in the Green Belt and, since the soil is very sandy and agriculture not intensive, there are a large number of footpaths[?], bridlepaths[?] and commons or Access lands[?].
Devils Punch Bowl[?] at Hindhead is another common with fine views and walks.
Frensham Common[?] home to a variety of plant, animal and birdlife.
www.encyclopedian.com /su/Surrey.html   (969 words)

  
 Surrey (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Much of Surrey is in the Green Belt and, since the soil is very sandy and agriculture not intensive, There are a large number of footpaths, bridleways and commons or Access lands.
There are many notable beauty spots including Box Hill, Frensham Ponds and Puttenham Common.
Tanners Hatch - A cottage in the Woods on the outskirts of Ranmore Common NW of Dorking.
surrey.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888   (873 words)

  
 Surrey Archaeological Society: South Park Moat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Moated manors and lodges are not uncommon and most were constructed between the 12th and 14th centuries to emphasize, it is thought, the social standing of the house and its occupants, possibly imitating the great castle moats of the time.
In 1378 when held by Philip Walwayn, Usher of the King’s Chamber, there are references to the wasting of Ashurst park when the king’s deer were unlawfully hunted and killed, to the intimidation of the park keeper in his lodge and to the repair of the manor house.
In 1464, both Ashurst and Witley manors were held by the Duke of Clarence (who drowned in a butt of malmsey) and it was probably around this time that they were amalgamated, Ashurst fading from history.
www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk /moat.htm   (812 words)

  
 Informat.io on Surrey
It is the most wooded county in Great Britain, with 22.4% coverage compared to a national average of 11.8% [3] and as such is one of the few counties to not include new woodlands in their strategic plans.
Much of Surrey is in the Green Belt and is rolling downland, the county's geology being dominated by the chalk hills of the North Downs.
Agriculture not being intensive, there are many commons and access lands, together with an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways including the North Downs Way, a scenic long-distance path.
www.informat.io /?title=surrey-1   (2547 words)

  
 Wilden to Witley
The Wilden to Witley Trail passes through some of Worcestershire's most beautiful countryside.
The trail is devised to be driven around but it is possible split the route into smaller sections and use the churches as the focus of circular walks.
However different, the buildings share a common feature in that they stand as symbols of belief and show how faith has motivated previous generations to act for the glory of God.
www.wildentowitley.org.uk   (116 words)

  
 Witley Court, Worcestershire: Attraction near Great Witley 2m
Witley Court was once a great house but is now just a spectacular, but rather sad, ruin.
Witley Court was originally an early Jacobean manor house, converted to an Italianate mansion in the 19th century by John Nash.
These hotels are located in the areas around the Ruins of Bewdley, Bransford, Bromyard, Chaddesley Corbett, Great Witley, Kidderminster, Malvern, Malvern Wells, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcester, with the cheapest hotel near the Ruins being the Oakleigh Guest House (4.8m in Stourport-on-Severn) costing from about £38 per night.
www.uk-tourist-attractions.co.uk /Attractions/History/Ruins/Witley_Court.cfm   (356 words)

  
 Haslemere National Trust Treasure
Ludshott Common and Waggoners Wells with its chain of lakes in a delightful woodland setting lie to the West of the A3 through the village of Grayshott.
Witley Common and the National Trust Information Centre are on the A286 north of Haslemere.
Harting Down near Petersfield is a large stretch of downland and woodland with magnificent views of the hills to the north and towards the Solent in the south.
www.haslemere.com /leisure/ntt.html   (686 words)

  
 Surrey Towns, Villages, Houses, Parks, Gardens, Maps, Councils   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
200 acres of common land comprising heath and woodland.
A large common high on the North Downs criss-crossed with footpaths and bridleways.
A local beauty spot on the A25 near Guildford served by a large car park, this is the centre point of a large area of woodland and chalk grassland very popular with walkers and picnickers.
www.surreya-z.com /Place/park.html   (1030 words)

  
 Reversing a vasectomy is just child's play - smh.com.au
Earl Owen, left, with Vonda and Gary Witley and their son Skye, the result of Dr Owen's operation on Mr Witley.
In most cases this resolves and sperm is present in semen again after 10 weeks, said Dr Owen, who claims a success rate of 95 per cent in a vasectomy five years old or less, falling to 60 per cent after 20 years.
The most common time for men to request a reversal is between six and 10 years after vasectomy, a reflection on the time it takes to go through divorce and make a new commitment.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/06/23/1023864528804.html   (602 words)

  
 Witley Centre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Witley Centre is a countryside visitor and education centre situated close to Witley, Godalming, Surrey, England.
It is surrounded by the heath and woodland of Witley Common.
The Witley Centre often hosts school groups and children's holiday activities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Witley_Centre   (104 words)

  
 Independent Private Schools - Barrow Hills School, Surrey, UK.
At the end of the day all of us were given a piece of sticky paper each, to put some of the things we found on the Common, onto our paper to make a picture.
A central topic in the Common Entrance paper is the Tudors, and Henry VIII deserves a lot of attention.
Hampton Court was the centre of action during his reign and many others, so it's an ideal place to show both a broad sweep of 300 years of royal history and a close up of Henry's reign.
www.barrowhills.org.uk /projects.asp   (1071 words)

  
 Joinery 19th century Building Construction Exhibiiton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
These buildings were built in the late 19th or early 20th century, and are typical of the small workshops that were once very common in towns and villages.
The Witley joiners' shop contains a practical educational display relating to building construction and associated subjects.
This is open for schools by appointment and at other selected times for family use.
www.wealddown.co.uk /joiners-shop-19th-century-building-construction-exhibition.htm   (68 words)

  
 Witley Scout & Guides
Witley was one of the first English villages to establish its own Scout Troop in 1911.
The villagers of Witley raised £573 to have the building moved and rebuilt at its current location and on 26th May 1920 the building was opened.
Equally steeped in history is Witley Infant School that was built in 1836 to provide an education in the Victorian era.
www.david.burrows.btinternet.co.uk   (1173 words)

  
 STARFLEET RECORDS - USS MIRANDA PERSONELL FILES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Laural "Laura" Corynn Witley was born on June 11, 2352 to Hannah Marie Witley, a former Starfleet nurse, in the city of Jenaran Falls on Betazed.
While at the Academy, Laural met her best friend, Karyn Dallas, who was also diagnosed with cerebral palsy and confined to a gravchair.
Besides having this in common, the two had similar personalities and the same determination to thrive.
www.ussmiranda.com /bios/witley.htm   (1595 words)

  
 North West Surrey RSPB - Outdoor Meetings Page
Or early afternoon at Christmas Common for Red Kite - Watlington Hill Car Park at 13.00, ref SU 10935.
Witley Common car park at 09.30, SU 933406.
Frensham Common (half-day) Mix of reed fringed lake, woodland and heath for Surrey specialities such as Dartford Warbler, Tree Pipit.
www.nwsurreyrspb.org.uk /outdoor.htm   (1008 words)

  
 Defra, UK - Common Land - Protection and consents - Existing legislation - 2005 decision letters
The decision letters below are in respect of applications to the Secretary of State for consent for works on, or exchanges of, common land or town and village greens.
Erection of a bus shelter on common land (CL 136) at Witley, Surrey - 05 August 2005 (22 KB)
Construction of a temporary access road on common land adjacent to Reigate secondary school at Redhill and Earlswood Common, Surrey - 14 June 2005 (22 KB)
www.defra.gov.uk /wildlife-countryside/issues/common/protect-consents/2005.htm   (744 words)

  
 www.click-for-health.com - Witley And Milford Family Practice, Surrey, England
We would like to take this opportunity of welcoming you to our Practice and to give you more information about the services we provide and the staff available to offer you assistance.
We have two surgeries: Witley is a purpose-built surgery with four consulting rooms, a treatment room, dispensary and administration offices.
However, it must be pointed out that the accuracy of any statements cannot be warranted, nor any products or services advertised be guaranteed or endorsed.
www.witleyandmilforddrs.co.uk   (303 words)

  
 Telegraph | Property | On the fringe: greenery worth belting home for
Another mile south (55 minutes by train from London) is the village of Witley, where three-bedroom, semi-detached 1950s houses sell at £215,000, and four-bedroom, detached family homes with rural views sell at £750,000.
Within three miles of Witley's mainline station is the five-bedroom Borough Farm Cottage in four acres of grounds near Thursley.
Five miles from Godalming, near the National Trust's Witley Common, is Wormley, where Inglewood, a seven-bed house with a swimming pool, is being marketed by Savills for £1.5m.
www.telegraph.co.uk /property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2006/07/20/pgodalming20.xml&sSheet=/property/2006/07/20/ixpright12.html   (738 words)

  
 River Wey & Navigations : Important natural wildlife habitats
Alder trees are common all along the Wey and were harvested for many hundreds of years.
In the winter of 2005 teams of employees from the HSBC bank went to Frensham Common and helped Ranger Steve Webster clear 15 acres in seven hours of Scots Pine saplings which were infiltrating this nationally important area of heathland.
The new ‘Environmental Stewardship’ grants provided under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy is likely to provide a new impetus to wetland recovery when farmers will receive subsidies worth millions of pounds to recreate natural river banks, reseed waterside meadows and take steps to make their farms more attractive to wildlife.
www.weyriver.co.uk /theriver/wildlife_1_habitats.htm   (8121 words)

  
 Phylloscopus trochilus
Mason (1977) analysed first arrival dates of common summer migrants in Leicestershire during 1942-74 and concluded that, on average, most had been arriving a few days later in 1969-74 than in 1942-68.
He suggested that this was correlated with the cooler spring weather of recent years and pointed out that this reversed the general trend of earlier arrivals during the last 30 years compared with previous years' records (Hudson 1973).
In both studies, records were kept of the arrival dates of warblers comprising the breeding populations.
www.trochilus.co.uk /trochilus/Phylloscopus/ptmovement.htm   (1053 words)

  
 Surrey Wildlife Trust: Outing, Commons Day - Witley and Thursley 13th June 2002
Organised outing to visit to two Surrey commons led by Colin Smith.
See the trees at Witley, look for Dartford warblers, hobbies, woodpeckers, cuckoos, tree pipits, dragonflies and lizards at Thursley.
Travel by car and meet at the car park at Witley Common Nature Centre, Haslemere Road, Witley.
www.wildlifetrust.org.uk /surrey/EventsDiary/Event270.htm   (87 words)

  
 Ancient Tree Forum
There are more than 2,300 oak pollards on this wooded common, many of which are 400 or so years old.
Bookham Common (TQ1257) is a fine example of common wood pasture, and a few ancient oaks, together with a number of mature oaks, can be found here.
The northern end is high forest of mature oak and ash, whilst sweet chestnut and hornbeam coppice dominate the southern end.
www.woodland-trust.org.uk /ancient-tree-forum/atfscapes/focus/surrey.htm   (2841 words)

  
 Pictures of Witley Common Information Centre, Godalming, Surrey, England. Witley Common Information Centre hotels, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Pictures of Witley Common Information Centre, Godalming, Surrey, England.
Map of Witley Common Information Centre - Buy a useful tourist map of Witley Common Information Centre which lists tourist information, places of interest, and much more.
Click here for houses for sale in Witley Common Information Centre and flats or apartments to rent near Witley Common Information Centre, provided by Southern Property Finder
www.picturesofengland.com.cob-web.org:8888 /England/Surrey/Godalming/Witley_Common_Information_Centre/maps   (208 words)

  
 BBC - South West Wales - Yoursay - Topics
We trekked onto the common, and after about 200 yards I asked what we would do if we actualy found the Puma.
Diana Dors lived nearby and the local gossip was that she had a puma as a pet and had released it when it grew large.
"Witley Common was used as barracks in both World Wars by the Canadians waiting to cross to Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/southwest/yoursay/topics/bigcat.shtml   (6548 words)

  
 Bromyard Downs, Herefordshire: Attraction near Horsham 3m   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bromyard has an interesting Heritage Centre telling something of the history of hop picking in the area.
Brigsty Common and Lower Brockhampton (NT) are a couple of minutes up the A44, both of which are well worth a visit.
These hotels are located in the areas around the Common/Downs of Bewdley, Bransford, Bromyard, Great Witley, Kidderminster, Malvern, Malvern Wells, Stourport-on-Severn, with the cheapest hotel near the Common/Downs being the Oakleigh Guest House (9.8m in Stourport-on-Severn) costing from about £38 per night.
www.uk-tourist-attractions.co.uk /Attractions/Countryside/Common_Downs/Bromyard_Downs.cfm   (178 words)

  
 Walking around Petersfield
One of the best examples of this habitat is the National Trust's Ludshott Common.
If you visit the Witley Common Visitor Centre just over the border in Surrey [SU920398] you can obtain information about the heathland flora and fauna and the issues the Trust faces is managing and preserving this environment.
From Grayshott you can walk to the Waggoners Wells, a series of ponds at different levels which may have been originally built for the iron industry, although there is some dispute about this.
www.walkingpages.co.uk /places/CPL_petersfield.htm   (450 words)

  
 Witley Common, Surrey (Artist's House) Giclee Print by Myles Birket Foster at AllPosters.com
Witley Common, Surrey (Artist's House) Giclee Print by Myles Birket Foster at AllPosters.com
Witley Common, Surrey (Artist's House) by Myles Birket Foster
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www.allposters.com /-sp/Witley-Common-Surrey-Artist-s-House_i1027770_.htm?aid=398737   (111 words)

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