Fairlands

Fairlands
Fairlands
Shire county
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Guildford
Postcode district	GU3
Dialling code	01483
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Guildford;
	List of places UK England Surrey 51°15′30″N 0°36′58″W / 51.2583°N 0.616°W

Fairlands is the largest settlement (neighbourhood) of

civil parish council in the Borough of Guildford, Surrey, England. The neighbourhood is centred 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north-west of Guildford, to which it is linked by a relatively straight road. The arbitrary centre of Worplesdon, a linear settlement

, its church, is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north-east.

Amenities

Fairlands has a parade of eight shops, a post office, a doctor's surgery, primary school, recreation ground and community centre. The latter is used for resident's association meetings, meetings of other groups of cross-sections of the community, and private hire events.

Directly north of Fairlands is the Equestrian Centre of

Merrist Wood College

, which specialises in horticulture, landscaping, garden design, animal care, countryside, golf, sports turf, floristry, arboriculture and equine studies - it encompasses 400 acres (160 ha) of land.

Residents Association

The Fairlands, Liddington Hall and Gravetts Lane Community Association (FLGCA) is formed of residents of Fairlands and the surrounding residential areas. The FLGCA administer the community centre, form an umbrella organisation for various groups specific to the neighbourhoods, and more generally act for the benefit of residents. A free monthly magazine is delivered to every house within its scope.

Youth outreach

The

Normandy Youth Center serves the area by sponsoring community-based programs targeting youth in the area (especially marginal groups and minorities) for the purpose of increasing exposure to educational opportunities and building a stronger community.^[2]

History

Fairlands and Littlefields Farms, together comprising around 250 acres (100 ha), were sold for development in 1926.

clustered hamlet.^[9]

Transport

Road

The

A3

's Wooden Bridge interchange.

Rail

Worplesdon railway station is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-east.

Religion

Church of England

A 13th century

ecclesiastical parish church (before the establishment of civil parishes providing a quasi-local government role with a vestry and poor relief for this neighbourhood), is an arbitrary centre of Worplesdon, a linear settlement around its central street and partially along intersecting routes, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north-east.^[10] The church, St Mary's, has as its patron Eton College

.

Roman Catholic Church

The nearest Roman Catholic church, linked to Fairlands by the Aldershot Road, is the Church of St Mary, Rydes Hill.[11]^[12]

References

^ Surrey County Council Census data Archived October 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Award for Mother Who Transformed Her Village Archived October 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine; 18 October 2010 article; at (Surrey Herald etc titles via Get Surrey) News; retrieved 30 January 2013.
^ "Notice of Sale". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. Vol. CV, no. 8859. 31 July 1926. p. 1.
^ "Guildford Town topics". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. Vol. CXXXI, no. 9726. 15 December 1934. p. 10.
^ "Big estate development near Guildford". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. Vol. CXXXII, no. 9763. 27 April 1935. p. 9.
^ "Fairlands Estate, Guildford". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. Vol. CXXXII, no. 9763. 27 April 1935. p. 2.
^ "Kingstons Estate Developers". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. No. 11935. 26 December 1959. p. 14.
^ "First of new schools is opened". Surrey Advertiser. No. 12475. 19 November 1966. p. 13.
^
Ordnance survey
website
^ Church of England - Diocese of St Mary the Virgin, Worplesdon
^ RC Diocese of Arundel & Brighton - St Mary's Church Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Map of Alternative Churches of Guildford Deanery". Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

External links

www.fairlands.org.uk, the FLGCA website

[1] Surrey County Council Census data Archived October 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[NYC-2] Award for Mother Who Transformed Her Village Archived October 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine; 18 October 2010 article; at (Surrey Herald etc titles via Get Surrey) News; retrieved 30 January 2013.

[3] "Notice of Sale". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. Vol. CV, no. 8859. 31 July 1926. p. 1.

[4] "Guildford Town topics". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. Vol. CXXXI, no. 9726. 15 December 1934. p. 10.

[5] "Big estate development near Guildford". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. Vol. CXXXII, no. 9763. 27 April 1935. p. 9.

[6] "Fairlands Estate, Guildford". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. Vol. CXXXII, no. 9763. 27 April 1935. p. 2.

[7] "Kingstons Estate Developers". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. No. 11935. 26 December 1959. p. 14.

[8] "First of new schools is opened". Surrey Advertiser. No. 12475. 19 November 1966. p. 13.

[os-9] 
Ordnance survey
website

[10] Church of England - Diocese of St Mary the Virgin, Worplesdon

[11] RC Diocese of Arundel & Brighton - St Mary's Church Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine

[12] "Map of Alternative Churches of Guildford Deanery". Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

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v t e Borough of Guildford
Towns, villages, most notable neighbourhoods and hamlets	Albury Artington Ash Ash Vale Burntcommon Burpham Chilworth Compton East Clandon East Horsley Effingham Fairlands Farley Green Gomshall Guildford Holmbury St Mary Jacobs Well Merrow Normandy Ockham Peaslake Pirbright Puttenham Ripley St Martha Seale Send Shackleford Shalford Shere Stoughton Tongham Wanborough West Clandon West Horsley Wisley Wood Street Village Worplesdon
Parks and public woodlands	Albury Park Clandon Park Hatchlands Park On the Greensand Ridge The Hurtmoor Winterfold Forest Ockham Park Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons Seale Chalk Pit Silent Pool On the North Downs Newlands Corner St Martha's Hill wooded slopes of the Hog's Back Stoke Park Sutton Place Wanborough Grange RHS Garden, Wisley
Places of worship	Old St Peter and St Paul's Church, Albury St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth Guildford Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, Guildford St Martha's Church St Nicolas' Church, Guildford St Mary's Church, Guildford Watts Cemetery Chapel
Education	Academy of Contemporary Music Ash Manor School Christ's College, Guildford George Abbot School Guildford College Guildford County School Guildford High School Guildford School of Acting Howard of Effingham School King's College, Guildford Knowl Hill School Merrist Wood College Ripley Court School Royal Grammar School St Peter's School Tormead School University of Law University of Surrey
Transport	Ash railway station Ash Vale railway station Chilworth railway station Clandon railway station Effingham Junction railway station Gomshall railway station Guildford bus station Guildford railway station Horsley railway station London Road (Guildford) railway station Shalford railway station Tongham railway station Wanborough railway station Worplesdon railway station
Buildings and structures	Abbot's Hospital Chilworth Manor Clandon Park House Electric Theatre G Live Guildford Castle Guildford Guildhall Guildford House Guildford Museum Guildford Spectrum Hogs Back Brewery Pirbright Institute Royal Surrey County Hospital Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford The Undercroft Watts Gallery Wisley Airfield Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Sport	Charlotteville Cycling Club Guildford City F.C. Guildford Crows Aussie Rules FC Guildford Flames Merrow F.C. Surrey Storm Surrey Scorchers Tongham F.C.
People	List of people from Guildford