Frensham

Coordinates: 51°10′N 0°48′W / 51.16°N 0.80°W / 51.16; -0.80
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Frensham
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFarnham
Postcode districtGU10
Dialling code01252
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England
Surrey
51°10′N 0°48′W / 51.16°N 0.80°W / 51.16; -0.80

Frensham is a village in

WSW of Guildford, the county town. Frensham lies on the right bank of the River Wey (south branch), only navigable to canoes, shortly before its convergence with the north branch. Farnham
is the nearest town, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the north.

The majority of Frensham parish is within the

Frensham Great and Little Ponds, which were built in the Middle Ages to provide fish for the Bishop of Winchester
's estate and today are the backdrop for a hotel and are used for fishing and sailing.

History

Before the English Reformation

Hedda, Bishop of Winchester
.

The origins of the name Frensham come from 'Frena's ham'. Frena was the name of either a

Danes
in 993. The second part 'ham' means 'settlement', and is also from where we get the word 'home', so Frensham is 'Frena's settlement'.

In 1348, there was an outbreak of the plague in Frensham. Before it ceased in 1350, fifty-two area farms had become desolate.

Frensham Beale Manor, off Mill Lane, is a Grade II listed timber framed manor house dating from the 14th century.[4]

Neighbourhoods

Frensham includes the neighbourhood or locality, largely separated by a small green buffer, Rushmoor or Rush Moor.

A few outlying farmsteads have also become reverted to clusters of houses.

Industries

Locally clay was extracted from around Frensham for Farnham Pottery. The Bishop of Winchester managed to retain ownership of most of his historic Farnham estate including most manors in the south until the 19th century.[5]

In the 17th century, farmers focused primarily on

Frensham Great Pond.[6]

20th century

Main articles:
Frensham Great Pond and Frensham Common

Having been drained in World War II the lakes in the common were transformed into a leisure destination and in the late 20th century they were used as film locations for the 1999 film The Mummy.[7] Actress Liza Goddard was a Frensham resident.

Pierrepont School was bought by Ellel Ministries International and converted into a training centre.

St Mary's Church

St Mary the Virgin Church (Church of England).

Originally a chapelry of Farnham, the present St Mary's Church was dedicated in 1239, having been moved from its previous site on low ground beside the River Wey. The move was probably due to the massive storms of the 1230s which flooded Waverley Abbey, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) downstream, to a depth of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).

The

aumbry. The tower is 14th century, with massive diagonal buttresses and eight bells dated between 1627 and the 19th century. The porch is restored but is believed to be 15th century. The north aisle was built in 1827, and the whole church was subject to a major restoration
in 1868.

The font, of

medieval but its carvings are nearly obliterated. The organ was installed in 1871 with subsequent modernisations. The exterior of the building is of local sandstone, flint and rubble, with evidence of endless repair and reconstruction.[8]

The church contains a large cauldron, said to have been borrowed from the

fairies and never returned.[9]

Demography and housing

Historic

The population of Frensham in 1851 was 714.[10] Today the area of Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford has a total population of 3,961.[11]

Latest statistics

2011 Census Homes
Output area Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flats and apartments Caravans/temporary/mobile homes shared between households[1]
(Civil Parish) 395 162 41 49 1 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
Output area Population Households % Owned outright % Owned with a loan hectares[1]
(Civil Parish) 1,689 648 42.3% 39.7% 1,621

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 with the regional average of 32.5%. The remaining percentage is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible percentage of households living rent-free).

Amenities

An I'Anson Steven's cup final played on the village ground.

Frensham post office and village shop is a community run shop and celebrated its tenth anniversary in January 2006.

There are four local schools: St Mary's Church of England Infants' School, Frensham Heights, Edgeborough and More House.

More House School is the largest residential special school in the uk, educating boys with specific learning and language-based difficulties, including Dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorders and Dyspraxia.

Frensham Great Pond, lying within

blue-green algae
means that official advice regarding swimming varies, as indicated by notices at the water's edge. The smaller Frensham Little Pond is a scenic area for picnics - neither swimming nor sailing is allowed there.

There are two active sports clubs in the village - Frensham Cricket Club and the Frensham RBL Bowls Club.[13] The cricket club (2013) has two grounds, and plays in the I'Anson league with local villages. The bowls club have a very busy friendlies schedule as well as playing in the West Surrey Men's League, the Three Counties Bowl Fellowship and the Farnham and District league.

References

  1. ^
    United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics
    Retrieved 21 November 2013
  2. ^ Waverley Borough Council: Frensham Common Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Extracts from 'A Frensham History' by Robert Hickling Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Frensham Beale Manor". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. Page, William Henry, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Crondall"
    . A History of the County of Hampshire. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  6. ^ H.E. Malden, ed. (1906). "Parishes: Frensham". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 2 pp.608-16. The Internet Archive. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  7. ^ "IMDb: The Mummy". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ St Mary's Church Archived 2006-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "The Fairy Mythology: Great Britain: The Fairies' Cauldron". Internet Sacred Text Archive. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  10. ^ A Vision of Britain through time.
  11. ^ Census Data
  12. ^ BBC Guide to Surrey
  13. ^ Frensham RBL Bowls Club

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