Holmbury St Mary
Holmbury St Mary | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | DORKING | |
Postcode district | RH5 | |
Dialling code | 01306 | |
Police | Surrey | |
Fire | Surrey | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Holmbury St Mary is a village in
It contains a building which formerly doubled as a meeting venue for
Geography
Holmbury St Mary is located inside the
History
Holmbury St Mary, an ecclesiastical parish in Surrey, was formed from the civil parishes of Shere, Abinger, Ewhurst, Cranley, Ockley, and Ockham, in 1878.
Anecdotal evidence suggested that Holmbury St Mary (known as Felday) was the site of small and marginally unlisted
Notable landmarks
Beatrice Webb House and Trust
From 1947 to 1986, a large building hosted the Webb Memorial Trust for Rethinking Poverty as a tribute to Beatrice Webb and her work.
St Mary's Church
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is part of the Leith Hill United Benefice which includes the churches of St James, Abinger Common and Christ Church, Coldharbour.
Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Holmbury St Mary is home to the University College London's Department of Space and Climate Physics Mullard Space Science Laboratory, which is the country's largest purely University-led space science research group.[20] The laboratory was established at Holmbury St Mary in 1966 and since then has participated in more than 35 satellite missions and over 200 rocket experiments.[21]
Youth hostel
The
Village
Physical attributes
The village layout is known as a nucleated village, that centres around a church overlooking the
Demography
By 1911 the village had a population of 651 individuals while today there are only 572 people still living there. The UK Government has produced maps to show the developed parts of two of 2011 Census Output Areas approximate to the relevant area, E00155533 and E00155534.[1]
Respectively these have the following attributes:
- Western Output Area
There were 343 usual residents as at Census day 2011. Of these, 98.3% lived in households and 1.7% lived in communal establishments. The average (mean) age of residents was 44.5 years.[1]
- Eastern Output Area
There were 229 usual residents as at Census day 2011. Of these, 100% lived in households and 0% lived in communal establishments. The average (mean) age of residents was 43.1 years.[2]
Schools
The village has two main schools:
Sports
Holmbury St Mary has two football teams which compete in the Guildford and Woking Alliance. The 1st XI are in the Premier Division and the newly formed 2nd XI are in the 3rd Division.
Holmbury also has two
Annual events
Holmbury St Mary has an annual bonfire and fireworks night in the Glade, organised and funded by a group known as The Bonfire Boys who gather wood from the Hurtwood and put on a fireworks show on the weekend following Halloween. Thousands attend and all profits are donated to charities.[28]
The village also holds annual Spring and Summer flower shows, organised by the Holmbury St Mary Horticultural Society. They offer competitions in a range of events and winning prizes.[28]
Holmbury St Mary's religious community offer a range of celebrations held by the church, including choral performances and popular Christmas services.[28]
In popular culture
Holmbury St Mary is believed to be the basis for the fictional village of Summer Street in
References
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- ^ a b "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^ University College London. "Mullard Space Science Laboratory". University College London. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Friends of The Hurtwood. "Welcome to The Hurtwood". Friends of The Hurtwood. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Surrey County Council. "Holmbury St Mary". Surrey in the Great War: A County Remembers. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Friends of The Hurtwood. "History of the Hurtwood". Friends of The Hurtwood. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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- ^ "George Edmund Street (1824-1881)". Victorianweb.org. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Folkes, J. Homery "The Victorian Architect and George Edmund Street" Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society. Third Series Vol 4 1974 p9
- ^ St Mary the Virgin, Holmbury from "A Church Near You"
- ^ "George Edmund Street (1824-1881)". Victorianweb.org. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "George Edmund Street (1824-1881)". Victorianweb.org. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Newell, Jenny; Winser, Keith. "FELDAY WORLD WAR 1 PRISONER OF WAR CAMP". Academia. Surrey Archaeological Society. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Stewart, Joyce. "Parish Councils:Concurrent Functions Grant Aid –applications for assistance 2017-18". Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "The Webb Memorial Trust". Rethinking poverty the webb legacy. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Donnelly, Sue. "Hammering out a new world – the Fabian Window at LSE". The London School of Economics and Polictical science. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Boarding Houses". Hurtwood House. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "About St Mary's Church". Holmbury St Mary. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1029485)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Mullard Space Science Laboratory". University College London. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "University College London, Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL)". Science & Technology Facilities Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "YHA Holmbury St Mary Surrey Hills". Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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- ^ Historic England. "Woodhouse Copse (1245123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Home". Belmont-school.org. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Hurtwood House, one of the best Public Schools in the country". Hurtwood-house.co.uk. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Moon Hall School". Moon Hall School. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Village events. . ". Welcome to Holbury St Mary. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Keith Parkins. "Surrey Writers". Heureka.clara.net. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "E. M. Forster". Dorking Museum and Heritage centre. Retrieved 2 May 2019.