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'''Gomshall''' is a village in the [[borough of Guildford]] in [[Surrey]], England.<ref name=EX145>OS Explorer map 145:Guildford and Farnham. Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton. {{ISBN|978 0319239261}}</ref>
The village of '''Gomshall''' is bisected by the [[A25 road|A25]] running west to [[Guildford]] and east to [[Dorking]]. Neighbouring villages include [[Shere]], [[Albury]], [[Abinger Hammer]] and Sutton Abinger. The [[North Downs Way]] is just north of the village. Gomshall is within the census area called ''Shere'' which has a population of 3,359.<ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800076&c=GU5+9LA&d=16&e=15&g=490542&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Census data]</ref>


It is on the [[A25 road|A25]], roughly halfway between [[Guildford]] and [[Dorking]], and in [[Shere]] [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]],<ref>[http://www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Council/ParishCouncils/Shere.htm Shere parish council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001075051/http://www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Council/ParishCouncils/Shere.htm |date=2006-10-01 }}</ref> which, reaching to [[Peaslake|Peaslake and Colmar's Hill]], in [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001]] recorded a human population of 3,359.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800076&c=GU5+9LA&d=16&e=15&g=490542&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=Parish Headcounts, 2001 |publisher=Neighbourhood Statistics |access-date=2007-02-23}}</ref> Nearest places are Shere, [[Albury, Surrey|Albury]] and [[Abinger Hammer]].
'''Gomshall''' is part of [[Shere]] parish council.<ref>[http://www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Council/ParishCouncils/Shere.htm Shere parish council]</ref>


The [[River Tillingbourne]] flows through Gomshall, while the [[North Downs Way]] passes just to the north. The village also has a [[Gomshall railway station|railway station]] on the [[North Downs Line]], served by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] trains running between [[Reading railway station|Reading]] and [[Redhill railway station|Redhill]].
The [[River Tillingbourne]] runs through '''Gomshall''' and there is [[Gomshall railway station]].


==History==
==History==
The Manor of Gumesele was a saxon feudal landholding which originally included the present day '''Gomshall'''.<ref>[http://www.ewhursthistory.com/v2/resources/index.php Ewhurst History Society]</ref> In [[Norman]] times, Gumesele was a manor held by [[King Harold]]. In 1154, [[Henry II]] divided the Manor of Gumesele into three: West Gomshall, East Gomshall and Somersbury. In 1240, West Gomshall was granted to the [[Cistercian]] Abbey of [[Netley]] in [[Hampshire]] and became known as Gomshall Netley. East Gomshall was granted to the Abbey of St Mary Graces, [[Tower Hill]], [[London]] in 1376 and became known as Gomshall Towerhill.
The Manor of Gumesele was a Saxon feudal landholding that originally included the present day Gomshall.<ref>[http://www.ewhursthistory.com/v2/resources/index.php Ewhurst History Society] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218131613/http://www.ewhursthistory.com/v2/resources/index.php |date=2007-02-18 }}</ref>


Gomshall appears in [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Gomeselle''. It was held by [[William the Conqueror]]. Its domesday assets were: 1 [[Mill (grinding)|mill]] worth 3s 4d, 20 [[plough]]s, {{convert|3|acre|m2}} of [[meadow]], [[woodland]] worth 30 [[hog (swine)|hog]]s. It rendered £30.<ref>[http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715015325/http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm |date=2007-07-15 }}</ref>
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For the 1380 [[Poll Tax]], '''Gomshall''' had 267 names registered. The occupations written beside the names show land-holders and the usual country crafts but also a high proportion of skills relating to the [[wool]] trade; there were [[Spinning (textiles)|spinner]]s and [[weaver]]s, [[fuller]]s and pelterers and many [[tailor]]s. At this time one of the '''Gomshall''' manors was held by the Abbey of [[Netley]] near [[Southampton]].<ref>[http://www.moodmusic.co.uk/historyofshere.htm History report]</ref> The '''Gomshall''' manors also came to the Brays after the dissolution of the monateries in the 16th century and there has been Bray ownership until this day.


In 1154, [[Henry II of England]] divided the Manor of Gumesele into three: West Gomshall, East Gomshall and Somersbury. In 1240, West Gomshall was granted to the [[Cistercian]] Abbey of [[Netley Abbey|Netley]] in [[Hampshire]]<ref>[http://www.moodmusic.co.uk/historyofshere.htm History report]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and became known as Gomshall Netley. In 1376 East Gomshall was granted to the [[Eastminster|Abbey of St Mary Graces]], [[Tower Hill]], [[London]], and became known as Gomshall Towerhill.
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For the 1380 [[poll tax]], Gomshall had 267 names registered. The occupations written beside the names show land-holders and the usual country crafts but also a high proportion of skills relating to the [[wool]] trade; there were [[Spinning (textiles)|spinner]]s and [[Weaver (occupation)|weavers]], [[Fulling|fullers]] and pelterers and many [[tailor]]s.

Local industries developed based on the plentiful and constant water supply of the River Tillingbourne. Those that survived into the 20th century, but are now gone, were [[Gristmill|corn milling]], [[watercress]] growing, and [[leather tanning]]. Gomshall Mill, now a [[Pub|public house]], was the corn mill. Netley Mill pumped water for the Hurtwood Water Company for part of its existence.

==Amenities==
{{More citations needed|section|date=March 2023}}
[[File:Towerhill Manor, Gomshall (1880) by Lewis Pinhorn Wood.jpg|thumb|Towerhill Manor, as portrayed by [[Lewis Pinhorn Wood]] in 1880, was bought by Sir Edward Bray of Vachery in 1550 and remained in the Bray family until 1972.]]
Gomshall has two pubs, a petrol station and a number of homeware shops. Although the petrol station has a very small shop the nearest everyday shops are either in Shere or Abinger Hammer.

Gomshall Mill pub reopened in December 2022 following the completion of the first phase of a major refurbishment project.<ref>{{cite news |last= Nightingale |first= Laura |date= 6 December 2022 |orig-date= 4 December 2022 |title= Surrey Hills pub Gomshall Mill reopens following huge revamp in time for Christmas |work= Surrey Live |url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/surrey-hills-pub-gomshall-mill-25656045 |access-date= 6 March 2023 }}</ref> The building, which dates from the 17th century, was a watermill until 1953 and the waterwheel can still be seen inside.<ref>{{cite news |last= Fleming |first= Eleanor |date= 8 December 2021 |title= 'It's been a joy': Historic Gomshall Mill pub previously named 'best in Surrey' to close |work= Surrey Live |url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/its-been-joy-historic-gomshall-22398131 |access-date= 6 March 2023 }}</ref> The Compasses Inn nearby, has a garden by the Tillingbourne stream.<ref>{{cite news|last= Nightingale |first= Laura |date= 6 August 2022 |title=The Surrey village pub with incredible hanging baskets every gardener will be jealous of |work= Surrey Live |url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/surrey-village-pub-incredible-hanging-24638168 |access-date= 6 March 2023 }}</ref>

The Vintage Frog and Coachhouse sell homeware and the latter has a garden that backs onto the Tillingbourne stream.

The old Black Horse pub operated as a cafe and homewares shop in recent years, most recently as the Lavender Goose. Originally a malt house in the late 17th century, it did not become a pub until the early 19th century. John Reffell's brewery used to be situated at the back of the inn, and brewed mild, bitter and a Farmer's Brew here. William Gladstone is said to have had a meeting here. Young's of Wandsworth bought the pub in 1926 and closed the brewery three years later. The pub was known as a smart country hotel up until its sale to Whitbread in 1989, who then ran it as a Mulligans fish restaurant. It returned to being a pub, and featured both Thai and Indian restaurants. However the pub closed again in 2008 and following a long period of uncertainty opened as a tea room in October 2011. The site ceased trading over the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|pandemic]] and was sold in 2021 and purchased by a developer for housing. The proposed scheme will see the building demolished and replaced with a block of flats and townhouses. The old pub garden will be built over. A decision on planning is awaited.

==See also==
*[[List of places of worship in the Borough of Guildford]]

==References==
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Gomshall}}
* [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=510000.274132413&Y=148000.496241247&width=700&height=400&gride=508480.274132413&gridn=148011.496241247&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=0&scale=25000&left.x=4&left.y=147 Multimap]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030528204035/http://www.guildford.gov.uk/ Guildford Borough Council]
* [http://list.english-heritage.org.uk Search for buildings and monuments in Gomshall] at [[English Heritage]], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501093448/http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/ |date=1 May 2012 }}
* [https://www.shereparishcouncil.gov.uk/ Shere Parish Council]

{{Geographic location
|title = '''Nearest Settlements'''
|Centre = Gomshall
|North = [[East Horsley]]<br>[[Effingham, Surrey|Effingham]]
|Northeast = Effingham<br>[[Ranmore]]
|East = [[Abinger]]
|Southeast = [[Holmbury St Mary]]
|South = [[Peaslake]]
|Southwest = [[Ewhurst, Surrey|Ewhurst]]<br>[[Cranleigh]]
|West = [[Shere]]
|Northwest = [[East Clandon]]
}}

{{Guildford}}

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[[Category:Villages in Surrey]]
[[Category:Villages in Surrey]]
[[Category:Guildford]]
[[Category:Borough of Guildford]]

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Gomshall Post Office and Mill
Gomshall is located in Surrey
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Location within Surrey
Population<1,000
OS grid referenceTQ084480
Civil parish
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGuildford
Postcode districtGU5
Dialling code01483
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51°13′16″N 0°26′53″W / 51.221°N 0.448°W / 51.221; -0.448

Gomshall is a village in the borough of Guildford in Surrey, England.[1]

It is on the A25, roughly halfway between Guildford and Dorking, and in Shere civil parish,[2] which, reaching to Peaslake and Colmar's Hill, in 2001 recorded a human population of 3,359.[3] Nearest places are Shere, Albury and Abinger Hammer.

The River Tillingbourne flows through Gomshall, while the North Downs Way passes just to the north. The village also has a railway station on the North Downs Line, served by Great Western Railway trains running between Reading and Redhill.

History[edit]

The Manor of Gumesele was a Saxon feudal landholding that originally included the present day Gomshall.[4]

Gomshall appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Gomeselle. It was held by William the Conqueror. Its domesday assets were: 1 mill worth 3s 4d, 20 ploughs, 3 acres (12,000 m2) of meadow, woodland worth 30 hogs. It rendered £30.[5]

In 1154, Henry II of England divided the Manor of Gumesele into three: West Gomshall, East Gomshall and Somersbury. In 1240, West Gomshall was granted to the Cistercian Abbey of Netley in Hampshire[6] and became known as Gomshall Netley. In 1376 East Gomshall was granted to the Abbey of St Mary Graces, Tower Hill, London, and became known as Gomshall Towerhill.

For the 1380 poll tax, Gomshall had 267 names registered. The occupations written beside the names show land-holders and the usual country crafts but also a high proportion of skills relating to the wool trade; there were spinners and weavers, fullers and pelterers and many tailors.

Local industries developed based on the plentiful and constant water supply of the River Tillingbourne. Those that survived into the 20th century, but are now gone, were corn milling, watercress growing, and leather tanning. Gomshall Mill, now a public house, was the corn mill. Netley Mill pumped water for the Hurtwood Water Company for part of its existence.

Amenities[edit]

Towerhill Manor, as portrayed by Lewis Pinhorn Wood in 1880, was bought by Sir Edward Bray of Vachery in 1550 and remained in the Bray family until 1972.

Gomshall has two pubs, a petrol station and a number of homeware shops. Although the petrol station has a very small shop the nearest everyday shops are either in Shere or Abinger Hammer.

Gomshall Mill pub reopened in December 2022 following the completion of the first phase of a major refurbishment project.[7] The building, which dates from the 17th century, was a watermill until 1953 and the waterwheel can still be seen inside.[8] The Compasses Inn nearby, has a garden by the Tillingbourne stream.[9]

The Vintage Frog and Coachhouse sell homeware and the latter has a garden that backs onto the Tillingbourne stream.

The old Black Horse pub operated as a cafe and homewares shop in recent years, most recently as the Lavender Goose. Originally a malt house in the late 17th century, it did not become a pub until the early 19th century. John Reffell's brewery used to be situated at the back of the inn, and brewed mild, bitter and a Farmer's Brew here. William Gladstone is said to have had a meeting here. Young's of Wandsworth bought the pub in 1926 and closed the brewery three years later. The pub was known as a smart country hotel up until its sale to Whitbread in 1989, who then ran it as a Mulligans fish restaurant. It returned to being a pub, and featured both Thai and Indian restaurants. However the pub closed again in 2008 and following a long period of uncertainty opened as a tea room in October 2011. The site ceased trading over the pandemic and was sold in 2021 and purchased by a developer for housing. The proposed scheme will see the building demolished and replaced with a block of flats and townhouses. The old pub garden will be built over. A decision on planning is awaited.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OS Explorer map 145:Guildford and Farnham. Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton. ISBN 978 0319239261
  2. ^ Shere parish council Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Parish Headcounts, 2001". Neighbourhood Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
  4. ^ Ewhurst History Society Archived 2007-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Surrey Domesday Book Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ History report[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Nightingale, Laura (6 December 2022) [4 December 2022]. "Surrey Hills pub Gomshall Mill reopens following huge revamp in time for Christmas". Surrey Live. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  8. ^ Fleming, Eleanor (8 December 2021). "'It's been a joy': Historic Gomshall Mill pub previously named 'best in Surrey' to close". Surrey Live. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  9. ^ Nightingale, Laura (6 August 2022). "The Surrey village pub with incredible hanging baskets every gardener will be jealous of". Surrey Live. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

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