| Cobham | |
  Cobham shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 10,918[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Elmbridge |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cobham |
| Postcode district | KT11 |
| Dialling code | 01932 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Esher and Walton |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
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History
Cobham is an ancient settlement whose origins can be traced back through Roman times to the Iron Age. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. Cobham lay within the Saxon administrative district of Elmbridge hundred. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Elmbridge was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. It includes the borough of Elmbridge.
Cobham appears in Domesday Book as Covenham. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey It was held by Chertsey Abbey. Chertsey Abbey, dedicated to St Peter was a Benedictine monastery located at Chertsey in the English county of Surrey. Its domesday assets were: 12½ hides; 3 mills worth 13s 4d, 10 ploughs, 1 acre of meadow, woodland worth 40 hogs. The hide was a unit used in assessing land for liability to " Geld " or land tax in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th centuries A grinding mill is a Unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces The plough ( American spelling plow; both plaʊ is a Tool used in Farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by Grass and other non- Woody plants. Ecologically a woodland is an area covered in trees differentiated from a Forest. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times It rendered £14. [4] Coveham or Covenham which is thought to mean a settlement in the curve of a river.
Local Area
On the outskirts of Cobham is Stoke d'Abernon, whose name is taken from a family who settled here at time of the Norman conquest in 1066. Stoke d'Abernon is a small village situated between Cobham and Leatherhead in the county of Surrey.
The local newspaper is the Cobham News & Mail. [5]
It is also home to ChelseaFC footballer, Joe Cole and his fiancee Carly Zucker.
Cobham Mill
The River Mole provides a setting for Cobham's best-known landmark which is the red brick water mill, constructed in 1822 and once part of a much larger complex. The River Mole is a river in Southern England, which rises in West Sussex near Gatwick Airport and flows north west through Surrey Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the It stands on the site of earlier mills dating back to the Middle Ages. The mill was in use until 1928 when it became uneconomical to continue operating. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 1953 the main part of the mill was demolished by Surrey County Council to allieviate traffic congestion on Mill Road. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The remaining building was restored to full working order by the Cobham Mill Preservation Trust, and is now open to the public from 2pm to 5pm on the second Sunday of each month (between April and October).
Education
The primary school is called St Andrew's. There is no state secondary school. The main local prep school is Feltonfleet School. There are three independent schools: Notre Dame; ACS (The American Community Schools) Cobham International and Reed's School. For schools of the same name see Notre Dame High School Notre Dame School is an independent Catholic girls Day school located Formerly The American Community School England ACS International Schools based in London England were founded in 1967 Reed's School is an independent day and boarding school for boys located in Cobham Surrey, England.
Local Leisure & Entertainment
Painshill Park is nearby. Painshill Park, near Cobham, Surrey, England, was developed between 1738 and 1773 by the Hon Cobham has three football clubs: Cobham Football Club, Cobham United Football Club and Cobham Town FC (formed 2007). Cobham is also the location of Chelsea F.C.'s new state-of-the-art training complex. There is Cobham Rugby Football Club[6] and Cobham Village Club along with a branch of the Royal British Legion.
Road links
To the north and west of the town is the A3 trunk road, a major arterial route from London to Portsmouth. The A3, known as the Portsmouth Road for much of its length is a Trunk road in Southern England, connecting London to Portsmouth London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which This road links to the M25 motorway at Junction 10, immediately to the south of Cobham. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.
- The A307, Portsmouth Road starts in Cobham and runs northwards to the adjoining town of Esher. The A307 road is a link road running through SW London and NW Surrey which is primary at the start but for the most part is now more local in character Esher (iːʃə not /ɛʃə/) is a Town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole. This is also known as the "old A3"
- The A245 runs through the centre of the town and leads to Leatherhead in the South East and Byfleet to the West. List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. Leatherhead is a small town in the County of Surrey, England, on the River Mole. Byfleet is a village forming a suburb of Woking in Surrey, England.
Police and fire services
Nowadays, Cobham Police Station is only used for minor issues; everything else is handled from Esher Police Station. Esher (iːʃə not /ɛʃə/) is a Town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole.
- Surrey Fire & Rescue Service, called Painshill Fire Station has a full time crew together with:
- 1 x Water Tender Ladder,
- 1 x Incident Command Unit,
- 1 x Forward Command Vehicle
References
- ^ Census data(1)
- ^ Census data (2)
- ^ Census data (3)
- ^ Surrey Domesday Book
- ^ Cobham News & Mail
- ^ Cobham Rugby
External links
- Aerial photographs of Cobham
- Cobham Bus Museum
- [1] Councillor David Tipping, Cobham & Downside ward representative
- Cobham Park
- Official website for Cobham Rugby Football Club
- Official website for Cobham Sports Association incorporating Cobham Rugby, Cobham Tennis and Cobham Cricket
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