| Dunsfold | |
  Dunsfold shown within Surrey |
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| Population | <3,000 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Waverley |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Godalming |
| Postcode district | GU8 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | South West Surrey |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
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History
The village's name was recorded as Duntesfaude in 1259, Duntesfaud in 1272 and Duntesfalde in 1291, apparently meaning Dunt's fold. Alternatively it may be derived from the Old English dun (hill, cf. down) and fold (enclosure) - folding or enclosing being a way of moving sheep around the land to graze off crops remains previously harvested. It is a practice still followed on some of the farmland around the village. There are some prize-winning Aberdeen Angus cattle farmed here but the last dairy herd has now closed.
St Mary & All Saints' Church is a Norman building, containing the oldest pews in England. A pew is a long bench used for seating members of a church 's congregation The nearby Holy Well was formerly a site of pilgrimage and its waters were thought to cure diseases of the eye. It is further thought that the well may be a pre-Christian site and the church itself may be constructed on a man-made hill of pre-Christian origin. The current rector is Paul Jenkins who has been installed since 23/01/2007
Common House is a medieval hall which dates from circa 1500 and is of architectural importance. The village has many other houses of architectural interest including The Sun Inn public house, set back from the Common, parts of which are clearly ancient particularly the rear bar.
The village has one of the best-kept cricket pitches in the area for a village club and holds matches throughout the season, usually on Sunday afternoons.
The village was a site of iron-working in the Middle Ages. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Later, Dunsfold benefited from the construction of the Wey and Arun Canal, and Dunsfold Aerodrome. What is now known as the Wey and Arun Canal runs 23 miles (37 km through 26 locks from the River Wey at Shalford Surrey to the River Arun
Dunsfold Park
The airfield was built by the Royal Canadian Army during World War II as an emergency landing field. After the war the airfield was used to repatriate prisoners of war. Dunsfold was declared inactive in 1946 but was used again in 1948 and 1949 as part of the Berlin Airlift. The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 11 May 1949 was one of the first major international crises of the Cold war. In 1950 The Hawker Aircraft Company acquired the lease of the site. [2]
In October 1960 the then Hawker Siddeley flight tested its Hawker P.1127 prototype, the development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first VTOL jet fighter bomber. Hawker Siddeley was a group of British manufacturing companies renowned for their aircraft production. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout VTOL is an abbreviation for Vertical Take-Off and Landing. VTOL describes Fixed-wing aircraft that can lift off vertically Final assembly of the Harrier and the Hawk trainer aircraft was at Dunsfold. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [3] Hawker Siddelely became part of British Aerospace in 1977. On 2 July 1986 British Aerospace's deputy chief test pilot Jim Hawkins was killed at Dunsfold when his developmental Hawk 200 crashed. [3] On 24 June 1999 British Aerospace announced the closure of Dunsfold as part of a restructuring; Hawk final assembly had been transferred to Warton in 1988 and Harrier production finished in 1998. [4][5]
Post-British Aerospace
In 2002 BAE Systems (British Aerospace's successor) sold Dunsfold Park to The Rutland Group and The Royal Bank of Scotland, forming Dunsfold Park Ltd. BAE Systems plc (BAE is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, England, that has global interests particularly The Royal Bank of Scotland plc ( Scottish Gaelic: Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba) is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Today the BBC motoring show Top Gear is recorded at the park using a former hangar as a studio and parts of the runways and taxiways of the aerodrome as a test track. Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi- NTA and International Emmy Award -winning BBC Television series about motor vehicles mainly The Top Gear test track is the test track used by the British automotive television programme Top Gear.
Since June 2007 Dunsfold Park has been home of the Surrey Air Ambulance Service. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb is the NHS Ambulance Services Trust for south-eastern England, covering Kent (including Medway [6] Dunsfold Park is the home to Wings & Wheels, an air and motor show that has been running for many years now and typically held in late August. Currently run by the site owners, Dunsfold Park Ltd, it will continue until the park is redeveloped.
747
A Boeing 747-200 which served with British Airways until 2002 as City of Birmingham, G-BDXJ, was purchased by Aces High Limited, a company specialising in supplying aircraft for television and film work, and transferred to Dunsfold. G-BDXJ is the registration of a Boeing 747-236B aircraft purchased by British Airways in 1980 and after retirement found a new life as a film prop
It was modified and used for filming for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star Some of the scenes set at Miami International Airport were filmed at Dunsfold. Miami International Airport is a public Airport located eight miles (13 km) northwest of the Central business district of Miami, in unincorporated It has also appeared in the background of numerous Top Gear episodes and directly in an episode where it is towed by a JCB Fastrac.
Future
In 2006, the owners of Dunsfold Park proposed the construction of a new town with 2,600 homes on the site, a school, health services, public transport and road links to the A281, and an expanded business district. [7] One of the largest construction projects in Surrey, it would result in the closure and replacement of the aerodrome. A project of this kind and size is controversial, resulting in the formation of the STOP Dunsfold Park New Town campaign. Campaign Web Site
In late 2007, Dunsfold Park Ltd. applied to have their plans for the new town selected as one of Gordon Brown's proposed "eco-towns". On 3rd April 2008 Dunsfold Park was denied Eco-town status by the Housing Minister Caroline Flint. According to the Government's press release over 40 applications including Dunsfold Park were rejected "for being undeliverable or not ambitious enough to meet the high environmental and affordability standards set by Government. "
Barry Myers, the Chairman of the action group “Stop Dunsfold Park New Town”, said “this is a massive blow to the developer as this scheme has received no support at any level of local Government, from the local Parish Councils through to Waverley Borough Council, Surrey County Council and SEERA (South East England Regional Assembly). Now central Government has failed to support it. This is a victory for common sense and we believe that all plans for a major housing development at Dunsfold Park should now be dropped. ”
References
- ^ Census data
- ^ www.dunsfoldpark.co.uk: History
- ^ a b Beeston, Nicholas; Townsend, Edward. "Pilot dies testing new jet figher as buyers watch", The Times, Times Newspapers, 1986-07-03. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Retrieved on 2008-01-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor
- ^ "BAe cuts 2,200 jobs", BBC News, BBC, 1999-06-24. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Retrieved on 2008-01-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor
- ^ BAE Systems Hawk 50, 60 and 100 Series (United Kingdom). www. janes. com. Retrieved on 2008-01-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor
- ^ Find out about the Surrey Air Ambulance Service
- ^ Dunsfold Park New Town - Key Features
External links
- STOP Dunsfold Park Campaign Website
- Dunsfold Online
- Dunsfold Community Network
- Dunsfold Aerodrome
- Wings & Wheels
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