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  Haslemere shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 10,417[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Waverley |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GUILDFORD |
| Postcode district | GU27 |
| Dialling code | 01428 |
| 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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Haslemere is surrounded by hills, with Blackdown (920ft) to the south and Gibbet Hill to the north (895ft). Blackdown, or Black Down, is the highest hill in the historic county of Sussex, at 280 metres (918 feet and is second only to Leith Hill (295 metres This was the site of executions in past centuries. Many of those hanged there were highwaymen, because the roads around Haslemere, particularly alongside the nearby Devil's Punch Bowl, were notoriously dangerous. This article is about a natural amphitheatre in Surrey England Today, much of the heathland and woodland is owned and protected by the National Trust, and has become a popular attraction for walkers. Heaths are Shrubland habitats characterised by open low growing woody Vegetation, found on mainly infertile Acidic soils The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales
The town also marks the western end of the Greensand Way footpath which extends for 110 miles to Hamstreet in Kent. Greensand Way is long distance walk following the Greensand Ridge across two counties passing through the Surrey Hills and Chart Hills Kent. Hamstreet is a village in Kent, in south-east England. The village is located some six miles south of Ashford on the A2070, the main KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format
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History
The earliest recorded mention of Haslemere was in 1221 (when it was spelt Haselmere). The name describes hazel trees standing beside a lake. The hazels ( Corylus) are a genus of Deciduous Trees and large Shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere The lake does not exist today, but there is a natural spring in West Street which is likely to have provided its source.
Haslemere became an important market town in the Middle Ages, having been granted a charter by Richard II in 1394. A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified Richard II (6 January 1367 &ndash ca 14 February 1400 was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399 This right was confirmed by a new charter issued by Elizabeth I in 1596. Today, this special status is celebrated with the Charter Fair, held once every two years in the High Street. There is a bust of Elizabeth I in the newly developed Charter Walk, linking West street with the car park of Somerfield. Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom.
The town was one of the rotten boroughs, but recovered with the construction of the Portsmouth Direct Line, which connected Haslemere with London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour railway station. The term "rotten" or "decayed" borough referred to a parliamentary borough or Constituency in Great Britain and Ireland The Portsmouth Direct Line is a Railway service operated by South West Trains which runs between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a Railway station in Portsmouth, England. The town became a fashionable place to live and continues to be a popular commuter town, still served by Haslemere railway station. Haslemere railway station is a busy stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line, serving the town of Haslemere, Surrey.
St Bartholomew's Church was originally built in the 14th century, but rebuilt in 1871. Saint Bartholomew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. Bartholomew (Βαρθολομαίος transliterated "Bartholomaios" comes from It contains memorials to many of the most prominent local residents, including Alfred Lord Tennyson, who lived in nearby Lurgashall and is commemorated in one of the stained glass windows, featuring Sir Galahad and the Holy Grail. Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular English poets Sir Galahad is a knight of King Arthur 's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish plate or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers
Haslemere museum is at the northern end of the High Street. It was established by eminent surgeon Sir Jonathan Hutchinson in 1888 to provide educational opportunities to local people, and moved to its present location in 1926 — a house with a Georgian façade, but partly dating back to the 16th century. Sir Jonathan Hutchinson ( 23 July 1828 - 23 June 1913) English surgeon, ophthalmologist, dermatologist, venereologist The arts Especially during the mid-18th century the period was marked by cultural vibrancy with the establishment of the British Museum in 1753 and the contributions The museum has a permanent natural history collection as well as hosting talks from both local and national figures of interest.
Today
The unusually wide High Street is at the heart of Haslemere, with the Town Hall standing at its southern end. The High Street has a mix of public houses, shops (both national chains and independents), restaurants and estate agents.
Wey Hill offers the shopper an alternative experience with some more specialist shops. The town library is also situated here alongside a range of restaurants and take-aways. A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution At the Lion Green end of Wey Hill are two of the town's three supermarkets, Tesco and Co-Op. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain The other is Somerfield, which is located on West Street. Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom.
The Heron's Leisure Centre is on the King's Road; it replaced the leisure centre at Lion Green at the end of the last century. The Heron's facilities include a 25m swimming pool, children's pool, jacuzzi, hot-tub, sauna, steam room, a fitness suite, squash, tennis courts and a skate-park.
Haslemere also has a theatre/cinema that seats 340 known as the Haslemere Hall Haslemere Hall on Bridge Road, just off West Street. The hall holds performances by local theatre groups including The Haslemere Thespians The Haslemere Theatrical Society and the Haslemere Players which do two musicals each year, it also hosts popular music concerts from opera to rock. The hall screens films shortly after their general release, 6 times monthly.
Politics
Haslemere had an Urban District Council (including the villages of Shottermill, Grayswood and Hindhead) until 1974, when the area became part of the new Waverley District Council. Shottermill is a village in Surrey, England near Haslemere. The village is part of the census area Linchmere which has Grayswood is a small village west of Witley, Surrey. In 1894 Alfred Hugh Harman moved to Grayswood and in 1900 he offered to finance a church in Grayswood Hindhead is a Village on the A3 in Surrey, about 10 miles south-west of Guildford. Haslemere, including its satellite settlements, retains a Town Council with lesser powers. The two leading political parties in Haslemere are the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the
Mayor
The council elects a ceremonial mayor for a term of one year. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government
- 1976-78 Bob Bleach
- 1978-79 John Bowing
- 2005-06 Michael Dover
- 2006-07 Brian Howard
Dolmetsch Early Music Festival
The town is significant musically, and largely through the contribution of an immigrant family: Arnold Dolmetsch, musician and instrument maker, was born in France in 1858, and it was his family who revived the descant recorder and began the revival of many other instruments of early music, at the very beginning of the revival of historically informed performance which came to fruition in the late 20th century. (Eugène Arnold Dolmetsch ( 24 February 1858 - 28 February 1940) was a French -born Musician and instrument maker who spent The recorder is a woodwind Musical instrument of the family known as Fipple Flutes ' or internal duct flutes &mdash whistle-like Early music is commonly defined as European classical music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque. The historically informed performance, period performance, or authentic performance movement is an approach by musicians and scholars to research and perform works The family settled in Haslemere and his son, Carl Dolmetsch, took over the business. The family firm still manufacture viols, recorders and harpsichords today. The viol (also called viola da gamba) is any one of a family of bowed, Fretted stringed Musical instruments developed in the 1400s A harpsichord is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. Their presence in the town inspired the International Dolmetsch Early Music Festival held every year in the town.
Famous inhabitants
Haslemere’s Member of Parliament (MP) from 1722 to 1754 was General James Oglethorpe, who founded the Colony of Georgia in British North America. James Oglethorpe (December 22 1696 &ndash June 30 1785 was a British general a Philanthropist, and was the founder of the colony of Georgia. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. James Oglethorpe (December 22 1696 &ndash June 30 1785 was a British general a Philanthropist, and was the founder of the colony of Georgia. The Province of Georgia (also Georgia Colony) was one of the Southern colonies in British North America. British North America consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary More recently, Neil Drysdale, an American based thoroughbred horse trainer was born here in 1947. Neil D Drysdale (born 11 December 1947, Haslemere, Surrey, England) is an American based Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed In Horse racing, a trainer is responsible for preparing a horse for races [2]
Previous notable inhabitants include Arnold Dolmetsch (born 1858 - died 1940). (Eugène Arnold Dolmetsch ( 24 February 1858 - 28 February 1940) was a French -born Musician and instrument maker who spent He was a French-born musician and instrument maker who spent much of his working life in England and established an instrument-making workshop in Haslemere. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [3] Sir Robert Hunter, one of the founders of the National Trust, lived in Three Gates Lane between 1883-1913. Sir Robert Hunter (born 1844 in Camberwell, London, England - died November 1913 was a solicitor civil servant and co-founder of the National Trust [4] Today David Steward, guitarist of The Eurythmics, lives here. David Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart (born September 9, 1952 in Sunderland) is an English Musician and Real estate entrepreneur Richard White also lives near the centre of the town. Richard White is the name of Richard White (c1537&ndash1584 Welsh Roman Catholic martyr poet and saint better known as Saint Richard Gwyn Jonny Wilkinson used to live in Haslemere and played Rugby for them but later moved to Farnham. Jonathan Peter Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English Rugby union player and member of the England national team Farnham is a Town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley.
Twinning
Haslemere has embraced the European project through its twinning:
References
External links
- www.haslemere.com Community Website
- Waverley Council
- Haslemere Parish
- The Haslemere Herald
- Haslemere Educational Museum
- The River Wey and Wey Navigations Community Site
- Haslemere Players
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