Friday Street
Encyclopedia
Friday Street is a hamlet
on the lower slopes of Leith Hill
in Surrey
, England
. It is set well off the main roads around a hammer pond
in a steep wooded valley. It lies within the civil parish
of Wotton
just to the south of the A25
running between Guildford
to the west and Dorking
to the east. Neighbouring villages include the Abingers of Abinger Hammer
and Abinger Common
as well as Wotton itself.
There are a few houses in this tiny hamlet and an historic inn that bears the name of Stephan Langton
, Archbishop of Canterbury
during the reign of King John
and signatory of the Magna Carta
. Martin Tupper, the poet and antiquarian, wrote a biography of Stephan Langton in 1858 which associates him with this area.
Friday Street also features as the title of a song on the album Heavy Soul by Surrey native Paul Weller
.
In 1984 Friday Street was used as a location for the BBC Television series "The Tripods" based on the books
by John Christopher
, where, for the sake of the story it became the fictional future village of "Wherton."
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
on the lower slopes of Leith Hill
Leith Hill
Leith Hill to the south west of Dorking, Surrey, England, reaches above sea level, the highest point on the Greensand Ridge, and is the second highest point in south-east England, after Walbury Hill near Hungerford, West Berkshire, high....
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is set well off the main roads around a hammer pond
Wealden iron industry
The Wealden iron industry was located in the Weald of south-eastern England. It was formerly an important industry, producing a large proportion of the bar iron made in England in the 16th century and most British cannon until about 1770. Ironmaking in the Weald used ironstone from various clay...
in a steep wooded valley. It lies within the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Wotton
Wotton, Surrey
Wotton is a small village located on the A25 between Guildford in the west and Dorking in the east. Neighbouring villages include: the Abingers of Abinger Common, Sutton Abinger, and Abinger Hammer; Friday Street and Westcott...
just to the south of the A25
A25 road
The A25 road is one of the three cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England, the others being the A26 from Newhaven to Maidstone and the A27 along the south coast. It carries traffic from Guildford in Surrey through Dorking, and thence eastward along the southern edge of the...
running between Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
to the west and Dorking
Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...
to the east. Neighbouring villages include the Abingers of Abinger Hammer
Abinger Hammer
Abinger Hammer is a village situated on the A25 between Dorking and Guildford in Surrey, England. It lies with the parish of Abinger which includes Abinger Common and Sutton Abinger...
and Abinger Common
Abinger Common
Abinger Common is a village in Surrey, England. Abinger Common was inhabited in the stone-age, and is supposed to be the oldest village in England. The church dates back to Norman times and is the second oldest Parish church in Surrey. The headquarters of the Lutyens Trust is based in the village...
as well as Wotton itself.
There are a few houses in this tiny hamlet and an historic inn that bears the name of Stephan Langton
Stephen Langton
Stephen Langton was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1207 and his death in 1228 and was a central figure in the dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III, which ultimately led to the issuing of Magna Carta in 1215...
, Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
during the reign of King John
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
and signatory of the Magna Carta
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225...
. Martin Tupper, the poet and antiquarian, wrote a biography of Stephan Langton in 1858 which associates him with this area.
Friday Street also features as the title of a song on the album Heavy Soul by Surrey native Paul Weller
Paul Weller
Paul Weller is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam , Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council...
.
In 1984 Friday Street was used as a location for the BBC Television series "The Tripods" based on the books
The Tripods
The Tripods is a series of young adult novels written by John Christopher, beginning in 1967. The first two were the basis of a science fiction TV-series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s....
by John Christopher
Samuel Youd
Samuel Youd is a British author, best known for his science fiction writings under the pseudonym John Christopher, including the novel The Death of Grass and the young adult oriented novel series The Tripods...
, where, for the sake of the story it became the fictional future village of "Wherton."