Lingfield, Surrey
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Lingfield is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey
, England
. It is most famous for its horse racing
course, Lingfield Park. Lingfield lies to the east of a section of the A22 which runs between Godstone
and East Grinstead
. Dormansland
is a neighbouring village.
The Prime Meridian
passes to the east of Lingfield.
administrative division of Tandridge
hundred
.
Lingfield was not listed in the Domesday Book
of 1086, but is shown on the map as Leangafeld, its spelling in 871AD.
The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was rebuilt in 1431, although the original 14th century tower remains. Its collection of brasses and monuments are amongst the finest in England. There had been a church on the site for some centuries before the 14th century building.
The area around the church has been designated a conservation area and includes many well-preserved buildings from the 16th to 18th centuries. In the main street, there is a cross and village cage. The cage, last used in 1882 to hold a poacher
, was built in 1773.
The library
is housed in the Old Guest House of the College for Secular Chaplain
s built in 1431. This hall-house is all that remains of the original College.
Two miles to the east is the site of Starborough Castle, fortified by Lord Cobham in 1341. Little now remains except the moat, which is stone revetted, waterfilled and in good condition.
On the Haxted Road towards Edenbridge
, is Haxted Mill
. The double-fronted mill was built in two halves, the first around 1580 and the other in 1794. It has been fully restored and is a unique combination of a working watermill
and a museum of mill machinery used for water-power, as well as being a highly rated restaurant, earning an "Award of Distinction" from TopRestaurants.
Lingfield is also home to one of the world's oldest cricket clubs, with the first recorded match being against London on the 18th June 1739.
Lingfield is also home to the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, (formerly St. Piers, before that Lingfield Hospital School and before that Lingfield Epileptic Colony), which provides residential care and education for students with epilepsy and learning difficulties.
Nearby on the A22
at Newchapel
is the London England Temple
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as the Mormon
Temple.
Lingfield has a thriving sports scene, with established football and cricket clubs playing in the village.
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 most famous for its horse racing
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
course, Lingfield Park. Lingfield lies to the east of a section of the A22 which runs between Godstone
Godstone
Godstone is a village in the county of Surrey, England. It is located approximately six miles east of Reigate at the junction of the A22 and A25 major roads, and near the M25 motorway.-History:...
and East Grinstead
East Grinstead
East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester...
. Dormansland
Dormansland, Surrey
Dormansland is a village and civil parish approximately one mile south of Lingfield in Surrey, southern England. It is bordered on the east by the county of Kent and on the south by West Sussex.The Prime Meridian passes just to the west of Dormansland....
is a neighbouring village.
The Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is the meridian at which the longitude is defined to be 0°.The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian , which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.An international...
passes to the east of Lingfield.
History
The village lay within the Anglo-SaxonAnglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
administrative division of Tandridge
Tandridge (hundred)
Tandridge was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. It includes the borough of Tandridge.It includes the parishes of Bletchingley, Caterham, Chelsham, Crowhurst, Farleigh, Godstone, Horne, Limpsfield, Lingfield, Oxted, Tandridge, Tatsfield, Titsey, Warlingham and Woldingham.The hundred has...
hundred
Hundred (division)
A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in England, Wales, Denmark, South Australia, some parts of the United States, Germany , Sweden, Finland and Norway, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions...
.
Lingfield was not listed in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086, but is shown on the map as Leangafeld, its spelling in 871AD.
The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was rebuilt in 1431, although the original 14th century tower remains. Its collection of brasses and monuments are amongst the finest in England. There had been a church on the site for some centuries before the 14th century building.
The area around the church has been designated a conservation area and includes many well-preserved buildings from the 16th to 18th centuries. In the main street, there is a cross and village cage. The cage, last used in 1882 to hold a poacher
Poaching
Poaching is the illegal taking of wild plants or animals contrary to local and international conservation and wildlife management laws. Violations of hunting laws and regulations are normally punishable by law and, collectively, such violations are known as poaching.It may be illegal and in...
, was built in 1773.
The library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
is housed in the Old Guest House of the College for Secular Chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
s built in 1431. This hall-house is all that remains of the original College.
Two miles to the east is the site of Starborough Castle, fortified by Lord Cobham in 1341. Little now remains except the moat, which is stone revetted, waterfilled and in good condition.
On the Haxted Road towards Edenbridge
Edenbridge, Kent
Edenbridge is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The town's name derives from Old English language "Eadhelmsbrigge" . It is located on the Kent/Surrey border on the upper floodplain of the River Medway and gives its name to the latter's tributary, the River Eden...
, is Haxted Mill
Haxted Watermill
thumb|Haxted MillHaxted Watermill is a much-restored watermill in Surrey, England, close to the border with Kent, and is powered by the River Eden. It is a Domesday site and the mill was mentioned in the will of Sir Reginald de Cobham in 1361. The western half of the building dates to c.1580 and...
. The double-fronted mill was built in two halves, the first around 1580 and the other in 1794. It has been fully restored and is a unique combination of a working watermill
Watermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
and a museum of mill machinery used for water-power, as well as being a highly rated restaurant, earning an "Award of Distinction" from TopRestaurants.
Lingfield is also home to one of the world's oldest cricket clubs, with the first recorded match being against London on the 18th June 1739.
Today
The village has a variety of public houses and restaurants including the Old Cage, built in 1592 and named after the nearby village lock-up. Other pubs include The Greyhound, The Star and The Hare and Hounds (which is slightly out of the village, across Lingfield Common). There are three Indian restaurants - Bengal Village , Tarana Lingfield and Lingfield Tandoori, plus a Thai Restaurant/bar Thai Lounge. Lingfield has many social events, clubs and societies, for instance, the Lingfield and Dormansland Rifle Club which caters to a wide variety of competition shooters, and the Lingfield Silver Band - a traditional village brass band.Lingfield is also home to the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, (formerly St. Piers, before that Lingfield Hospital School and before that Lingfield Epileptic Colony), which provides residential care and education for students with epilepsy and learning difficulties.
Nearby on the A22
A22 road
The A22 is one of the two-digit major roads in the south east of England. It carries traffic from London to Eastbourne on the East Sussex coast...
at Newchapel
Newchapel, Surrey
Newchapel is a village in Surrey, England. It lies on the A22 between Godstone and East Grinstead. It is the location of the London England Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The temple, only open to followers of that religious group, has a visitors' centre where the...
is the London England Temple
London England Temple
The London England Temple is the 12th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in Newchapel, Surrey, England....
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as the Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
Temple.
Lingfield has a thriving sports scene, with established football and cricket clubs playing in the village.