Ockford Ridge
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Ockford Ridge is a small housing estate
in south east England
. Built in the early-mid 1930s, it consists of roughly 200 homes and related amenities. There is also a playground
and a basketball
court on a green and there was a pub called the King Alfred, It has been knocked down and a couple of new homes have been built in place with the name of King Alfred Court. There is a social club in Coopers Rise and a shop on Quarry Hill, there is also a cemetery
and bus stop
s. St Marks Church provides a place of worship for those residents so inclined.
The community is situated roughly between Eashing
and Godalming
. The council house
s have been upgraded with double glazed windows recently and the project is finished.
Before it was a small housing estate, it was the site of a large manor house
called Ockfordwood House. Ockfordwood house also took up all the space up of what is Aarons Hill now as well. Ockfordwood house was built in the 1870s by Thomas Cooper
. Later converted into flats, it was to be incorporated into Aaron's Hill estate, but it burnt down in the 1950s. Building started in 1931 and was completed in late 1934. Blocks of four were built before any of the semi-detached
houses. For its first year it had been variously called 'Chestnut Avenue', 'Chestnut Road', 'Chestnut Green', but it was changed to Ockford Ridge, because the Post Office
requested for it to be changed as they were struggling with the constant name changes.
There are plans of building 119 new homes with the proposed entrance to be in the small car park in Franklyn Road and the houses are to be built behind the school
and behind the cemetery.
Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
in south east 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...
. Built in the early-mid 1930s, it consists of roughly 200 homes and related amenities. There is also a playground
Playground
A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...
and a basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
court on a green and there was a pub called the King Alfred, It has been knocked down and a couple of new homes have been built in place with the name of King Alfred Court. There is a social club in Coopers Rise and a shop on Quarry Hill, there is also a cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
and bus stop
Bus stop
A bus stop is a designated place where buses stop for passengers to board or leave a bus. These are normally positioned on the highway and are distinct from off-highway facilities such as bus stations. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage...
s. St Marks Church provides a place of worship for those residents so inclined.
The community is situated roughly between Eashing
Eashing
Eashing is a small village in Surrey a couple of miles outside Godalming and was once part of the Godalming but is now administered by Guildford Borough Council. The village is divided into Upper and Lower Eashing. During the reign of King Alfred the Great a burgh was constructed at Upper Eashing...
and Godalming
Godalming
Godalming is a town and civil parish in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England, south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt. Godalming shares a three-way twinning arrangement with the towns of Joigny in France...
. The council house
Council house
A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at...
s have been upgraded with double glazed windows recently and the project is finished.
Before it was a small housing estate, it was the site of a large manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
called Ockfordwood House. Ockfordwood house also took up all the space up of what is Aarons Hill now as well. Ockfordwood house was built in the 1870s by Thomas Cooper
Thomas Cooper
Thomas Cooper may refer to:*Thomas Buchecker Cooper U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania*Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross , Scottish politician, judge and historian...
. Later converted into flats, it was to be incorporated into Aaron's Hill estate, but it burnt down in the 1950s. Building started in 1931 and was completed in late 1934. Blocks of four were built before any of the semi-detached
Semi-detached
Semi-detached housing consists of pairs of houses built side by side as units sharing a party wall and usually in such a way that each house's layout is a mirror image of its twin...
houses. For its first year it had been variously called 'Chestnut Avenue', 'Chestnut Road', 'Chestnut Green', but it was changed to Ockford Ridge, because the Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
requested for it to be changed as they were struggling with the constant name changes.
There are plans of building 119 new homes with the proposed entrance to be in the small car park in Franklyn Road and the houses are to be built behind the school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
and behind the cemetery.