St. Peter's Church in Hascombe, near Godalming, in the Surrey Hills.
Commentary.
Hascombe is a rural and picturesque and charming village
tucked into the beautiful Sandstone hills of Surrey, south of Godalming.
The village consists of two clusters.
A small group of dwellings surround St. Peter’s Church
and the “White Horse” Public House.
The main village stands less than half a mile north.
A fresh-water spring feeds a village fountain on
the main High Street and nearby is a Village Hall and Green.
There are no General Stores or mini-supermarkets, so residents
must visit nearby Godalming, Bramley or Cranleigh for such services.
There was a church on the present site as far back as the 13th. Century, but the present building was constructed in the mid-19th. Century.
Its interior is colourful, ornate and well cared for.
To the south-east of the village rises Hascombe Hill.
The summit has the remnants of an Iron-Age Hill-Fort
that existed at least 2,300 years ago.
The defensive ditches and dykes are still evident, though lower and shallower, due to erosion and footfall.
The hill is graced by magnificent Beech trees, many well over 100 feet tall, as well as a full range of deciduous and coniferous species.
From the southerly point views extend over Dunsfold,
many Sandstone ridges and as far as the South Downs.
Eastwards stand the taller Pitch, Holmbury and Leith Hills.
More distant still, is Black Down, 280 metres, north of Haslemere.
Still in winter, beige is the dominant colour of leafless trees in tens of thousands.
A place of glorious vistas, an arboreal heaven.
St. Peter's Church in Hascombe, near Godalming, in the Surrey Hills.
Commentary.
Hascombe is a rural and picturesque and charming village
tucked into the beautiful Sandstone hills of Surrey, south of Godalming.
The village consists of two clusters.
A small group of dwellings surround St. Peter’s Church
and the “White Horse” Public House.
The main village stands less than half a mile north.
A fresh-water spring feeds a village fountain on
the main High Street and nearby is a Village Hall and Green.
There are no General Stores or mini-supermarkets, so residents
must visit nearby Godalming, Bramley or Cranleigh for such services.
There was a church on the present site as far back as the 13th. Century, but the present building was constructed in the mid-19th. Century.
Its interior is colourful, ornate and well cared for.
To the south-east of the village rises Hascombe Hill.
The summit has the remnants of an Iron-Age Hill-Fort
that existed at least 2,300 years ago.
The defensive ditches and dykes are still evident, though lower and shallower, due to erosion and footfall.
The hill is graced by magnificent Beech trees, many well over 100 feet tall, as well as a full range of deciduous and coniferous species.
From the southerly point views extend over Dunsfold,
many Sandstone ridges and as far as the South Downs.
Eastwards stand the taller Pitch, Holmbury and Leith Hills.
More distant still, is Black Down, 280 metres, north of Haslemere.
Still in winter, beige is the dominant colour of leafless trees in tens of thousands.
A place of glorious vistas, an arboreal heaven.