Normandy in Surrey
Churches and Chapels
When James Horne first came to Normandy in about 1819 there was no official
place of worship in what was then a small hamlet. On Sundays, churchgoers
were obliged to journey to their church, chapel or meeting house in Ash,
Pirbright, Wanborough or Worplesdon Parish. However, James's presence in
Normandy and his religious fervour during that century had not only a profound
influence on the people of this area but also on the building of church
and chapels.
By the end of that century there were four formal places of worship established
for the people of Normandy. They were, the Congregational Chapel at Willey
Green built in 1825, a small chapel in Glaziers Lane built in 1850, St.
Mark's Church Wyke consecrated in 1847 and the Methodist Wesleyan Chapel
built at Normandy crossroads in 1886, replacing the small chapel. Following
the consecration of St. Mark's Church, its churchyard became the final resting-place
of most parishioners for all denominations until crematorium were opened
to the public. The burial record for James Horne leads one to believe that
his grave, now unmarked, is in the corner of the churchyard looking towards
School Lane.
- The Church in the Wilderness
- Memorials of James Horne, for fifty years a Wesleyan local preacher
in Surrey with some particulars of the rise of the Methodism in and around
Guildford. This 21-page booklet was written in 1871.
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"The Church in the Wilderness"
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- Worplesdon Friends Burials (1666
- 1779)
- The Society of Friends, more commonly referred to as Quakers, flourished
in this area (Guildford – Worplesdon – Godalming), between the
early 17th Century and towards the end of the 18th Century. There was
very much of an emphasis of presence at Perry Hill Worplesdon, what is
now Fairlands and Wood Street Village. A prominent Quaker was Stephen
Smith who resided at Whites Farm, Fairlands and there held Friends Meetings.
It was he who was persuaded by George Fox, the credited Founder of The
Society of Friends, to donate a nearby farm (now more familiarly known
as Fairlands Farm), for a Friends Burial Ground. It is thought that the
most probable site of the burial ground is beneath the present A323 dual
carriageway somewhere near its junction with Holly Lane, Worplesdon.
The reader is best directed to local history publications: “Worplesdon
Old and New” c. 1967, “Wood Street the growth of a Village”
1988 and “Worplesdon 2000” together with “A Pioneer Family”
by Gladys Scott Thomson.
Postscript: This list is an updated, corrected version of the
original (not a copy), extracted from records at Surrey History Centre,
Woking by C. J. Pettitt and transcribed by Ros Clements. The Burial Records
indicate that there were a total of 214 burials but only 184 names are
listed. The names are listed here in alphabetical order for the convenience
of family history researchers.
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Friends Burials
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Friends Burials
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- Religious Society of Friends (Or Quakers)
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