West Clandon

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.2613
longitude= -0.508
official_name= West Clandon
map_type= Surrey
population = 1,259 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800079&c=GU4+7TE&d=16&e=15&g=490302&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Census data] ]
shire_district= Guildford
shire_county = Surrey
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Mole Valley
post_town= Guildford
postcode_district = GU4
postcode_area= GU
dial_code= 01483
os_grid_reference=TQ041524

West Clandon is a village in Surrey, England. It is within 2 miles (3 km) of the M25 and the A3. Nearby villages include: Send, Ripley, Ockham, East and West Horsley. Local towns are Woking and Guildford.

It is served by Clandon railway station which runs stopping services via Cobham and Stoke D'Abernon as well as via Epsom to London Waterloo in one direction, and to Guildford station in the other. Woking station station is nearby (although there is no direct rail link) and offers many more destinations and a fast service to London.

West Clandon appears in Domesday Book as "Clanedun". It was held by Hugo (Hugh) from Edward de Salisbury. Its domesday assets were: 2½ hides; 1 church, 1 mill worth 3s, 2½ ploughs, woodland worth 5 hogs. It rendered £3. [ [http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book] ]
Clandon Park, a Palladian mansion, is in the village.

There are no longer any shops in the village, aside from the Clandon Park gift shop and the Garden Centre. However, the village has two pubs; "The Onslow Arms" and "The Bull's Head" as well as a British Legion.

Legend has it that a dragon once blocked the route to West Clandon. In commemoration there is a dragon cut into the chalk face of an old quarry. [ [http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/hillfigs/cland/drag.htm West Clandon Dragon] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.westclandon.org West Clandon Website]