Turning Left into Ripley Road
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Turning Left into Ripley Road
Image: © Sean Davis Taken: 5 Sep 2010
Turning left from The Street into Ripley Road. In the middle of East Clandon and next to the 12 century, grade 1 listed, Church of St Thomas of Canterbury. The cyclists are following the route of the London Green Belt Way, the walkers will reach Hatchlands Park in just a short distance. The Manor of East Clandon is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. However, the lands here were granted to Chertsey Abbey at its foundation in 675. After the Norman Invasion it was held by Norman lords for hundreds of years and during this time referred to as "Clandon Abbatis". Shortly after the Reformation in 1544, Henry VIII granted East Clandon Manor to Sir Anthony Browne. According to the East Clandon website: "The Manor itself, which is thought to have been placed close to where Hatchlands now is, was moated since violent times in the early 1300s." Today East Clandon is a sleepy Surrey countryside village within the Green Belt. It has about 250 inhabitants, in 110 dwellings clustered around the parish church. There are many old and interesting buildings in the village. You can visit the wonderful village website at http://www.eastclandon.org.uk/
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Image Location
Latitude
51.254974
Longitude
-0.481736