These pages will help you find out more about the local history and archaeology of places in Surrey.
These articles, or theme pages, have been written by local people, groups and societies. They provide an introduction to the local history of an area. More are being added all the time.
Start exploring our mapThe markers in the map let you know there is a theme about that place. Zoom in to see more markers. Click on a marker and follow the link to start exploring.
Don’t see your parish, village or town on the map? Why not write about its history and send it to us.
You can also explore by district. This links through to all pages currently written about places within each borough or district.
Use the green Find Places box on the right hand side to find pages written on the local history of an area, and to search for records about the place from our database.
The A-Z section lists all the places which we have theme pages on, and gives a quick link to each.
A Near You search lets you explore by post code; put a full Surrey postcode in the blue Near You box and find the archaeology down your street.
At the moment, this site concentrates on the current administrative county of Surrey. We do hold some records related to the historic county. You can find out more here.
Surrey Rootsweb Mailing List is a forum for anyone interested in researching genealogy and local history in the historic County of Surrey. The forum welcomes newcomers with an interest in any part of the ancient County of Surrey including those places administered as London Boroughs eg. Croydon, Kingston, Camberwell, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Newington, Southwark, Lambeth, Battersea and Wandsworth. Click here to find out more.
West Surrey Family History Society (http://www.wsfhs.org/) For everyone with an interest in family history including those whose family history interests are elsewhere but who would like to attend local meetings in West Surrey.
The objectives of the Society are to collect, index, co-ordinate, publish and make accessible, in the interests of genealogy, any documents or records relating to the ancient County of Surrey; to promote the preservation of such documents or records; to encourage the study of genealogy; to assist educationally, by lectures or otherwise, in record research.
Hello, I am a descendant of the “Munday” family who once lived in “Fir Tree Cottage” (c16th Century?) in Tilford Street opposite the ‘Barley Mow’ Hotel and village green in Tilford. I once visited the property in 1975 which was owned by the Pertwee family. I tried to make contact with the local historical society at Tilford in the late 1990′s but communications were lost. I would like to know if the cottage is still standing and if you have any history about the actual building of the house or about my family. My family names are George Munday, Anne Jarrett and Frederick or Fred Munday who resided there before emigrating to South Australia. Many thanks, Barbara Martin ( Munday).
Hello,
In1944 I was born in Linkfield House, Batts Hill. Redhill.
Can anyone inform me, what was the house and who owned it. I think it was a home for unmarried mothers!
Thankyou for any information
Susan Gregory
You should contact the Surrey County Record Office. Search on the web, or ask at the Royal Commission for Historical Manuscripts, which is now part of the National Archives at Kew.
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