Guildford: The Borough

Albury The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul,...
Artington: Braboeuf Manor and Gardens Braboeuf Manor, formerly part of the Manor of A...
Ash This parish is on the western edge of the count...
Chilworth This village is in the valley of the River Till...
Compton 3 miles south-west of Guildford in the Surrey H...
East Clandon One of the settlements that grew up along a lin...
East Horsley The Horsleys are about a mile apart, almost th...
Effingham The historic village centre is still viewed fro...
Guildford: Borough Panel Click on the image to view a larger, expandable...
Guildford: St Catherine's About a half mile south of Guildford on the roa...
Guildford: The Town Located at a gap in the North Downs at a crossi...
Ockham Ockham is a parish on the east side of the Wey ...
Pirbright The parish has an area of 4711 acres, with abou...
Puttenham On the western fringes of Surrey, the village, ...
Ripley This village may have grown in association with...
Seale Situated below the Hog's Back on its south side...
Send With Ripley Although there have been finds of Neolithic too...
Shackleford The village is 5 miles south-west of Guildford ...
Shalford The historic village sits on a slightly higher ...
Shere The parish, which includes the villages of Sher...
Tongham Did You Know? Medieval (1066 – 1540 AD) pott...
Wanborough This small hamlet sits to the north of the Hog’...
West Clandon This is one of the chain of settlements on a li...
Worplesdon The village is 3½ miles north-west of Guildford...

The Borough of Guildford is centred on the county town of Guildford with its many historic buildings including the ancient castle and Abbot's Hospital, and the modern Cathedral and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.

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Abbot's Hospital, Guildford High Street
Image: Richard Purkiss

The Borough contains much fine countryside including the Hog's Back ridge running between Guildford and Farnham, heathland towards Pirbright in the north west and the wooded North Downs in the south east around Shere. The Borough is bisected by the A3 road, the historic route between London and Portsmouth.

Click here to see the catalogue of the St Luke, Burpham, Parish Records (1922-1956) held at the Surrey History Centre.