Limpsfield
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| Limpsfield | |
  Limpsfield shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 3,680[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Tandridge |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OXTED |
| Postcode district | RH8 |
| Dialling code | 01883 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | East Surrey |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Limpsfield is a village and parish in the east of the county of Surrey, England near Oxted at the foot of the North Downs. It lies between the A25 to the south and the M25 motorway to the north, near the Clackett Lane service station. It is near three important national rights of way: Vanguard Way, Pilgrims' Way and Greensand Way.
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[edit] History
The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred.
Limpsfield appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Limenesfeld. It was held by the Abbot of Battle Abbey, Sussex. Its domesday assets were: 1 church, 1 mill worth 2s, 19 ploughs, 1 fishery, 4 acres of meadow, woodland worth 150 hogs, 2 stone quarries, 3 nests of hawks. It rendered £24.[2]
The parish church of St. Peter was constructed in the late 12th century. There are over twenty medieval buildings within the parish.
The composer Frederick Delius is buried in the churchyard of the Norman parish church of St. Peter's, as is his wife Jelka. The English orchestra conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham, is also buried there, only a few metres from Delius, whose music he supported and promoted.
[edit] Today
The current Rector is Rev. Neil Thompson, Soon to be promoted to a Cannon at Rochester Cathedral
The village is in a conservation area and some of the surrounding area is National Trust land including Limpsfield Common. Staffhurst Wood is also within the parish boundaries and is notable for its bluebells in spring.[3] Limpsfield Chart, a hamlet to the south east of the village has a golf course and cricket club. Limpsfield itself has a cricket club, a soccer team and a tennis club.
The village is served by Oxted railway station.
