Tongham

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Tongham
Tongham shown within Surrey
Population	3168 (2001)^[1]
OS grid reference	SU8849
District	Guildford
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Farnham
Postcode district	GU10
Dialling code	01252
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Surrey Heath
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

Coordinates: 51°14′14″N 0°43′56″W / 51.2372, -0.7321

Tongham is a small Surrey village located close to the north-east Hampshire and Surrey border. The village lies in a triangle between the A31 and the A331. Neighbouring villages include Ash and Badshot Lea.

As Tongham is in Surrey, its postal town is Farnham, although it is closer geographically to Aldershot in Hampshire. It is home to the Hogs Back Brewery as the village lies just north of the Hog's Back. It was formerly the home of Aldershot Stadium which hosted greyhound racing, stock car racing (and other short-oval motorsports) and speedway. The stadium lasted from 1950 until it was demolished for construction of the A331 road at the end of 1992.

[edit] History

Archaeological evidence suggests man has occupied the area of Tongham since Neolithic times. Notable finds in the village include two Neolithic arrowheads and Iron Age farmsteads.^[2] Tongham railway station was important for transporting materials to build the new military camp of Aldershot from 1856 until 1870.^[3] St. Paul's Church was designed by Ewan Christian and completed in 1865. In 1866, Tongham (which had previously been part of the parish of Seale) was made into a separate parish.