West Clandon
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| West Clandon | |
  West Clandon shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 1,259[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Guildford |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode district | GU4 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Mole Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
West Clandon is a village in Surrey, England. It is within 2 miles (3 km) of the M25 and the A3. Nearby villages include: Send, Ripley, Ockham, East and West Horsley. Local towns are Woking and Guildford.
It is served by Clandon railway station which runs stopping services via Cobham and Stoke D'Abernon as well as via Epsom to London Waterloo in one direction, and to Guildford station in the other. Woking station station is nearby (although there is no direct rail link) and offers many more destinations and a fast service to London.
West Clandon appears in Domesday Book as Clanedun. It was held by Hugo (Hugh) from Edward de Salisbury. Its domesday assets were: 2½ hides; 1 church, 1 mill worth 3s, 2½ ploughs, woodland worth 5 hogs. It rendered £3.[2]
Clandon Park, a Palladian mansion, is in the village.
There are no longer any shops in the village, aside from the Clandon Park gift shop and the Garden Centre. However, the village has two pubs; The Onslow Arms and "The Bull's Head" as well as a British Legion.
Legend has it that a dragon once blocked the route to West Clandon. In commemoration there is a dragon cut into the chalk face of an old quarry.[3]
