Wormley
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| Wormley | |
  Wormley shown within Surrey |
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| Population | less than 5,000 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Waverley |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Godalming |
| Postcode district | GU8 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | South West Surrey |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Wormley is a village in Surrey, England. It is a dispersed village largely consisting of a scattering of houses on the A283 Petworth Road between Witley and Chiddingfold and Combe Lane, a turning off the A283 where Witley station and further houses are situated. The village is part of the census area Witley which has a population of 7,703.[1]
Wormley originates from the Anglo-Saxon English for 'break'. This is the village's name due to the break in the forest in Saxon Times where the village now exists.
Wormley developed primarily as a result of the construction of Witley station, in the 19th century, on the main London Waterloo to Portsmouth line. Its best known building is probably King Edward's School, Witley and was also the location for Cooper & Sons Ltd walking stick factory which has now been replaced by houses and a light industrial estate. Wormley has a Post office. This is the only shop in the village. The Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory was in Wormley.[2]
A number of the older houses in Wormley were designed by Gertrude Jekyll. George Eliot is a notable former resident.
