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Present
Day Aspect and Character
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Merrist
Wood Agricultural
College and grounds
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 he widespread parish of Worplesdon, immediately to
the north of Guildford, is split into four villages, Fairlands,
Jacobs Well, Wood Street and Worplesdon itself. All have their
own identity.
Much of the parish is the wedge between the Boroughs of Guildford and Woking and is a mixture of residential
development and open space. Fairlands, for example is
nearly all a housing estate sited in the vicinity of a major
roundabout on the A323. It has a village feel however and a community all of its own. The
convenience of Worplesdon
Primary School for families is to the south of the estate. Fairlands
Farm sits across the road from the main group of residential
roads (see photo below). Adjacent is Roker
Park Golf Course and Driving Range. A little further along the A323 is
Fairoaks Caravan Park bordering Littlefield Common, the
wider area encompasses a gipsy site along the Aldershot Road.
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Fairlands local countryside and farmland
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To
the north side of Fairlands is the well known Merrist Wood
College which is situated on its own estate. This
immediate area includes the agricultural college, a farm, equestrian
centre and golf course, it is entered through a lodge house entrance
just off Holly Lane. The wider surroundings are mostly rough common
areas and
farm land over a level landscape.
School: Worplesdon
County
Tel: 01483 232126
History
Merrist Wood is a
house by Norman Shaw built in 1877 on an exquisite site looking
south to
the Hogs Back. It is now an
Agricultural College and one of Norman Shaw’s best houses.
The public have limited access to the grounds and during the year
there are a number of agricultural demonstrations.
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Location
for a home ~ Comment: A
small estate of typically average recent housing set amongst common
and farmland, convenient for Guildford town
Watch
out warnings: Immediate
area lacks any 'special' character
