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Present
Day Aspect and Character
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The A323
at Normandy
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 ravelling
through Normandy on the A323, Guildford to Aldershot road, it
is easy to be unaware of a village as such. As can be seen
from the photograph here the aspect and
character of the village is somewhat bland. However,
there are pockets of interest
and prettiness, in particular in Hunts Hill Road where
there is a cricket ground and football field which back onto Normandy Common.
Normandy lies on the outskirts of the much larger neighbouring
village of Ash, which in turn is more aligned to Aldershot
(due to its proximity) than Guildford. To an outsider Normandy
seems to have little identity
of its own, but perhaps living in the area might prove to be
different. Undoubtedly the wider countryside
affords far reaching views, although mostly flat in nature and
dominated by numerous open green fields.
The wider area to the north is bordered by large common lands used
as training areas for the Army and to the south mostly flat fields and some woodland leading to the
Hogs Back a few miles south as shown in the photo
below. Wanborough Station
stands to the south of Normandy and in general the area's road
connections are good.
Schools: Wyke County
Primary
Tel: 01483 811197
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The
flat terrain and open fields to the south of Normandy
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History
William Cobbett was born at Farnham eight miles
west and made his last home at Normandy Farm now called Cobbett
Hill on the heavy lands north of the Hogs Back.
St Mark’s church to the
west of the cross roads is Woodyer’s first church built in 1847.
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Location
for a home ~ Comment: General
appearance of the village is rather uninspiring from the A323
- untypical of Surrey villages 
Watch
out warnings: Village
straddles the busy A323 without an obvious central spot, an
area largely travelled through rather than visited.
There is evidence of gipsy sites in the wider area.
