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The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering three former districts which were all abolished at the same time: [3] [4]. Dorking and Horley Rural District (except Horley and Salfords and Sidlow which went to Reigate and Banstead and parts of the parishes of Charlwood and Horley around Gatwick Airport which went to Crawley)
The sculpture of two cyclists at the Pixham End roundabout was unveiled in July 2012, less than two weeks before the Olympic road race events were routed through Dorking. The installation was designed by the artist Heather Burrell, and just over half of the cost was donated by members of the public, each of whom is represented by an oak leaf on ...
In 1936, the company was acquired by the Wandsworth Gas Company and the Leatherhead gasworks closed two years later. [130] The Leatherhead pumping station was constructed in 1935 by the East Surrey Water Company. The first public water supply in Leatherhead was created in 1884, when a stream-driven pumping station was constructed in Waterways ...
The Ven. Mark Wilson (born 1946), Archdeacon of Dorking, 1996–2005 [3] Sir Wilfrid Wentworth Woods KCMG KBE (1876–1947), colonial administrator [3] Lieutenant Geoffrey Harold Woolley VC (1892–1968), the first Territorial Army officer to win the VC [89] Sir Leonard Woolley (1880–1960), archaeologist [90]
Mickleham is a village in south east England, between the towns of Dorking and Leatherhead in Surrey. The civil parish covers 7.31 square kilometres (1,810 acres) and includes the hamlet of Fredley. [2] The larger ecclesiastical parish includes the majority of the neighbouring village of Westhumble, [3] from which Mickleham is separated by the ...
[2] Despite the custody of the council, the garden began to suffer neglect and, in 1957, the mausoleum was sealed to prevent vandalism. In 1970, the J. Gordon Elsworth Memorial Fund awarded money to improve and extend paths and to provide seating. [2] In the mid-2010s, the garden was restored and was reopened to the public as the "Deepdene Trail".
St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Dorking, Surrey. It was founded in 1872 with help from the Duke of Norfolk. It is situated in Falkland Grove in the town. It is the only Catholic parish church in Dorking and is served by the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
Dorking formerly played their home games at Meadowbank, Mill Lane, Dorking. Unfortunately the stadium was deemed unsafe in 2002/03. [7] During the close season in 2014, it was announced that Dorking would share with Horley Town F.C. until the Meadowbank Stadium was once again fit for use. [8] Meadowbank is not set to be ready until the 2017/18 ...