Outwood, Surrey
Outwood | |
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Village | |
![]() Outwood Windmill | |
Location withinSurrey | |
Area | 11.09 km2(4.28 sq mi) |
Population | 720 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
•Density | 65/km2(170/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ3245 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | REDHILL |
Postcode district | RH1 |
Dialling code | 01342 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Outwoodis a village andcivil parishin theTandridgedistrict of the Surreyweald.
Geography
[edit]Outwood is separated fromRedhillby theM23which forms the western boundary of the parish.
History
[edit]The earliest known reference to Outwood is in 1542; the Court Roll refers to the restrictions concerning the felling of timber in Outwood, mostly in the parish ofBurstow.[2]TheVictoria County HistoryrecordsAbbot's Hospital,Guildford,still owned land in Outwood in 1911.[2]
The Baptist Chapel, no longer in use, was built in 1834. In 1869,St John the Baptist Churchwas built in what was the north of Burstow parish. This was followed in 1870 by the creation of the ecclesiastical parish of St John the Baptist, taking in parts of Bletchingley, Burstow, Horley, Horne, and Nutfield.
The local school was opened in 1876 and closed in 1981.[3]The building has since been converted into apartments. In 1887, Outwood Cricket Club was formed, and is still active.
Outwood Parish Council was created in 2000.
Outwood Mill
[edit]The village is home to Outwood Mill, a post mill built in 1665, which was once the oldest working post windmill in England. It was damaged in gales in January 2012 and inOctober 2013.The mill and grounds have been closed to the public ever since, with an application for withdrawal of rights of access applied for. Plans to restore the mill appear to have faltered.[citation needed]
Amenities
[edit]In 1939, a village hall was built, called the Lloyd Hall after Theodore LLoyd who donated the land and built the hall.[4]In 2014, the old hall closed for a new hall to be built on the same site. A multi-use games area was established in 2010 when Wells Court was built and opened.
There are three pubs in the village, The Bell, The Castle and the Dog & Duck.
Demography and housing
[edit]In 1891 the census recorded 586 residents in Outwood in 140 houses;[citation needed]the populated fluctuated and homes increased over a century. The 2011 census recorded 720 people in 261 households.[1]
Output area | Detached | Semi-detached | Terraced | Flats and apartments | Caravans/temporary/mobile homes | shared between households[1] |
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(Civil Parish) | 155 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, and the average made up of apartments was 22.6%.
Output area | Population | Households | % Owned outright | % Owned with a loan | hectares[1] |
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(Civil Parish) | 720 | 261 | 40.2% | 42.5% | 1,109 |
The proportion of households in the civil parish who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%; the proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5%. The remaining % is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free).
Walking in Outwood
[edit]There are several miles of public,National Trustfootpaths andbridlewaysas well as Outwood Common. The paths cross opencommon,woodland and fields, which change through the seasons: much of the countryside in and around Outwood is part of the Harewoods estate, which is owned and managed by the National Trust. There are two main car parks, one is opposite the windmill and the other is on the track leading to the cricket pitch on Outwood Common. The National Trust holds guided walks at certain times of the year.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdKey Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population DensityUnited Kingdom Census 2011Office for National StatisticsRetrieved 21 November 2013
- ^abH.E. Malden, ed. (1911)."Parishes: Burstow".A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3.Institute of Historical Research.Retrieved1 December2013.
- ^"Outwood County Primary School".National Archives.Retrieved7 February2023.
- ^"Hall History".Outwood.Retrieved7 February2023.
- ^The National TrustHarewood.Retrieved 2013-12-31