GODALMING PARISH

Introduction

Godalming is a market town and civil parish in southwest Surrey, England, around 30 mi (48 km) southwest of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers 3.74 sq mi (9.7 km2) and includes the settlements of Farncombe, Binscombe and Holloway Hill. Much of the area lies on the strata of the Lower Greensand Group and Bargate stone was quarried locally until the Second World War. The earliest evidence of human activity is from the Paleolithic and the River Wey floodplain at Charterhouse was settled in the middle Iron Age and Roman period. The modern town is believed to have its origins in the 6th or early 7th centuries and its name is thought to derive from that of a Saxon landowner. Kersey, a woollen cloth, dyed blue, was produced at Godalming for much of the Middle Ages, but the industry declined in the early modern period. In the 17th century, the town began to specialise in the production of knitted textiles.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	968 hectares
Population	23,318 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	2,409 people/km²
Mean age	39.7
Ward	Godalming Binscombe
District	Waverley
Postcodes	GU7
ONS ID	E04009616