In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fetcham like this:
FETCHAM, a parish in Epsom district, Surrey; adjacent to the river Mole and to the Epsom and Horsham railway, 1¼ mile W by S of Leatherhead. It has a post office under Leatherhead. Acres, 1, 723. Real property, £2, 948. Pop., 390. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. Fetcham Park is the seat of J. P. Hankey, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £363.* Patron, Alderman Sidney. The church contains much Roman tile in its walls; has Norman and transition Norman portions; and is in good condition. Charities, £66.
Fetcham through time
Fetcham is now part of Mole Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mole Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fetcham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fetcham, in Mole Valley and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1787
Date accessed: 18th October 2024
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