Gomshall
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| Gomshall shown within Surrey | |
| Population | <3,000 |
| OS grid reference | TQ084480 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode district | GU5 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Gomshall is a village in the borough of Guildford in Surrey, England.
It is located on the A25, roughly halfway between Guildford and Dorking, and within Shere civil parish, which according to the 2001 Census had a population of 3,359. Other neighbouring villages include Albury, Abinger Hammer and Sutton Abinger.
The River Tillingbourne flows through Gomshall, while the North Downs Way passes just to the north. The village also has a railway station, served by Great Western Railway trains running between Reading and Redhill.
The Manor of Gumesele was a Saxon feudal landholding that originally included the present day Gomshall.
Gomshall appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Gomeselle. It was held by William the Conqueror. Its domesday assets were: 1 mill worth 3s 4d, 20 ploughs, 3 acres (12,000 m2) of meadow, woodland worth 30 hogs. It rendered £30.
In 1154, Henry II of England divided the Manor of Gumesele into three: West Gomshall, East Gomshall and Somersbury. In 1240, West Gomshall was granted to the Cistercian Abbey of Netley in Hampshire and became known as Gomshall Netley. East Gomshall was granted to the Abbey of St Mary Graces, Tower Hill, London in 1376 and became known as Gomshall Towerhill.
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