Puttenham, Surrey
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 Puttenham Priory |
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| Puttenham shown within Surrey | |
| Area | 7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi) |
| Population | 601 (Civil Parish 2011) |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU9348 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode district | GU3 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Puttenham is a village in Surrey, England just south of the Hog's Back which is the narrowest stretch of the North Downs. Puttenham is south of the A31 which runs between Guildford and Farnham along the spine of the Hog's Back. Villages nearby include Wanborough, Shackleford and Compton.
Puttenham lies in the so-called Vale of Holmesdale between the chalky North Downs to the north and Greensand Ridge to the south. To the south west of the village is Puttenham Common.
The houses of Puttenham mainly line the road 'The Street' that runs through it from west to east, making it a largely linear settlement.
Puttenham was referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 and was called Reddesolham or Rodsall. Its domesday assets were owned by the Bishop of Bayeux. Its domesday assets were: 1 plough, 2 acres (0.81 ha) of meadow, woodland worth 4 hogs. It rendered £2 per year to its feudal overlords.
Queen Victoria reviewed some troops from Frowsbury Hill on 7 July 1858.
Puttenham Priory is a large house at the eastern end of the village. The original house dated from 1266 when it was a priory. It was extended 1730 and again in 1762 by Thomas Parker, who added the Palladian front. It is Grade II* listed architecturally, the mid-category. The house was owned from 1970 by David Campbell Cramer who died in or shortly before 1996, and whose body is buried in the country churchyard that is visible from one of the windows. The house retains its features and is now the home of Queen drummer, Roger Taylor.
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