CHIDDINGFOLD, a parish in Hambledon district, Surrey; in the Weald, 2 miles SE of Witley r. station, and 4 ¼ NE of Haslemere. It has a post-office under Godalming. Acres, 6,936. Real property, £4,506. Pop., 1,167. Houses, 230. The property is divided among a few. Glass was manufactured here, in eleven houses, in the time of Elizabeth. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Haslemere, in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £512. Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is chiefly early English; and is in good condition.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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