Coordinates: 51°15′27″N 0°39′20″W / 51.2576°N 0.6556°W
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  Normandy
 Normandy shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 2,987 [1] |
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| District | Guildford |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode district | GU3 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Woking |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Normandy is a village and parish in Surrey, England. It lies close to the western edge of that county close to the border with Hampshire and just north of the chalk hill known as the Hog's Back.
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Location
The parish also includes the villages of Christmas Pie, Willey Green, Wyke and Flexford. It lies on the A323 between Guildford and Aldershot. In the center of the village stands Wanborough railway station, called so as the first owner of the station in fact lived in Wanborough, Surrey, a small hamlet very close to Normandy. Development locally is restricted as the village lies within the green belt. Normandy Common lies to the north of the village; to the south there is mainly arable farmland.
History
Normandy was the final home of the early 19th century radical reformer and agrarian William Cobbett, the author of Rural Rides. The locality of Normandy was considered for the site of a "New Town" to be called "New Norman" in the 1943 Town and Country Plan produced by the Surrey Federation of Labour Parties.[2]
Foot-and-mouth outbreak
On 3 August 2007 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) confirmed that cattle on farmland within the parish were found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease. This was the first outbreak of its kind in the U.K. for six years.[3][4]
Within Normandy
Normandy with its rural setting has many footpaths, bridleways and other small roads suitable for horse riding, cycling and walking. It is the start point of the Christmas Pie trail which leads you into Guildford via a trail through woods, commons and meadows. Normandy also has many things to do with many clubs (especially sport) set up throughout the Village. This includes: Normandy Tennis Club, Normandy Train Club, Normandy Historians [1], Normandy Cricket Club, Normandy Football Club, Normandy Scouts [2] and Normandy Archery. Normandy lacks any shops for the purchase of food and other essentials, following the closure of several village shops in 2002. However, the village is home to one pub, the 'Duke of Normandy' [3] and also boasts a professionally-renowned music and lighting shop, Session Music [4], billing themselves as "the UK's No.1 karaoke specialists", as well as a Hyundai car dealer, 'Normandy Garage' [5].
Events in Normandy
Normandy has an annual Guy Fawkes Night firework display located in a field [6] at the back of The Elms Centre on Glaziers Lane. Car parking is available at The Elms Centre car park during this time. The event usually takes place on the 5th November every year. During the event, volunteers would parade down a bridleway next to the field holding torches, and would throw the torches onto the large bonfire to light it. The fireworks are all set off by hand, not by electronics.
Education
Wyke Primary School is a school for boys and girls aged 4–11.
References
- ^ Census data
- ^ Surrey Federation of Labour Parties, A Town and Country Plan for Surrey, 1943
- ^ "Foot and Mouth Disease confirmed in cattle, in Surrey". DEFRA. 2007-08-03. http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2007/animal-0803.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "Further farms tested for disease". BBC News. 2007-08-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6931395.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
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