Peper Harow
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Peper Harow
Surrey. Pipereherge (1086) (DB). Probably ‘heathen temple of the pipers’. OE pīpere + hearg.
| Peopleton, Penzance, Penwith | |
| Perivale, Perranarworthal, Perranporth |
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Coordinates: 51°11′30″N 0°40′01″W / 51.191750°N 0.66688500°W
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 Barns in the village of Peper Harrow. |
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Peper Harow shown within Surrey |
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| OS grid reference | SU9325544458 |
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| District | Waverley |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Godalming |
| Postcode district | GU8 6 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | South West Surrey |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Peper Harow is a tiny village in south-west Surrey close to the town of Godalming.
The whole village is privately owned and access is restricted. The name "Peper Harow" is very unusual and comes from Old English Pipers Hearg meaning, approximately "Pagan Temple".
Peper Harrow appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Pipereherge. It was held by Girard (Gerard) from Walter, son of Othere. Its domesday assets were: 3 hides. It had 3 ploughs, 1 mill worth 15s, 7 acres (28,000 m2) of meadow. It rendered £5.
In the graveyard of St. Nicholas's Church (dating to 1301) is an ancient yew tree which has been dated to at least 1,500 years old and is probably older still. It could stand on the site of the old pagan temple or it could even be the old pagan temple as trees were venerated in those times by the Saxons. Close to Peper Harrow at Bonville Hanger Wood is a Holy well called Bonfield Spring that is also thought to have held pre-christian religious significance.
St. Nicholas's church was almost destroyed by fire in December 2007 [1]. The yew was unharmed and the church is currently being restored.
Cricket has long been played here, with evidence of rules and matches dating to 1727. During the Second World War, Peper Harow was used as a holding area for Canadian Forces.[1] The park is occasionally used for point-to-point horse racing.[2] Point to point at Peper Harow]</ref>
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Peper Harow House
Peper Harow House was built by Sir William Chambers in 1765.
Sir Lancelot 'Capability' Brown landscaped the park in 1762-3, and many fine trees remain from this time. Particularly notable are the Lebanon Cedar. The house was owned by the Midleton family until 1944 when it was sold to property developers. It, and the entire village, is now owned by a trust. There is also an ancient bridge called Somerset Bridge which crosses the River Wey and connects Peper Harow with nearby Elstead.
The Peper Harow Residential Community
The Peper Harow residential community was founded in 1970 by Melvyn Rose and gained international repute for its pioneering work with disturbed adolescents. For over 20 years, this establishment provided a therapeutic environment for teenagers who had often suffered appalling abuse.
The Peper Harow therapeutic community was set up by Melvyn Rose who had been a house master at the approved school, Park House, that pre-dated the Peper Harow Community. Rose understood that the difficult and sometimes violent behaviour of the young residents at Peper Harow reflected their personal pain and distress. All young people were assigned a personal mentor who developed very close relationships with the children in their care. In keeping with the interest in eastern philosophy at the time these were, rather quaintly, known as "Gurus". The residents and staff together took responsibility for the daily maintenance of the community and all contributed to cooking and cleaning. The young people were considered to be partners in the therapeutic endeavour and there was an expectation that everyone attended the daily community meetings. These meetings were the heart of the community and often young people were able to to share and resolve very painful experiences from their past, and the daily difficulties and challenges of sixty adults and children living together could be addressed in a helpful way. There were high expectations on young people to help each other and to achieve educationally. Many young people left to go to university and others took up higher education at a later point in their adult lives. Unfortunately residential care for children fell out of favour as a result of abuse scandals and Peper Harow eventually closed. It still has an influence today. In particular Rose's understanding of the importance of the physical and sensory environment in healing traumatised young people was decades ahead of his time.
References
- ^ People's War
- ^ Bramley Historical Society (25 July 2005). "Tanks give way to bicycles". BBC. http://www.pointingse.webeden.co.uk/#/peperharow/4525940675.
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Coordinates: 51°11′12″N 0°39′44″W / 51.18667°N 0.66222°W
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