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Grayshott is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is on the Hampshire / Surrey border 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Haslemere by road, and 46 miles (74 km) southwest of central London. The nearest rail link is Haslemere railway station. The present village consists of houses and shops on either ...
Outline History. The earliest record of the name Grayshott is in 1185, as the wasto bosci de Grauesseta, meaning ‘ the woodland waste of Grayshott’, owned by the Bishop of Winchester.
Part 1 – The Prehistoric. This is the first in a series of articles describing Grayshott’s history up to the beginning of the the 20 th century. It’s a very long history because the land upon which Grayshott stands was formed over a hundred million years ago in the Cretaceous Period.
Grayshott village in Hampshire, England, has a long and varied history. The objective of Grayshott Heritage is to research, preserve and promote Grayshott’s history, for interest, reflection, discussion and study. Our web site gives you a taste of the village’s past, and our own activities.
In 1533 it was called Graveshotte, and the named changed to its current spelling probably in the 18th century. The shott suffix in local names refers to springs flowing from the sandstone rock...
Apr 17, 2021 · Grayshott is located in East Hampshire, just four miles from the Surrey border. In 1533, there are references to a 'Graveshotte', with historians believing the current spelling came in during 1700s. In a book published by a gentlemen named J. H. Smith in the 1500s, the area is referred to as a 'waste'.
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The Grayshott village archive contains records relating to the activities of Grayshott residents and organisations from the middle of the 19th Century to the present day. The archive holds documents, photographs, audio-visual material and artefacts and these are listed on the group’s website at Grayshott Heritage.
