Outwood
Village
Outwood Windmill
Outwood is located in Surrey
Outwood
Outwood
Location within Surrey
Area11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population720 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ3245
Civil parish
  • Outwood
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townREDHILL
Postcode districtRH1
Dialling code01342
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Outwood is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge district of the Surrey weald.

Geography

Outwood is separated from Redhill by the M23 which forms the western boundary of the parish.

History

The earliest known reference to Outwood is in 1542; the Court Roll refers to the restrictions concerning the felling of timber in Outwood, mostly in the parish of Burstow.[2] The Victoria County History records Abbot's Hospital, Guildford, still owned land in Outwood in 1911.[2]

The Baptist Chapel, no longer in use, was built in 1834. In 1869, St John the Baptist Church was built in what was the north of Burstow parish. This was followed in 1870 by the creation of the ecclesiastical parish of St John the Baptist, taking in parts of Bletchingley, Burstow, Horley, Horne, and Nutfield.

The local school was opened in 1876 and closed in 1981.[3] The building has since been converted into apartments. In 1887, Outwood Cricket Club was formed, and is still active.

Outwood Parish Council was created in 2000.

Outwood Mill

The village is home to Outwood Mill, a post mill built in 1665, which was once the oldest working post windmill in England. It was damaged in gales in January 2012 and in October 2013. The mill and grounds have been closed to the public ever since, with an application for withdrawal of rights of access applied for. Plans to restore the mill appear to have faltered.

Amenities

In 1939, a village hall was built, called the Lloyd Hall after Theodore LLoyd who donated the land and built the hall.[4] In 2014, the old hall closed for a new hall to be built on the same site. A multi-use games area was established in 2010 when Wells Court was built and opened.

There are three pubs in the village, The Bell, The Castle and the Dog & Duck.

Demography and housing

In 1891 the census recorded 586 residents in Outwood in 140 houses; the populated fluctuated and homes increased over a century. The 2011 census recorded 720 people in 261 households.[1]

2011 Census Homes
Output areaDetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlats and apartmentsCaravans/temporary/mobile homesshared between households[1]
(Civil Parish)1557537183

The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, and the average made up of apartments was 22.6%.

2011 Census Key Statistics
Output areaPopulationHouseholds% Owned outright% Owned with a loanhectares[1]
(Civil Parish)72026140.2%42.5%1,109

The proportion of households in the civil parish who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%; the proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5%. The remaining % is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free).

Walking in Outwood

There are several miles of public, National Trust footpaths and bridleways as well as Outwood Common. The paths cross open common, woodland and fields, which change through the seasons: much of the countryside in and around Outwood is part of the Harewoods estate, which is owned and managed by the National Trust. There are two main car parks, one is opposite the windmill and the other is on the track leading to the cricket pitch on Outwood Common. The National Trust holds guided walks at certain times of the year.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
  2. 1 2 H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Burstow". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Outwood County Primary School". National Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hall History". Outwood. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ↑ The National Trust Harewood. Retrieved 2013-12-31
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