Sidney Wood Alfold

Sidney wood and the lost canal.

Sidney wood alfold. A glasshouse is marked in speeds map. The main road has encouraged little development and neither did the wey and arun junction canal when it was operating in the village. This property is located at sydney wood cottage rosemary lane alfold cranleigh gu6 8ez and has an estimated current value of 641000. Aubrey 17th century.

Alfoldalso recorded as aldfold or awfoldmeant the old fold or clearing enclosure for cattle which is apt as it was in a much wooded area of the weald meaning forest in old and middle english prior to being cleared for farming. A circular walk from sidney wood near surrey near the border with west sussex. Alfold is still very small and remote. This walk is published through a collaboration with the surrey county council.

In sydney wood were glass houses of which the only relic is the name glass house fields. Early glass making evidence of which can be seen in sidney wood appears to provide the oldest trace of land use in the village. Rosemary lane has 33 properties on it with an average current value of 1168728 compared to an average property value of 559185 for gu6. Richard balchin lived in the old glass house in sidney wood.

It follows long stretches of bridleways through woodland and parkland with some stretches that can become very muddy so good boots are required or wellies with grips after periods of rain. The walk is relatively at with just a few steady gradients. Sidney wood and the lost canal 1 1. This attractive route explores mixed woodlands and old parkland as well as a long stretch of the old wey and arun canal built during the napoleonic wars and now reclaimed by nature with some stretches undergoing restoration.