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St Martha's Hill
St Martha's Hill is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Chilworth · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
St Martha's Hill is a named viewpoint in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.2248°, -0.5281°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Martha's Hill is a landmark in St Martha in Surrey, England between the town of Guildford and village of Chilworth. It is the 18th highest hill in the county and on the Greensand Ridge, in this case at the closest point to the North Downs, commencing to the immediate north at the Guildown-Merrow Down in the parishes of Guildford and Merrow. The top of the hill provides a semi-panorama of Newland's Corner also in the Surrey Hills AONB. Its church is the main amenity of the small parish extending to the south into the streets of Chilworth, with some medieval stone incorporations from a 12th-century predecessor (rebuilt 1848–1850 by Henry Woodyer) and is a wedding venue mainly to outside the sparsely populated parish. The knoll is crossed east-to-west by the Pilgrims' Way, which is otherwise on the North Downs.
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Background
History
The site contains several Megalithic and Neolithic artefacts, dating from as far back as 3500 BCE. Below the church there are five circular earthworks, believed to date back to the Bronze Age. They were excavated in 1953 but one has since been obliterated by the construction of a reservoir. There is a traditional belief that the original name of this hill was Saints and Martyrs Hill, the martyr being St Thomas of Canterbury. Another theory said to be supported by some medieval charters contends that chapel was named after its location on "marterhill". According to a local tradition the hill has this name due to it being the location where some early Christian martyres were burned in Saxon…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2248, -0.5281
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Guildford
- Parish
- Albury
- Postcode
- GU5 9BQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Nearest railway station
- Chilworth — 1.1 km
Sources
- osm: n565562196 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: St Martha's Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Martha's Hill?
- St Martha's Hill is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode GU5 9BQ), in the parish of Albury.
- Is St Martha's Hill a protected site?
- Yes — St Martha's Hill is part of the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Martha's Hill free to visit?
- Yes, St Martha's Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Martha's Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Chilworth, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU5 9BQ.