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For further information on the Surrey Hills Society Society Hills Surrey the on information further For area. the of distinctiveness and qualities visit the area. The Society encourages people to explore and learn about the special special the about learn and explore to people encourages Society The area. the visit care of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for those who live, work in or or in work live, who those for Beauty Natural Outstanding of Area Hills Surrey the of care The Surrey Hills Society is an independent charity promoting the positive enjoyment and and enjoyment positive the promoting charity independent an is Society Hills Surrey The THE SURREY HILLS SOCIETY HILLS SURREY THE www.surreyhills.org visit Hills Surrey the on information Natural Beauty in 1958 and is one of a family of nationally protected landscapes. For further further For landscapes. protected nationally of family a of one is and 1958 in Beauty Natural the safe use and enjoyment of all. The Surrey Hills was designated an Area of Outstanding Outstanding of Area an designated was Hills Surrey The all. of enjoyment and use safe the Works to develop policies and programmes to protect the beauty of the Surrey Hills for for Hills Surrey the of beauty the protect to programmes and policies develop to Works THE SURREY HILLS BOARD BOARD HILLS SURREY THE Telephone: 01483 282 693 282 01483 Telephone: number of local outlets. outlets. local of number cooked food and a delightful garden making it an ideal refreshment stop. refreshment ideal an it making garden delightful a and food cooked contact details for the Editor and HCPS Committee members. It is available from a a from available is It members. Committee HCPS and Editor the for details contact House. Although it no longer brews its own ale, it offers a wide variety of home home of variety wide a offers it ale, own its brews longer no it Although House. produces a quarterly magazine entitled ‘Around and About Horsley’ which contains contains which Horsley’ About and ‘Around entitled magazine quarterly a produces picture of English perfection that may be equalled, but seldom bettered. seldom but equalled, be may that perfection English of picture after the demise in 1751 of another local brewhouse, the Red Lion, now Church Church now Lion, Red the brewhouse, local another of 1751 in demise the after The HCPS maintains an active vigilance over the surrounding countryside, and and countryside, surrounding the over vigilance active an maintains HCPS The The farm, together with its surrounding pastures, and nearby woods, presents a a presents woods, nearby and pastures, surrounding its with together farm, The Barley Mow. It may have got its present name when it started to brew its own ale ale own its brew to started it when name present its got have may It Mow. Barley characteristics of the Parishes of East and West Horsley in the County of Surrey'. Surrey'. of County the in Horsley West and East of Parishes the of characteristics but to what effect! Seldom will you see a happier marriage of design and material. material. and design of marriage happier a see you will Seldom effect! what to but It was originally known as The Mount Eagle, then The Harrow, before becoming The The becoming before Harrow, The then Eagle, Mount The as known originally was It villages, and its Objective is quite simply, 'the preservation of the rural amenities and and amenities rural the of preservation 'the simply, quite is Objective its and villages, ownership of Lord Lovelace who lost no time in carrying out his usual remodelling - - remodelling usual his out carrying in time no lost who Lovelace Lord of ownership It has been a hostelry since 1568 when the first licence to sell beer was applied for. for. applied was beer sell to licence first the when 1568 since hostelry a been has It Membership of the HCPS represents over 60% of the households in the two two the in households the of 60% over represents HCPS the of Membership except that it was previously known as Cracknutt Farm, and in 1840 it came into the the into came it 1840 in and Farm, Cracknutt as known previously was it that except unsurprising as the inn was built in the 1500's and has changed little since the 1700's. 1700's. the since little changed has and 1500's the in built was inn the as unsurprising The Society, more commonly known as the HCPS, was formed in 1956. 1956. in formed was HCPS, the as known commonly more Society, The Not a great deal is known about the early history of this very attractive building, building, attractive very this of history early the about known is deal great a Not This quintessential English village pub invokes memories of long ago, and this is is this and ago, long of memories invokes pub village English quintessential This N SOCIETY N O TI A V R PRESE SIDE Y R OUNT C HORSLEY THE FARM CROCKNORTH THE BARLEY MOW BARLEY THE "The High Cottage". High "The Helen Allingham, who entitled it it entitled who Allingham, Helen THE LOVELACE BRIDGES THE SHEEPLEAS Church. the of rear his valuables! It was painted by by painted was It valuables! his Lord Lovelace, once owner of the East Horsley Estate, was an enthusiastic forester. The Sheepleas lie on the chalk slopes of the North Downs within the Surrey Hills the to seen be still may have been where he stored all all stored he where been have may In order to facilitate the transport of timber by horse drawn carts in the very hilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.