About Send Parish, Surrey
Send is a delightful village 4 miles north of Guildford. It is bordered by the A3 on one side and the Wey Navigation to the other.
There is a mixture of housing, some listed and historical and others of varying ages through to very modern. We also have a great deal of housing, currently in the planning stages.
The Parish has a good range of shops, a Post Office, a well-equipped medical centre, a petrol station and many other retail services. There are two pubs, one beside the beautiful Wey Navigation and the other in the settlement of Send Marsh. There are two play areas, which are well-equipped and well-used.
There are 3 churches, one each for Roman Catholics, Church of England and the Evangelical Church.
There is also a very busy village hall known as the Lancaster Hall and an affiliated Social Club.
Famous British Guitarist Eric Clapton spent 2 years as a pupil at Send's one-time Secondary modern school (now St. Bede's Church of England Junior School).
Send is administered by Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council. Its parliamentary constituency is Mole Valley and the current MP is Paul Beresford, a Conservative.
Send Places of Interest
North of Guildford, a little way downstream, almost encircled by the River Wey is the Tudor Sutton Place. Built in 1530 by Sir Richard Weston, a favourite of Henry VIII. Sir Richard Weston served on the jury that condemned Buckingham and was given Sutton Place on the day of Buckingham's execution in the Tower. Sir Richard's son, Francis Sutton was a lover of Anne Boleyn and lost his head over the affair. A couple of generations later, during the time of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell another Sir Richard Weston was responsible for turning the Wey into a navigable waterway. Sir Richard Weston was also an agricultural reformer and introduced a new three crop rotation of clover, flax and turnips, he also introduced into Surrey the grass Nonsuch. Within Sutton Place is the blood stained ruff of St Thomas More and a crystal pomegranate that once belonged to Catherine of Aragon.
Almost opposite, across the river from Sutton Place lies Send Church. The church has a 13th century chancel, 15th century tower and nave and a Tudor gallery.
To the east of Guildford, at West Clandon, Clandon House, seat of the Onslow family. The present Palladian-style house (c 1730) was built for Lord Onslow.
At nearby East Clandon, the Georgian Hatchlands Park (c 1750), built for Admiral Boscawen (who defeated the French at Lagos Bay, 18th Cent). The interior was designed by Robert Adam on his return from Italy and Dalmatia. Within, the Cobbe Collection, a fine collection of musical instruments.
North-east of Guildford lies the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens of Wisley. Beyond Wisley, in the village of Cobham, the grounds of Painshill Park (18th Cent) are being carefully restored to their former glory. Mathew Arnold lived at Pains Hill Cottage.