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and
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in the
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,
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, England. It covers the area from the southern edge of the built-up centre of
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and steep Guildown, the start of the
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and part of the
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AONB, to New Pond Farm by
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and the edge of Peasmarsh. It contains Loseley Park, a country estate with dairy, and the hamlet of Littleton.


Geography and history

Artington encompasses several farms on the west bank of the
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, from to south of Guildford town centre, above the ford from which came the name of Guildford. It is crossed by the
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and Portsmouth Road. A
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lies by the ford, while the ruins of the 13th-century St Catherine's Chapel, Guildford lie just above Portsmouth Road, the main route south. To the west and also directly south of the
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are listed Braboeuf Manor, the manor house of which was rebuilt in the late 16th-century, its front dating to the 19th-century, and Mount Browne
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training headquarters. The 2011 census gave a population of 359 for the parish, an increase of 35 over 10 years, more than 10%. view of rural part of Artington upPortsmouth Road, Artington


Manors

Artington Manor was granted to the More family, later the More-Molyneux family who still own and run Loseley Park. Artington Manor Farm was the manor house, and underwent reconstruction mostly during the 18th century; it is architecturally Grade II listed. The estate is open for tours. Braboeuf Manor held more land, including Millmead, Guildford, and was held first by Stephen de Turnham, assigning part to his daughter Alice de Bendeng. It then was held for centuries by various listed descendants named de Braboeuf, then further relatives. It was the Guildford campus of the
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until June 2024, when it closed after being acquired b
Elysian Residences
who plan to use the site as retirement apartments.


Former extent

Until shortly after 1911, the area extended over the Guildown and into Guildford Park, the area around Guildford railway station in the north and the Hog's Back marked the southern limits of
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, the main royal demesne in England.


Transport

Artington has, at its periphery on the old Portsmouth Road, the first purpose-built
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facility in Guildford, initially operating from a temporary car park, but later being expanded into a permanent car park with waiting room. Shalford railway station, on the
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, lies less than east of the eastern boundary. The Godalming Navigation runs along the eastern border of the parish.


Amenities

The place relies on adjoining
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for most of its amenities. It has no functional church within its bounds. The
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is on Portsmouth Road just north of its border and the
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Church of St Nicholas, Guildford, has a church parish that extends into the area. The civil parish is also partly within St Michael's Church Peasmarsh's purview.


Localities


Littleton

Littleton is the western settlement between Guildown hill to the north and Godalming to the south, strung along Littleton Lane. Littleton is now a
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, which consists of Loseley House, Orange Court, Orange Court Farm, and a few cottages. Due to the ruin of St Catherine's Chapel mentioned and like the rest of Artington civil parish, it falls within the
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of St Nicholas, Guildford and the Artington
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. At the time of the
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Littleton was held by Wulwi or Wulfwi, a huntsman, who it records held it in
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King
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's time, had two households described as a villager and a cottager and the place only rendered £1 from its assets including a ploughland for two plough teams and of meadow. Littleton is home to Loseley Park and Loseley House, , an Elizabethan stately home built in 1562 by Sir William More (a direct ancestor of the current owner) at the request of Queen Elizabeth I.


Loseley

Loseley was recorded separately in the Domesday Book, when it was held of Earl Roger of Shrewsbury, as tenant-in-chief, by Turold nephew of Wigot, its adult householders comprised 7 alevillagers, 2 slaves and 1 alecottager. It consisted of two ploughlands (for four plough teams) and had meadow of . Owing to the enclosed park of Loseley House, for many centuries it did not experience significant population growth.


Demography and housing

The proportion of households in Artington who owned their home outright was 7.3% below the regional average. The proportion who owned their home with a loan was 5.8% lower than the regional average; providing overall a greater proportion than average of rented residential property relative to the average in
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, the district and the national average. The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%.


Famous Residents

Mount Browne was home to the Dowager Marchioness of Sligo.


Politics

Local government is administered by Artington Parish Council, the
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and
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. At Guildford Borough Council the area is represented by two councillors.Your local councillors
Guildford Borough Council. Retrieved 20 November 2013
At
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, one of the 81 representatives represents the area within the ''Shalford'' division.Electoral Divisions
Surrey County Council. Retrieved 6 November 2013


Notes and references

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External links

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Artington Parish Council website
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