WESTCOTT LOCAL HISTORY GROUP

Westcott, situated on the A25, 1.5 miles west of Dorking, was mentioned in the Domesday Book and there is considerable evidence of earlier settlements in the area. The manorial records of the Manors of Westcott and Milton illustrate the history of the village until the 19th century, when its growth became closely linked to the prosperity of the Rookery and Bury Hill Estates. In 1852 the Parish of Westcott was formed (from the larger Parish of Dorking). In the middle of the 19 th Century there were 175 dwellings and a population of 900. Today there are 850 households and the population is approximately 2,300.

Primary location: Hill House United Kingdom