All Saints' Church, Ockham

The Church of All Saints, usually known as All Saints' Church, is an Anglican church in Ockham, England. It is the parish church of Ockham with Hatchford and Downside.[1] Due to its architectural significance, the church is a Grade I* listed building.[2]

All Saints, Ockham
Church of All Saints and churchyard
51°17.88′N 0°28.30′W
LocationOckham Road North, Woking, Surrey GU23 6NL
DenominationChurch of England
WebsiteOckham Church
History
DedicationAll Saints
Administration
ProvinceGuildford
DioceseGuildford
ArchdeaconryDorking
ParishOckham with Hatchford and Downside
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev. Hugh Grear

History

Ockham parish appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Bocheham. Held by Richard Fitz Gilbert, its domesday assets were: 1½ hides, 1 church, 2 fisheries worth 10d, 3 ploughs, 2 acres (0.81 ha) of meadow, woodland worth 60 hogs. It rendered £10 per year to its overlords.[3][4]

The foundations of All Saints' Church were laid in the 12th century, and part of the nave was built then. The chancel and north aisle date from the 13th century, the south nave wall from the 14th century, and the tower and north aisle wall from the 15th century. A small chapel (north wing) was finished in 1735. The whole building was restored and enlarged in 1874-75 by Thomas Graham Jackson.

The church includes a memorial to those who gave their lives in the Great War and World War II.[5]

References
  1. Ockham: All Saints
  2. A Grade I Listed Building in Ockham, Surrey
  3. Surrey Domesday Book Archived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Ockham". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  5. Picture of All Saints Church
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