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Peper Harow is a rural village in south-west Surrey close to the town of Godalming. It was a noted early cricket venue. Its easternmost fields are in part given up to the A3 trunk road. ==Location and history== The whole village is privately owned and access is restricted. The name "Peper Harow" is very unusual and comes from Old English ''Pipers Hear(g)'' meaning, approximately "Pagan Temple". Peper Harow appears in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 as ''Pipereherge''. It was held by Girard (Gerard) from Walter, son of Othere. Its domesday assets were: 3 hides. It had 3 ploughs, 1 mill worth 15s, of meadow. It rendered £5 per year to its feudal overlords. Later documented forms are: Pipereherge (11th century); Piperinges (13th century); Pyperhaghe (14th century). In the graveyard of St. Nicholas's Church (dating to 1301) is an ancient yew tree which has been dated to being 1,500 years old and is probably older still. It could stand on the site of the old pagan temple or it could even ''be'' the old pagan temple as trees were venerated in those times by the Saxons. Close to Peper Harow at Bonville Hanger Wood is a Holy well called ''Bonfield Spring'' that is also thought to have held pre-Christian religious significance. ;Descent of the manor Denzil Holles (who had no issue) died in 1694, and the manor reverted to John, Duke of Newcastle, his male heir who sold it in February 1699 – 1700 to Philip Frowde, who in 1713 sold it to Alan Brodrick, who was elevated to the Viscountcy of Midleton. In 1725 this Viscount Midleton was 'expected to reside (the manor ) shortly, and was patron (sponsor) of the church, whose son died 1747. In the son's time his first cousin Vice-Admiral Thomas Brodrick also lived at the estate. George Brodrick, the third viscount died holding it in 1765. He was succeeded by his son George, created Baron Brodrick of Peper Harow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, who died 1836. His son George Alan was succeeded in 1848 by his cousin Charles, grandson of the third viscount, who died in 1863. The manor passed to his brother, the Very Rev. W J Brodrick, who dying in 1870 was succeeded by his son William, appointed (for the year term) Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. This Viscount Midleton died in 1907, and was succeeded by his eldest son.〔 ;21st-century history St. Nicholas's church was almost destroyed by fire in December 2007.〔(Church information ) Peperharow.info〕 The yew was unharmed and the church has been restored. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peper Harow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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