Limpsfield, on the Surrey/Kent border is one of England's most attractive historic villages with records back to the Domesday Book. Even today it has a church and houses which date from the 12th Century and many more from the 13th through to the 16th Centuries. It is set in beautiful countryside at the foot of the North Downs and only some 21 miles due south of London on the Greenwich Meridian.
Early Autumn, High Street, Limpsfield. Watercolour by John Raymer - from 'Limpsfield - Ancient & Modern' published by Limpsfield History Group, Chapel Cottage, High Street, Limpsfield, Surrey, UK. ISBN 095 305 69 02
Limpsfield's population is a little over 4,000. Many residents commute daily to work in London, Croydon or other larger population centres, but there is still a local farming community. Much of the Parish area is woodland and other common land, now preserved from development through ownership by the National Trust or the Woodland Trust. The village high street is in a conservation area which restricts modern development. The 12th Century Parish Church of St. Peter at the foot of Limpsfield High Street is the burial place of several famous musicians including Frederick Delius, Sir Thomas Beecham and Eileen Joyce. For those of you who enjoyed the old Ealing Comedies, Limpsfield was the derivation of 'field' for the fictitious village of Titfield in the film The Titfield Thunderbolt - the other half of the name coming from Titsey - the home of the Lords of the Manor of Limpsfield.
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