In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Bookham like this:
BOOKHAM (Little), a parish in Epsom district, Surrey; 3 miles SW of Leatherhead r. station, and 3¾ NW by N of Dorking. Post Town, Great Bookham, under Leatherhead. Acres, 950. Real property, £2,187. Pop., 219. Houses, 40. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £156.* Patrons, the Representatives of the Rev. G. P. B. Pollen. The church is Norman, has a brass of 1590, and is good. Charities, £65.
Little Bookham through time
Little Bookham is now part of Mole Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mole Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Little Bookham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Bookham, in Mole Valley and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5233
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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