Highfield Lane

May 5, 2024

3 min read

Updated: Oct 18

WORK IN PROGRESS: See separate entries for The Old Parsonage, St Michael & All Angles, Upper Highfield, Lower Highfield, Hedge Farm, Hall Farm Barns, Hill Farm House: *denotes separate entry

THE OLD PARSONAGE*

ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS*

Photograph by Andrew Kaplanovsky — *Photograph by* *Andrew Kaplanovsky*

HILL FARM HOUSE*

Highfield Bungalows and Cottages. Photograph by Jill Fry

Photographs by Sean Edwards

HIGHFIELD BUNGALOWS

2 Highfield Bungalows, this photograph of Ray and Peggy Stokes was taken in 1993

4 Highfield Bungalows, Eddie Gale photographed in 1997

*Mr & Mrs Arthur Gale on his son Jim's motorcycle outside Highfield Bungalows.*

*Nos 3 & 4 Highfield Bungalows. Surnames of previous owners of No3 include: Winter and Dobson; of No4 include Avis, Woodger, Grant and Gale*

These, more recent photographs, were taken by Sean Edwards:

HILL FARM COTTAGES

HILL FARM BARNS*

COPPER BEECHES

Sale particulars in September 2025:

https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/properties/residential/for-sale/highfield-lane-thursley-godalming-surrey-gu8/gld012456244

BRAMBLETON

HOMEFIELDS

Homefields is a cul-de-sac off Highfield Lane and consists of six 4-bedroom semi-detached houses that we built between the wars (1918 - 1939) with the majority being finished in 1937.

*An example of a house in Homefield that was marketed in 2025*

*Dick Winter and wife, Homefield Cottages*

THREE ACRES

HALCYON FIELDS, formerly THE BRIARY

Information to come

Brian and Mary Sharp, The Briary, 1997

AMBLESIDE

Sale particulars in September 2025:

https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/properties/residential/for-sale/highfield-lane-thursley-godalming-surrey-gu8/gld012510005

FOUR WINDS

HILL HOUSE

Hill House was purchased over 20 years ago and has since been demolished. In its place (photographs and other information to follow) are a timber framed farmhouse style property and some magnificent oak framed barns for cattle, pigs and other livestock.

David and Catherine Phillimore, 1997

*Surnames of previous owners of Hill House include: Middleton; Drewery; Edwards;*

RAWDON COTTAGE

Sales particulars 1984:

Michael Arnold writes:

Alan and Patricia Arnold moved from Frensham in 1984 to Rawdon Cottage, which they purchased for £110,000, as their son Michael had moved to London, and daughter Clare had married Robert Lemieux.

At the same time, Robert’s mother Judy Lemieux moved to upper Highfield Farm and subsequently married John Leavitt. Robert and Clare moved to Upper Highfield Cottage which they then sold in 1996 and moved into the newly converted Barn at Upper Highfield Farm with the stables being used for Robert’s event horses.

Michael and Sandra (Macleod) married at Thursley Church on 16th May 1987 and the

wedding reception was held at Rawdon Cottage.

During the family tenure, Rawdon Cottage was extended with a third bedroom added over the kitchen. It was always understood that the small barn, then used as a garage, was initially constructed to collect tolls from users of Highfield Lane which is why it had a hatch in the end wall adjoining the lane – this may or may not be true.

Alan Arnold died in 1993 leaving Patricia living at Rawdon Cottage until illness meant a move to Crickets Cottage in December 2002 where all the accommodation is ground floor.

Rawdon Cottage was then let for a year before being sold to Mr and Mrs Procter in December 2003 by Hamptons for £695,000.