Bellfields and Slyfield Area

To the north of the A3 one crosses the river. The imposing 19th century Stoke Mill is the home of the Surrey Advertiser local newspaper (formerly in Ward Street). The Wey Navigation is one of the oldest in the country and the first lock was Stoke Lock. 

Today the area to Slyfield is dominated by housing estates. Back in 1900 it was farmland. The recently demolished old School house was one of the few buildings in the area and further along on the hillside was Stoke Hill House whose owner Francis Paynter, as rector of Stoke Church build several churches in the area

The Wey Navigation is one of the earliest in the country and was built by Richard Weston. The current Stoke lock, that was opened in 1653 and has a large grey ...
Stoke Mill is included in the Doomsday book. It was converted to a paper mill in 1635 by Sir Richard Weston of Sutton Place. The original mill burnt down in ...
Stoke Hill House was situated in the modern Bellfields Estate close to Slyfield Greet. It enjoyed magnificent views across farmland to Guildford prior to the building of the Bellfields Estate ...
Sad to have to say goodbye to the Old Schoolhouse in Slyfield. Dating from 1870 it was apparently once the only building in the area and over the years a ...