Ockley is an historic village in Surrey, built on Stane Street, a Roman Road stretching from Chichester to London. Situated between Dorking and Horsham, close to the Sussex/Surrey border, Ockley nestles in the shadows of Leith Hill, the highest point in South east England. Neighbouring villages include Capel, Ewhurst Green and Rusper. It is a linear settlement running along the A29 and lying about 3 km east of the A24. Ockley is also a civil parish covering 1,374 hectares (3394 acres).
There are four pubs in Ockley: Cricketer's Arms, Inn on the Green, Kings Arms and Bryce's Restaurant (aka Old School House). In addition to the pubs, Ockley has a Post Office & village shop and garage, and a local veg shop out towards the station.
The village is served by Ockley railway station which lies over two miles to the East of the settlement. Yet the trains are few and far between with absolutely no trains on a sunday. With no bus stop, the public transport in Ockley is poor and the residents are being unfairly hit by higher fuel prices as very few other methods of transport are provided for them.
Ockley appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Hoclei. It was held by Radulf (Ralph) from Richard Fitz Gilbert. Its domesday assets were: 1 hide. It had 5 ploughs, woodland worth 20 hogs. It rendered £3 10s 0d.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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