Grayshott
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Grayshott is a small village located exactly on the Hampshire / Surrey border, approximately one hour by road from central London, England.
The nature of the village is a collection of houses on either side of a road called Headley Road, which leads from the A3 to Headley Down, and Bordon. In the middle of the village is a road which splits the village in two, called Boundary Road. This road marks the boundary between Hampshire and Surrey.
Facilities in the village include St. Luke's Church which is a part of the Guildford diocese, and Grayshott Primary School, both of which trace their origins to the 19th century. Grayshott was counted as part of Headley, East Hampshire parish until 1901 (ecclesiastical parish) and 1902 (civil parish).
From 1898 to 1901 Flora Thompson[1], author of Lark Rise to Candleford was assistant postmistress here. Among her customers were Arthur Conan Doyle who lived at what became the Undershaw Hotel (now closed) next to Hindhead traffic lights, and George Bernard Shaw, who lived at Blen Cathra, now St Edmunds School, Hindhead.
Towards Headley Down is the health farm Grayshott Spa. This building, known as Grayshott Hall, is on the site of a small farm which Alfred Tennyson and his family rented in 1867 while he had Aldworth built nearby in Haslemere.
Grayshott is also noted as the birthplace of internationally famous actor Colin Firth, of movies such as Bridget Jones Diary and Hope Springs.
