Place:


Oxshott  Surrey

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oxshott like this:

OXSHOT, Ockshot, or Oakshade, a hamlet in Stoke-D' Abernon parish, Surrey; 3 miles N N W of Leatherhead. It has a post-office, of the name of Ockshot-street, under Leatherhead, and a national schoolfounded, in 1820, by the Duchess of Kent. Pop., 200.

Oxshott through time

Oxshott is now part of Elmbridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Elmbridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oxshott itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oxshott, in Elmbridge and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23675

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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