| All Saints, Ockham | |
| Dedication: | All Saints |
| Denomination: | Church of England |
| Parish: | Ockham with Hatchford and Downside |
| Location: | Ockham Road North, Woking, Surrey GU23 6NL |
| Archdeaconry: | Dorking |
| Diocese: | Guildford |
| Province: | Guildford |
| Vicar: | Rev. Hugh Grear |
| Website: | Ockham Church |
| Coordinates: | 51.298°N -28.3°W |
The Church of All Saints, usually known as All Saints' Church, is an Anglican church in Ockham, England. It is the parish church of Ockham with Hatchford and Downside.[1] Due to its architectural significance, the church is a Grade I listed building.[2]
The small church of All Saints features a chancel and north aisle from the 13th century, while its south nave wall is from the 14th century. Its tower and north aisle wall were added in the 15th century. A small chapel to the north, known as the King Chapel, was added in 1735.
Ockham parish appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Bocheham. Held by Richard Fitz Gilbert, its domesday assets were: 1½ hides, 1 church, 2 fisheries worth 10d, 3 ploughs, 2acres of meadow, woodland worth 60 hogs. It rendered £10 per year to its overlords.[3] [4]
The foundations of All Saints' Church were laid in the 12th century, and part of the nave was built then. The chancel and north aisle date from the 13th century, the south nave wall from the 14th century, and the tower and north aisle wall from the 15th century. A small chapel (north wing) was finished in 1735. The whole building was restored and enlarged in 1874-75 by Thomas Graham Jackson.
The King Chapel was added in 1735 after the death of the 1st Baron King († 1734). The chapel is separated from the church aisle by a round headed, and there is a vaulted plaster ceiling springing from angle pilasters. Intended as a chapel over the family vault of the Lords King of Ockham and their descendants, the Earls of Lovelace, it features several church monuments, including
There are several graves looked after by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and the church itself includes a memorial to those who gave their lives in the Great War and World War II.[10]