| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Farncombe Boat House, 2013 (3).jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Farncombe Boat House, 2013 |
| Static Image Width: | 260 |
| Official Name: | Farncombe |
| Coordinates: | 51.196°N -0.605°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | SU976449 |
| London Distance: | 30miles |
| Region: | South East England |
| Post Town: | GODALMING |
| Postcode District: | GU7 |
| Postcode Area: | GU |
| Dial Code: | 01483 |
Farncombe, historically Fernecome, is a village and peripheral settlement of Godalming in Waverley, Surrey, England and is approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north-east of the Godalming centre, separated by common land known as the Lammas Lands. The village of Compton lies 1.8miles to the northwest and Bramley 2miles to the east; whilst Charterhouse School is to the west. Loseley Park, in the hamlet of Littleton, lies 1miles to the north of the village.
The earliest evidence of human activity is an early Anglo-Saxon spearhead, found in 1985. Farncombe appears in the Domesday Book as Fearnecombe, thought to mean "valley of the ferns".[1] In 1086, it was held by the Bishop of Bayeux. Its Domesday assets were: 2 ploughs, 15acres of meadow, woodland worth 3 hogs. It rendered £1 4s 0d.[2]
Among the oldest buildings in the village is a row of almshouses, built in 1622 for Richard Wyatt, the Master Carpenter of the Carpenters' Company in London. Farncombe Infants' School, on Grays Road, near the railway station was built by subscription in 1905 and was originally a boys' school. It was a mixed infants' school from 1935, and became a junior school in 1975 with an annexe for the infants school.[3]
Farncombe is part of one of the five wards that make up the town of Godalming.[4] Farncombe is within the census area Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall (Ward) which had a population of 4600 in 2011.[5]
Farncombe is served by the Portsmouth-London railway, through Farncombe railway station, and the Hoppa community bus project. It is near the A3, which links the village with London and Portsmouth, and the M25. It lies on the River Wey and canal boats can be hired there taking travellers up to Guildford and beyond.
Farncombe has a youth football team called Farncombe Youth Football Club (FYFC) for boys and girls from ages 6/7 to 16/17. Farncombe has a Leisure Centre called Godalming Leisure Centre which is home to Godalming Swimming Club. It is home to Farncombe Cricket Club which is on Summers Road and Godalming Tennis Club, also on Summers Road.
Farncombe is home to several schools, including:
Farncombe is served by a number of traditional English pubs including: The Freeholders (closed in 2017),[9] [10] The White Hart,[11] The Leathern Bottle, The Manor, The Three Lions, The Charterhouse and The Cricketers[12] which has associations with Julius Caesar who played cricket in the area. It is also home to shops and businesses.