WITLEY, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Hambledon district, Surrey. The village stands near the Guildford and Portsmouth railway, 3½ miles SSW of Godalming; and has a post-office under Godalming, and a r. station.—The parish includes Milford chapelry, and comprises 6,328 acres. Real property, £6,101. Pop., 1,555. Houses, 318. W. Heights, Wormley Hill, Hawthorn House, Pine Wood, and Brook are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £150.* Patron, the Rev. J. Chandler. The church is early English and cruciform: and has a central tower with shingle spire. The p. curacy of Milford is a separate benefice. There are a national school, and charities £41.—The sub-district contains 8 parishes. Acres, 28,157. Pop., 6,354. Houses, 1,236.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))