Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CATHERINE (St.)

CATHERINE (St.), a western suburb of Guildford, in Surrey. it has a post office under Guildford, and a fair on 2 Oct. A small hill at it is surmounted by a ruined chapel, of the time of Edward II., commanding a fine view.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a western suburb of Guildford"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Surrey Ancient County
Place names: CATHERINE ST     |     ST CATHERINE
Place: St Catherine

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